Hi  John,

You may have seen an article this week highlighting the massive spending to unseat Democratic State Senators Robert Jackson and Gustavo Rivera. Both are facing challenges from the machine, and special interests are pouring money in to unseat these progressive champions. 

Robert was elected during the same NoIDC wave as Senator Biaggi, and now, machine interests are committed to threatening our Democratic Majority in the State Senate by installing their loyalists. 

This feels like a resurgence of the IDC,  John.

We fought too hard to allow this to happen - and I wanted to point your attention to another race that faces similar influence from the corporate interests that have blocked us from progress.

When Senator Biaggi decided to run for Congress, District 34 was left without a Senator. When I announced my run for New York State Senate, it was to build upon the grassroots work we started when we took on Jeff Klein and won four years ago!

Though the Senate race for District 34 is not gaining the attention it did four years ago - we still face the same threats!

Our campaign is also up against an IDC-backed candidate. My opponent, Nathalia Fernandez, supported and campaigned for Jeff Klein until the very end.

Now, Fernandez has accepted support and contributions from several special interests who have only the worst intentions for New Yorkers.

My opponent has accepted financial support from:

☑️ The Walton Family. Walmart heirs with a history of influence in New York Politics. 

☑️ IDC member Marisol Alcantara.

☑️ Republican-backed, Pro-Charter School Lobbyists. 

Let me make one thing clear,  John,  District 34 is not for sale – and we need a state Senator who can’t be bought and sold. It’s disgraceful that our opponent who talks about investing in our youth has sold out our children to the hedge fund billionaires!

You and I know that accepting that support is out of step with these communities. We fought too hard to defeat the IDC, and we can't let them come back!

So, I am asking for your help, John.  As a grassroots campaign - we need all the help we can get to win this race. 

Can you help give my campaign a boost to super-charge our efforts over these last 18 days?

If you can make a contribution to our campaign, that would be incredible. We need the funds to allocate to our election day operations. 

We also need volunteers to take us across the finish line. Sign up here to join our team!

We do not have much time left, and I hope I can count on your support! We've organized side-by-side for progress, and we can't let corporate interests take that away from us!

If you are available, Join us tomorrow (Saturday) for a day of Action on City Island!

I have 18 days until the August 23rd Primary Election. There is not much time left to reach everyone in our community and I need your support to make that happen.

John,  will you chip in $34 right now to support my campaign?

Christian Amato
Democrat for New York State Senate · District 34