Did you see Charles’ message earlier? We’ve forwarded it to you below →
We’re now about $1,500 away from hitting our goal with less than 5 hours to go, and we’ve noticed that you haven’t yet chipped in to our campaign. So we want to ask a final time:
Can you please chip in $5 or whatever you can to our campaign during these final hours? Your gift could be the one that puts us over the top, and helps us grow our movement to defeat Rand Paul and bring real change to Kentucky.
Thanks for all that you do.
— Team Booker
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From: Charles Booker [[email protected]]
Date: Mon, Feb 28, 2022 at 1:00 PM
Subject: I want to share a story.
Hi,
My team told me we’re just $3,892 short of hitting our February fundraising goal.
They suggested I reach out and tell you why you should chip in to our campaign before the deadline tonight.
So I’m going to share my story with you. It’s important that you know why I jumped into this fight to defeat Rand Paul if I’m going to ask you to give whatever you can to support our grassroots movement.
Chip in to defeat Rand Paul and read my story →
I grew up in one of the poorest ZIP codes in Kentucky. Both of my parents had to drop out of high school to help take care of my brothers and sisters. We sometimes had to go without heat in the winter or air conditioning in the summer. My mom often went without eating so that I could.
But my family wasn’t alone in their struggles.
We’re just a single example of the thousands of families in Kentucky who’ve been left behind by politicians who have used their power to only benefit themselves.
So I got involved in public service because I believed Kentuckians deserved better and that things could get better. I became the youngest Black legislator in Kentucky in 90 years. I ran for Senate in 2020 against Mitch McConnell and everyone in the media started to talk about what we were building in Kentucky.
I see progress happening — but I know there’s still a lot of work ahead of us to transform the future of Kentucky.
So now, we’re taking our movement to Rand Paul. From the deadly COVID misinformation he’s been spreading, his refusal to pass anti-lynching legislation, and the record number of bills he’s proudly blocked that would lift up working families in Kentucky — it’s clear that Rand isn’t in the Senate to help us.
He’s there to help himself and make a quick buck with his influence in the Senate.
I’m done with this cycle of failed leadership — that’s why I’m running for U.S. Senate. I know what it’s like to choose between affording insulin or groceries, to struggle to make ends meet. My family taught me to take care of our neighbors. And my promise is to bring these lived experiences to the U.S. Senate so we can finally pass the urgent policies our families need.
Our campaign’s momentum is on the rise — but it’s critical we reach our fundraising goal tonight so we can continue spreading our message to every corner of Kentucky and grow this grassroots movement. Will you chip in $5 or anything you can to help close the gap before midnight tonight?
Thanks for reading my story. I hope it moved you to chip in.
Charles
