Jamaal Bowman · [email protected]

September 19, 2020 at 8:35 PM

Now is the time for action

Today, I'm recommitting myself to do everything I can to keep up the fight that Ruth Bader Ginsburg fought until her final moments. I hope you'll join me. John, last night, on Rosh Hashanah, Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away. RBG was a legend, a trailblazer, and a tireless advoca…

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  Team Bowman · [email protected]

September 17, 2020 at 3:39 PM

A world without ICE is possible, John

This is just the latest example in a long list of ICE's mass human rights abuses. Content warning: This email discusses forced sterilization. John, A whistleblower at ICE just exposed that mass hysterectomies are being performed on detained immigrants by force inside of an I…

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  Jamaal Bowman · [email protected]

September 16, 2020 at 11:08 PM

$3,205 away

It's not an exaggeration to say that we rely on each and every contribution to fuel the critical, important work we’ve been doing, from voter registration to census outreach. Hi John — it's Jamaal Bowman. I wanted to make sure you had a chance to see this email that I sent earlie…

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  Jesse Guy-Herman · [email protected]

September 16, 2020 at 5:24 PM

Filing strong numbers today and in two weeks

Hitting our fundraising goal is critically important. But the truth is, I'm concerned that we won't. John, tonight is our mid-month fundraising deadline. And in just two weeks, our campaign has to file our quarterly fundraising report with the Federal Election Commission. The F…

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  Team Bowman · [email protected]

September 15, 2020 at 9:41 PM

Here's why we organize:

We ran the numbers during our mid-month budget assessment, and we need a surge of grassroots donations to stay on track for the month. John, By now, you probably know that the organizing we do goes beyond just primary challenges and elections. We organize to make sure that our …

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  Jamaal Bowman · [email protected]

September 14, 2020 at 10:41 PM

This is essential

Tens of millions of dollars in resources for communities are at stake. John: on Saturday, we had a census event in the Bronx. Beautiful. The team was strong and we were reaching the people. Almost every Black woman I spoke to had already filled out the census, while many of the…

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  Team Bowman · [email protected]

September 11, 2020 at 8:57 PM

Trump on COVID: "I wanted to always play it down"

We're officially calling for a House Oversight Committee investigation into what Trump knew, when he knew, and what he did with that info. John, According to an interview with Bob Woodward, Donald Trump knew about the deadly threat of COVID-19 in early February. He knew it was …

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  Jamaal Bowman · [email protected]

September 10, 2020 at 8:56 PM

The moment to act is now or never

While we're continuing to organize in-person and virtual outreach efforts, we need to get the census out even faster. John: it's now officially go-time for the census. With just 20 days left until the census closes, the moment to act is now or never. While we're continuing to …

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  Jamaal Bowman · [email protected]

September 8, 2020 at 9:55 PM

Mondaire Jones

I'm excited to get to Washington and work for my constituents. I'm even more excited to do so alongside other New Yorkers, like Mondaire Jones, the Democratic nominee for Congress in New York’s 17th District. John, I'm excited to get to Washington and work for my constituents. …

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  Jesse Guy-Herman · [email protected]

September 4, 2020 at 9:45 PM

Starting September on a strong note

Now that we're a few days into the new month, I wanted to give a quick update on our fundraising for August. Hi John — now that we're a few days into the new month, I wanted to give a quick update on our fundraising for August. While we came close to hitting our fundraising goa…

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  Jamaal Bowman · [email protected]

September 3, 2020 at 7:04 PM

Sign the petition: We need universal broadband

There are thousands of Americans without access to the internet, from rural to urban areas. This is unacceptable. John — here in New York City, the first day of school is just around the corner. In some other places, the school year has already begun: largely online, so that stu…

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  Team Bowman · [email protected]

September 1, 2020 at 6:36 PM

The census closes this month, John:

Can we count on you to help us get more people to complete the census this week? John, It's now officially September, meaning there's not much time to make sure that everyone counts in the census before the count ends on September 30. We have to make sure that no one is left …

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  Jesse Guy-Herman · [email protected]

August 31, 2020 at 4:49 PM

Less than 12 hours left

We're currently $12,619 away from meeting our $100,000 goal for the month -- and we’re counting on your contribution to reach this goal. Hi John — I'm Jesse, Jamaal Bowman's Finance Director. We have less than 12 hours left before our end-of-month deadline at midnight tonight, …

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  Team Bowman · [email protected]

August 30, 2020 at 3:26 PM

Three people from your area​​

We have some good and bad news to share with you today. John, we have some good and bad news. The good news: yesterday, we sent you a message about how our fundraising took a hit. We told you that meeting our $100,000 goal this month was important in continuing our voter outre…

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  Luke Hayes · [email protected]

August 29, 2020 at 4:24 PM

This is how much we raised for other progressives this month:

We've worked hard at growing the progressive coalition in Congress -- but this meant that our own fundraising took a bit of a hit this month. John, This month, we've raised $15,311 (and counting!) for fellow progressives like Ed Markey, Alex Morse, and Cori Bush before their co…

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  Jamaal Bowman · [email protected]

August 27, 2020 at 5:27 PM

This sounds familiar

Many of the same dark money groups that poured money into our primary are also pouring money into Alex Morse's primary in the hopes that the results will pan out in their favor this time around. This sounds familiar, John: Dark money groups just funneled half a million dollars …

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  Bianca Guerrero · [email protected]

August 26, 2020 at 10:30 PM

38 million households

The current administration is doing everything they can to make sure communities like ours continue to stay underresourced by ending census operations early. John, 38 million. That's how many households across the country have yet to be counted. With only a month or so left un…

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  Jesse Guy-Herman, Finance Director · [email protected]

August 25, 2020 at 10:40 PM

An update on our fundraising this month so far

I wanted to give you a quick update on how our fundraising for this month has been going, right before the August fundraising deadline on Monday. John, I wanted to give you a quick update on how our fundraising for this month has been going, right before the August fundraising …

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  Team Bowman · [email protected]

August 21, 2020 at 9:41 PM

She continues to ignore us

DeVos' tenure as Secretary of Education and her lack of action continues to create irreparable damage to our education system. John, Our country is at a crossroads: we need a plan to ensure all students are granted the right to a safe place to learn. When it comes to our strug…

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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]

August 19, 2020 at 6:45 PM

My friend Jamaal Bowman

Will you join us in disrupting the status quo by chipping in with a grassroots donation? John, Recently, Jamaal Bowman and I were up against the political establishment in our primaries, organizing our grassroots supporters to fight back against millions in spending from GOP-fu…

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  Jamaal Bowman · [email protected]

August 18, 2020 at 8:08 PM

My first ever Senate endorsement

I'm excited to support Ed Markey for re-election, and I can't wait to serve alongside him in Congress come January. John, I'm proud to make my first-ever U.S. Senate endorsement for Senator Ed Markey, who is up for re-election this year. But Sen. Markey faces a difficult chall…

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  Ady Barkan, Be A Hero · [email protected]

August 18, 2020 at 2:57 PM

On November 4th:

We cannot be deterred by the fact that Medicare for All isn't in the Democratic Party platform. The time to pass this law is now, and we’re not backing down. This morning, we wanted to share a note from Ady Barkan, our ally in the fight for Medicare for All. He's speaking at the…

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  Bianca Guerrero · [email protected]

August 17, 2020 at 9:49 PM

A quick census progress report:

Last week, we kicked off our organizing efforts around the census, reaching out to folks in person and online in our district. Here's a quick progress report on where we're at in terms of completion rates: John, Last week, we kicked off our organizing efforts around the census,…

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  Jesse Guy-Herman · [email protected]

August 15, 2020 at 5:16 PM

Catching up

We're already halfway through August -- but right now, we’re more than 50% short from our $100,000 goal. Please chip in $5 right now towards our Census Fund to help shore up this gap so we can stay on track to keep our organizing funded. John, Our team of organizers and volunte…

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  Team Bowman · [email protected]

August 14, 2020 at 9:49 PM

46 states and the District of Columbia may be disqualified

Louis DeJoy wasted no time in following through with Trump's orders to destabilize the Postal Service -- all in the face of a global pandemic and in advance of the November elections. John: things are bad, and getting worse, in the U.S. Postal Service. The service reported today…

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  Cori Bush · [email protected]

August 14, 2020 at 4:11 PM

We both won thanks to your support

Right now, folks all across the country are demanding a new generation of leadership and members of Congress who will disrupt the status quo and fight for change that's as big as our problems. Hi John, At times like these, it's all too clear why we need bold leaders who put th…

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  Team Bowman · [email protected]

August 13, 2020 at 3:58 PM

Making sure we all count

We're organizing hard, but we're still lagging behind with less than 50 days to go until census operations close on September 30. Will you chip in? John, Earlier this month, the U.S. Census Bureau announced that census operations will be closing a month earlier than originally …

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  Jamaal Bowman · [email protected]

August 12, 2020 at 8:02 PM

Two things that happened last night

Trump is terrified of the progressive movement that all of us have worked so hard to build together, and even more concerned that it is growing by day. John, Last night, on Fox News, Donald Trump talked about our primary race. He called Eliot Engel a "staple" and cited my prima…

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  Bianca Guerrero · [email protected]

August 11, 2020 at 5:01 PM

Once-in-ten-years opportunity

Every ten years, the United States conducts a census of the people who live here. We need your help making sure everyone is counted. John, Today, we're proud to finally share with you our organizing efforts around the U.S. Census — and how you can help. (Keep reading!) Every t…

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  Team Bowman · [email protected]

August 9, 2020 at 4:41 PM

Take a look at this photo:

Coronavirus infections across the country are soaring, but Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos chooses to actively ignore the experts and science as she continues to lead Trump's charge to reopen all schools this fall. John, Take a look at this photo taken by a student from Nort…

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  Team Bowman · [email protected]

August 7, 2020 at 6:21 PM

Take our survey

We want to hear about your priorities and what you want to see from your next representative. John, what issues matter most to you and your loved ones right now? As Jamaal gets ready to take office in January, we're reaching out to our constituents and supporters to get the ans…

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  Jamaal Bowman · [email protected]

August 6, 2020 at 6:58 PM

[Petition] Remove Louis DeJoy from his post

My mom worked for the Postal Service for 33 years. On that salary, she raised me and my sisters in a rent-stabilized apartment. Taking away this essential service and the livelihoods that come with it is unconscionable. John, The United States Postal Service is currently at gre…

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  Jamaal Bowman · [email protected]

August 5, 2020 at 5:38 PM

The Squad keeps getting bigger

I am so excited for Cori, and I cannot wait to join forces with her in Congress to fight for the working class and to cause trouble for the status quo in Washington. John, Last night, Cori Bush won her primary in Missouri's 1st Congressional District, defeating a 19-year incum…

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  Jamaal Bowman · [email protected]

August 4, 2020 at 7:41 PM

Ilhan Omar

I'm greatly inspired by the ways in which Rep. Ilhan Omar shows up for her constituents in Minnesota and working people of all backgrounds, which is why I'm proud to show my support for her today. John, One of my priorities heading into November is to continue building the prog…

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  Jamaal Bowman · [email protected]

August 3, 2020 at 7:20 PM

Our first endorsement for the general election:

Today, I'm hoping you'll join President Obama and make your support for my campaign official. John, I have some exciting news to share: this morning, I received my first endorsement for the general election from President Obama. In 2008, Obama's candidacy and victory gave me…

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  Team Bowman · [email protected]

August 2, 2020 at 3:48 PM

Jamaal, AOC, and Cori Bush

Grassroots movements led by the people can and will beat the Democratic establishment and their corporate-funded incumbent war chest. Cori Bush's primary is just TWO days from today. We need all hands on deck to make sure she has the resources to win this race. Split a con…

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  Luke Hayes · [email protected]

August 1, 2020 at 4:33 PM

An update on our end-of-month fundraising goal:

This isn’t the update that I wanted to give, but it's important to share. John, Yesterday, for the first time since our campaign began, we didn't meet our end-of-month fundraising goal, falling $10,000 short of where we needed to be. It's an understatement to say that 2020 is…

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  Team Bowman · [email protected]

July 31, 2020 at 11:15 PM

Re: $3.50

We wanted to make sure you saw Jamaal's message from earlier. John, we wanted to make sure you saw Jamaal's message from earlier. Here's the short of it: our campaign set a goal to raise $115,000 by the end of July, and we're now just a few hours away from our midnight deadline…

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  Jamaal Bowman · [email protected]

July 31, 2020 at 4:16 PM

$3.50

As of writing this email, we're $15,063 short from our critical end-of-month goal with less than 24 hours left to go. Hi John, Yesterday, we emailed you about our goal to raise $115,000 by the end of July to support two big things: winning our general election in November, and …

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  Jesse Guy-Herman · [email protected]

July 30, 2020 at 5:36 PM

Winning in November starts now

Now that the primary is behind us, we have our sights set on winning the general election in November and building the progressive coalition in Congress. John, Now that the primary is behind us — and our victory is secured — we have our sights set on what's next: winning the ge…

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  Team Bowman · [email protected]

July 29, 2020 at 7:55 PM

Rent is due in three days. (Again.)

From the very beginning, Jamaal has called for a rent moratorium until we get the coronavirus pandemic under control and housing as a human right -- all under his New Deal For Housing. John, For the fifth time since the coronavirus pandemic took hold in the United States, rent …

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  Jamaal Bowman · [email protected]

July 28, 2020 at 7:13 PM

Like me

Can you split a contribution between myself and Alex Morse today and support a new generation of leadership in Congress? John, Our current times call for bold, new leadership, all across the nation. That's why I've endorsed folks like Alex Morse, a fellow Justice Democrat who is…

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  Jamaal Bowman · [email protected]

July 24, 2020 at 8:14 PM

Betsy DeVos sued for prioritizing private schools

As an educator, I can’t sit back and watch our Secretary of Education constantly discriminate against students who come from underprivileged communities. Just this week, Betsy DeVos was sued by the NAACP for stealing aid money away from economically disadvantaged public schools …

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  Jamaal Bowman · [email protected]

July 23, 2020 at 6:08 PM

I’m proud to endorse Cori Bush

With her primary in less than 2 weeks, we need to throw our support behind Cori to grow our progressive movement in Congress. John: today, I’m excited to share with you that I have endorsed Cori Bush for Congress in Missouri’s 1st District! Cori was born, raised, and educated i…

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  Jamaal Bowman · [email protected]

July 21, 2020 at 10:27 PM

Betsy DeVos must resign

As an educator and parent, I'm disgusted by Betsy DeVos' lack of regard for the lives of students, teachers, and staff. John, When it comes to back-to-school and reopening campuses for in-person instruction, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos is actively ignoring the experts an…

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  Team Bowman · [email protected]

July 20, 2020 at 10:03 PM

Not even three days later...

It's no surprise that Trump's team is coming after Jamaal's "far-left extremism" and using him to discredit the progressive movement and Joe Biden. John, It's barely been three days since we announced our official victory — and Jamaal won't take office for another six months. B…

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  Jamaal Bowman · [email protected]

July 17, 2020 at 4:21 PM

The Associated Press just called the race

While we're still waiting on official results from the NYC Board of Elections, I’m honored to have gotten one step closer to representing New York's 16th District in the U.S. Congress. John, exciting news: The Associated Press just called our election! While we're still waitin…

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  Team Bowman · [email protected]

July 15, 2020 at 4:31 PM

Tonight: Join AOC, Jamaal, and organizers for a workshop

Tonight, AOC, Jamaal, and organizers from Housing Justice for All are leading a workshop on how to organize eviction defense in your building or block. John, Currently, there is no universal eviction moratorium or rent relief in New York — and because of the coronavirus pandemi…

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  Jesse Guy-Herman · [email protected]

July 14, 2020 at 12:01 AM

Re: Making sure every vote is counted

I wanted to make sure you saw this email from Jamaal. John, I wanted to make sure you saw this email from Jamaal. In short: last week, Eliot Engel filed a lawsuit against the NYC Board of Elections to allow him to challenge decisions regarding absentee ballots. Now, Jamaal's pl…

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  Jamaal Bowman · [email protected]

July 13, 2020 at 6:46 PM

Making sure every vote is counted

I'd love to get back to work - but first, I need your support. John, Last week, Eliot Engel filed a lawsuit against the NYC Board of Elections to allow him to challenge decisions about whether or not an absentee vote should count — an act that would not only further delay resul…

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