John,
There aren’t a lot of people in Congress like me. Justice Democrats wants to change that.
When I won in 2020, I became the first Black woman to ever represent Missouri in Congress. I’m a single mother, nurse, and pastor. I’m a survivor and an activist. JD is fighting for a Congress where I’m not the exception.
AOC, Jamaal Bowman, and I bring our real-life experiences to the table in Congress just like we did when Justice Democrats recruited us to run for office. That’s what they’re looking for now — leaders who are already fighting for their communities and ready to take the next step.
JD needs our help to raise the funds it’ll take to recruit their next slate of bold, working-class, progressive leaders who will fight alongside me in Congress.
I never expected to go into politics. It didn’t seem like there was room for someone like me. But after the Ferguson Uprising in 2014 when we took to the streets for over 400 days for Michael Brown, I knew something needed to change.
My community encouraged me to run for office, but I didn’t know where to start. Justice Democrats recruited me in 2017 and endorsed me again in 2020 — helping us overcome the odds during a pandemic, and with an entire political machine against us. With JD’s help, we made history.
There are people already out there on the ground, fighting for change, just like I was, or Summer Lee, or Rashida Tlaib, or Ayanna Pressley. The Candidate Recruitment Fund will make sure JD has the resources they need to find and recruit those leaders. Will you chip in to support their $120,000 goal?
Justice Democrats saw my heart and understood the movement we could build in St. Louis. Now, they’re starting the search for the next slate of candidates who they’ll empower to mobilize their communities, take on the establishment, and win.
I know that JD will work tirelessly to find and recruit new bold, diverse progressive leaders, but I also know that it takes a lot of money to do work on that scale.
Always in solidarity,
Cori
