Friend,

Today marks exactly three weeks until ballots are counted in this race, and we’ve built some incredible momentum leading into Election Day. Here’s the latest:

Fundraising reports from last quarter are now public, and we just got word that we have out-raised my opponent Esther King! This is a big deal, especially considering how we did it: Since announcing our campaign to keep IL-17 blue, over 12,000 individual donors have chipped in an average donation under $100 to help us do it. That's true grassroots power, and it's a sign of our widespread support in Central and Northwest Illinois.

That’s the good news. Now for the bad news…

Despite out-raising King, we're still being outspent on TV when you factor in the dark-money super PACs operating in our community. These groups are running vicious attack ads against me.

We’ve worked so hard, but it’s clear we need to keep pushing through these final weeks. YOU (yes you, team) have helped us keep pace with Kevin McCarthy's super PAC. We have a strong chance of winning, but we can't take anything for granted. Not right now.

Thank you for everything you’ve done for our campaign so far. With Esther King and Kevin McCarthy ramping up the attacks, I’m hoping you can chip in a contribution of $5 or more to keep our momentum going.