Friend, I was born in a small home in Jacksonville – the youngest of seven children. 

Mom was a maid, and Dad was a janitor who worked seven days a week. They did everything they could to support our family and instill the meaning of hard work in me.

The work ahead of us – to defeat Marco Rubio and protect our Senate majority – is hard. It's probably the hardest race I've ever fought. But if I have the resources, and do the work, I will win.

That's why I'm asking: Can you make a grassroots donation to help me win this battleground Senate race, defeat Marco Rubio and expand our Democratic majority in the Senate?

If there's one thing I know for sure, it's that Marco Rubio isn't going to fight for everyday Americans like my parents, or you and me. He's legislating for GOP special interests and a handful of big donors, not Floridians – and he's even trying to silence voters like you by refusing to protect your voting rights.

Just 10,033 votes decided Florida's last Senate race – a margin of less than two-tenths of a percentage point. In close races like these, every dollar we raise, every phone bank we run, every voter we register – starting from day one – will make a huge difference on Election Day.  

We're building momentum – but Election Day is just months away, and I'm still $6,223 short of my midnight fundraising goal with just hours left, and I'm counting on you, friend.

So please, with my grassroots fundraising deadline in just hours, will you rush a contribution of $5 or more to help make up the shortfall? Whatever you can donate will go directly to defeating Marco Rubio and expanding our Democratic Senate majority.

Thanks as always for your support, 
Val Demings