These are some of my favorite updates to give, friend – and it's truly thanks to you. Our grassroots campaign is surging with unprecedented momentum: Last quarter, we raised more than $12 million!

With less than four months to go until Election Day, we are in an incredibly strong position to defeat Marco Rubio and expand our Democratic Senate majority: We're now less than 10,000 Florida defenders short of making our team 500,000 grassroots donors strong.

When this pro-choice woman gets to the Senate and votes to make Roe v. Wade the law of the land and guarantee reproductive rights for all, it will be you and this entire grassroots team who made it happen. You've made our race competitive. 

But friend, a lot will happen in the next few months. The decisions we make and the resources we're able to deploy will truly decide whether we win or lose. And with Florida's last Senate election coming down to 10,033 votes, every single grassroots dollar matters so much.

If you've been waiting for the best moment to make your first donation, it's here and now. Senate control will come down to battleground races like ours, and even though I'm neck-and-neck in the polls with Rubio, the GOP will continue to run attack ads against me.

So please, help me maintain this momentum and pull ahead in the polls by donating $5 or more right now. Every dollar will go to defeating Marco Rubio here in Florida and expanding our Democratic Senate majority.

Thank you so much.

Val Demings