Hi John,
You’ve probably heard the news already, but I wanted to reach out personally. On Tuesday evening, I called Congressman Ryan to congratulate him on his victory, and I wanted to reach out to you now, about this campaign and everything we’ve accomplished.
First, I need to say thank you. If you volunteered with us, invested in this campaign, voted in the primary on Tuesday, posted about the campaign on social media, or even just read our emails – thank you. From the bottom of my heart, I am so grateful for all of your support.
Second, I want to talk about this campaign, which has been an incredible experience. I’ve gotten the chance to travel across the state, meet Ohioans anywhere they’d take a minute to talk, and learn from them. And what I’ve learned over the course of this campaign is that Ohioans have a lot that they want from their leaders, and they have a lot that they’re not getting.
They want universal healthcare. People who I’ve met have told me time and again, they need access to high-quality healthcare, and that they’re tired of having to go into debt just to get the care that they need.
They want to be paid a living wage. I’ve met grandparents who are raising their grandchildren, and working in minimum wage jobs that barely cover their costs. We absolutely need a $15 federal minimum wage, and that is the floor, not the ceiling.
They want access to high quality education, and that starts with pre-k through 12. I’ve heard from kids, parents, and teachers across the state that they just aren’t getting what they need. We have to change that — and we have to fund schools equally, regardless of ZIP code.
They want their rights to be protected. Women in Ohio want the right to choose what they do with their own bodies. They want to be able to be who they are – to be gay, to be trans, and to not be discriminated against. They don’t want regressive policies from the GOP that seek to move us back in time.
They truly want Ohio to be a state of the future. I do too. If we want to get there, we absolutely can not let J.D. Vance win this Senate seat in November.
All the things that we know Ohioans want, and what my campaign has been about – creating hundreds of thousands of jobs in the clean energy economy, raising the minimum wage so it’s an actual living wage, supporting small businesses, and passing the PRO Act to strengthen unions – these aren’t things that J.D. Vance or the GOP care about or will fight to get done. And those are things that we absolutely must fight for.
Republicans will continue to drag us backwards, as we’re seeing at the federal level, with the horrifying news that SCOTUS plans to overturn Roe v Wade. I’ve heard from people across Ohio who have been afraid that this decision was coming – younger women who are wondering what this will mean for their futures, older women who are afraid that we’re going backwards, even after decades of fighting for progress. We can’t go back. We must defend abortion access
It’s simple: we can’t afford to elect another Republican Senator from Ohio.
We must stand together to make sure that Ohio flips blue this fall, and I’m committed to making that happen. When I spoke with Congressman Ryan earlier this week, I told him I will do whatever I can to help him in the coming months.
This campaign has been an incredible experience – and I want to make clear that you haven’t heard the last from me, Ohio. But right now I’m going to take a deep breath, maybe a long weekend, and then I’ll be right back fighting alongside you all.
Thank you so much again.
Onwards,
Morgan Harper
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