John,

January 6, 2021 was an extremely dark day in our nation’s history.

Like you, we were shocked by seeing an armed mob, whipped up by then-President Donald Trump, attack the Capitol and attempt to stop a peaceful transfer of power and overturn the will of the voters.

We were outraged. Saddened. But Issue One vowed that we would work hard to make sure it would never happen again.

So, we took action.

First, we called for an objective, bipartisan investigation into the events that took place on January 6th, and helped create the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol. This committee led a thoughtful, thorough, and fact-driven investigation and recently released a report and slate of recommendations to bolster our national security and avert future acts of political violence. Now, Congress must act on these proposals and hold the ringleaders accountable — inside and outside of Congress.

Second, we launched a campaign to update the Electoral Count Act of 1887, a little known law with loopholes that Trump used to whip up an insurrection. After nearly two years of persistence by Issue One and our partners, we helped fix that outdated law to help ensure the peaceful transfer of presidential power and prevent another insurrection.

These were crucial victories and historic progress has been made, but there’s more work to do to strengthen our democracy.

While voters across the nation defeated every major election denier running to administer elections in the most important battleground states, the new House Republican majority is dominated by anti-democracy saboteurs. The most hardline members in the majority are already grinding Congress to a halt in their quest to get more power to push their anti-democracy agenda.

So we are more prepared than ever to fight for an inclusive democracy that works for everyone. And as always, we need you with us.

Together we can bolster U.S. elections, strengthen ethics and accountability, increase government transparency, and reduce the corrosive influence of big money in politics.

Onward together,

Ethan Rome
Chief of Strategy and Program