[1]U.S. Senator Chris Murphy

I’m writing to share a story with you. It’s a personal one that ties together my work on gun safety, my family, and the importance of perseverance and action.

When I’m done, I’m going to ask you to make a donation to my campaign before the first official FEC fundraising deadline of this race comes to a close.

If you understand the importance of this deadline and want to skip the story, you can contribute here. It’d mean a lot:

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Otherwise, the story starts about halfway through my 15-hour filibuster about gun violence in America three days after the mass shooting at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida.

I remember looking up at the gallery and seeing my wife, Cathy, sitting with my oldest son Owen, who was then 8 years old. I had been standing and speaking on the floor for about 8 straight hours, and I had no good way to keep in touch with the outside world, so I was surprised when I saw Cathy and Owen looking down on me. It was emotional, since my gun violence work is so personal, I can’t stand to live in a world where my kids - or any kids - go to school worrying whether they will make it home alive.

When I saw them, I had to take a minute to compose myself. But when I got myself together, I looked right at Owen and told him that though I was sorry I had to miss Wednesday pizza night with him and his brother and Mom, I knew that someday he would understand why I was doing what I was doing.

I told him that nothing would ever change in the world for the better unless people make the effort to create change.

In a way, my filibuster worked. I forced the Senate to take a vote on my universal background checks bill. But we lost the vote.

And we lost a number of votes after that.

But we kept fighting. We kept building our movement. And last summer, almost exactly six years since I looked up and saw Cathy and Owen in the gallery, we passed the most significant gun safety legislation in three decades.

As a senator, I can do big and impactful things like the filibuster that day (and night).

But even if you’re not a Senator, all of us have important roles to play in the fights to create meaningful change.

Today, I am asking you to do something small, but important. I’m asking you to donate to keep me in the Senate where I can continue fighting for you.

Some can give a little. Some can give a lot. But the important thing is the number of donations we receive before this deadline. So I am asking:

Can I count on you to contribute whatever amount you can afford today, to my re-election campaign? Do it before our first FEC fundraising deadline of this campaign ends.

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Thank you in advance for chipping in. I really appreciate it.

Every best wish

Chris

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