Hey John — Senator Cory Booker here! I wanted to take a moment to reach out to you about my good friend, Lauren Underwood.

In 2018, Lauren became the youngest Black woman ever elected to serve in Congress. During her speech on election night, she noted that it had been almost 50 years to the day since Shirley Chisholm became the first Black woman ever elected to Congress and that, like Chisholm, she would be “unbought and unbossed.”

And in her three and a half years serving the people of Illinois’ 14th District, Lauren has done just that.

Lauren has stood up to fight for families in her district and across the country: to lower costs for working families; to protect women’s right to make their own reproductive health care choices; and for every person’s right to quality, affordable health care, regardless of pre-existing conditions. I’ve been honored to work with her on several of these initiatives including our Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act to help save moms’ lives.

Anyone who knows Lauren knows how much she cares for her community, and just how important her voice is in Congress. She is blazing a trail for a new generation of unbought and unbossed leaders, and I know that one day soon, another newly elected Congressperson will look back at her example and be inspired to do the same.

We need to keep Lauren’s voice in Congress, but she’s got a tough reelection battle ahead, so I’m personally reaching out to ask for your support.

Believe me, John, I know how far a few dollars can go in the final stretch of a campaign, so I hope you’ll make a donation to help Lauren hit her final end-of-month fundraising goal of this election. No donation is too small to make a difference.

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Thanks for reading and supporting Lauren today. I know it means so much to her to have you on this team.

With love and gratitude,

Cory