Hi there, John, it's Abby. I wanted to follow up on this message from my parents. My family means the world to me, and they have a lot to do with why I'm running for Senate.

My parents raised me with Iowa values, working-family values and union values. They taught me the meaning of hard work and service to others, and I'm proud to be living out what they taught me. I have always fought hard to represent families like mine, and it would mean so much to do so in the U.S. Senate.

Unlike Sen. Grassley, I'll never forget where I come from or who I'm there to fight for – but I can't win this thing without you.

I'm still $47,380 away from my end-of-month goal, and after the intense GOP attacks these past few months, I don't have room to fall short. So please, can I count on you to rush your first $5 donation before 11:59 p.m. to defeat Sen. Grassley and flip this seat blue?

Thank you so much for having my back here.

– Abby

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From: Deb and Jerry Finkenauer
Date: Mon, May 16, 2022
Subject: Let us tell you a thing or two about our daughter

Hi John, it's Deb and Jerry Finkenauer writing to you. That's us, watching our daughter Abby stand on stage, fighting for our community. Do you have a minute to help with this end-of-month deadline Abby's up against in her race against Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA)?

It's impossible to describe the pride we feel seeing Abby run for U.S. Senate – and her race to defeat Sen. Grassley is so incredibly important. You see, if we flip this seat blue, Democrats will be virtually guaranteed to maintain Senate control – and right now, Sen. Grassley has never been more vulnerable: he's facing his highest disapproval ratings in two decades.

The Senate is split 50-50, so winning in Iowa could be the one race that keeps the Senate out of Mitch McConnell's hands. That's why we're reaching out. Our daughter has the momentum, but she needs grassroots resources to win, and right now she's still $58,962 short of her urgent end-of-month deadline. Can you donate $5 right now to defeat Sen. Grassley and protect our Senate majority?

Sen. Grassley hasn't seen warning signs like this before, and the GOP know it too. That's why the Senate Republican campaign arm has already attacked candidates like Abby, and it's why Trump held a massive MAGA rally in Des Moines to endorse Sen. Grassley. Our daughter is more than ready to take on Sen. Grassley, McConnell, Trump and the rest of the GOP establishment – bullies DO NOT scare her. 

But Republicans across the nation will be spending MILLIONS to take back the Senate and stop Democratic challengers like our daughter, Abby. So, we've got to ask committed grassroots Democrats like you to get this campaign across the finish line – $10, $20, $50 at a time.

With nearly two-thirds of Iowans ready for new leadership and Sen. Grassley facing record-low approval ratings, we have an unprecedented opportunity in Iowa. We cannot let it pass us by. So please, ahead of Abby's end-of-month deadline, can you rush a donation of $5 right now to help our daughter defeat Sen. Grassley and flip this seat blue?

Thanks for all that you do,

Deb and Jerry (Abby's parents)