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  Bob Ferguson · [email protected]
January 30, 2020 at 11:39 PM

Taking action against gun violence

Bob Ferguson for WA   Friends,   We are facing an epidemic of gun violence across our country, and it’s devastating when it hits so close to home in the heart of Seattle.   Common-sense gun reform is a necessity. Washington voters know it and passed crucial reforms, including ra…
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  Bob Ferguson · [email protected]
January 25, 2020 at 1:02 AM

Short Campaign Update

Bob Ferguson for WA   Friends,   We’re in the midst of the fundraising freeze, but I wanted to reach out and give you a quick campaign update.   I currently have three opponents. One of our Republican opponents has already demonstrated his willingness to invest significant fund…
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  Bob Ferguson · [email protected]
January 16, 2020 at 1:38 AM

Trump is threatening Washington's water

Bob Ferguson for WA   Hi there -- protecting Washington’s natural resources is one of my priorities as Attorney General.   In October, I led a coalition of attorneys general to oppose a new Environmental Protection Agency rule that would prevent Washington and other states from pr…
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  Team Ferguson · [email protected]
December 31, 2019 at 8:04 PM

Happy New Year!

Bob Ferguson for WA   Hi there,   We wanted to reach out to thank you for everything you've done to support our team in 2019. We've accomplished some incredible things together this year. Bob remains undefeated against the Trump administration on behalf of Washingtonians, has won…
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  Team Ferguson · [email protected]
December 20, 2019 at 8:03 PM

Wanted to make sure you saw this video

Bob Ferguson for WA   Hi there,   A few weeks ago, we started putting together this video for Bob's annual luncheon.   It’s not just a reminder of everything he and his office have accomplished -- though that’s quite a long list -- it’s also a reminder what a strong attorney gen…
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  Bob Ferguson · [email protected]
December 18, 2019 at 6:38 PM

Can't thank you enough

Bob Ferguson for WA   Hi there,   I wanted to personally reach out and thank you for being a part of this team. We met and exceeded our goal with over 2,500 donors in December alone. With your help, we are heading into the fundraising freeze in a strong position. Especially now, …
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  Bob Ferguson · [email protected]
December 14, 2019 at 2:38 AM

Taking down our donation page at midnight tonight

Document Hello -- The fundraising freeze for state elected officials begins at midnight tonight. At that time, we'll turn off our donation page links until the end of the legislative session.   My new Republican opponent? He'll be able to fundraise from special interest backers because he's no…
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  Bob Ferguson · [email protected]
December 13, 2019 at 10:02 PM

I'm "frozen" at midnight tonight and we're still short of our goal

Document Hi there,   We’re still short of our goal, and in a matter of hours, we’ll be “frozen” from fundraising.    The fundraising freeze for state elected officials starts tonight at midnight. At that time, we’ll shut off our online donation page and return any checks we receive by mail. …
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  Bob Ferguson · [email protected]
December 13, 2019 at 4:39 PM

Tonight's midnight fundraising deadline

Document Hi there,   Tonight marks the legislative session fundraising-freeze deadline. At midnight tonight we are required to take down our donation page until spring. (If you send us a check -- we will send it back!) After today, we’re “frozen” -- yet my opponents can continue raising money.…
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  Bob Ferguson · [email protected]
December 13, 2019 at 1:50 AM

Short $12,300

Document Quick follow-up -- we still need $12,300 to meet our goal before the legislative session fundraising freeze begins tomorrow at midnight. The legislative fundraising freeze is a restriction on our campaign that requires us to stop fundraising a month prior to the legislative session unti…
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  Bob Ferguson · [email protected]
December 12, 2019 at 5:02 PM

Tomorrow's deadline

Document Hi there,   The legislative session fundraising freeze begins tomorrow night. I’m asking you personally for your support.   The freeze prevents me from fundraising for months. Unfortunately, it doesn’t impact either of my opponents. And it doesn’t impact the State Republican Party, …
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  Bob Ferguson · [email protected]
December 11, 2019 at 5:02 PM

The Republican Party wants to control the Attorney General's Office

Document Hi there,   With the legislative fundraising freeze looming this Friday, we knew my anti-immigrant, pro-NRA opponent would have a big advantage -- he can keep raising money while I cannot.    But late last week, another opponent jumped into the race -- a Republican candidate who wo…
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  Bob Ferguson · [email protected]
December 10, 2019 at 5:39 PM

Update -- New Republican Opponent

Document Hello,   We have an important update -- a new Republican opponent who worked in the George W. Bush administration just announced his campaign against me. We anticipate that he has the ability to self-finance his campaign.    He has another significant advantage -- he can raise money…
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  Bob Ferguson · [email protected]
December 9, 2019 at 11:02 PM

What we're up against

Document Team -- I'm writing because we only have four days left until the fundraising freeze kicks in, but we're still short of our goal.   My pro-NRA opponent has made his positions abundantly clear:    In the wake of mass shootings across the country, he voiced his support for fewer gun r…
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  Bob Ferguson · [email protected]
December 6, 2019 at 8:03 PM

One week left

Document Hi Hi there,   We have just one week left until the fundraising freeze.   My pro-NRA opponent is working to repeal I-I639, Washington’s common sense measure to address gun violence. Those aren’t the values Washingtonians want from their attorney general -- but because he’s not an el…
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  Bob Ferguson · [email protected]
December 4, 2019 at 8:06 PM

Our next challenge

Bob Ferguson for WA   Hi there,   Our campaign is facing a big hurdle this month: the legislative session fundraising freeze. From December 14th until Spring 2020, I can’t accept a single penny from our supporters. (That means if you send us a check, we’ll send it back!)   Th…
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  Bob Ferguson · [email protected]
December 1, 2019 at 1:18 AM

Reaching back out about tonight's deadline

Document Hi there,   Tonight marks the end-of-month fundraising deadline, and we’re still $7,000 shy of our November goal. This is our last full month of fundraising before we’re cut off, and we need to make it count.   Washingtonians deserve an attorney general who holds the Trump administr…
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  Bob Ferguson · [email protected]
November 30, 2019 at 7:03 PM

Gearing up for several months of attacks

Document Hi there -- We came close to hitting our November goal last week, but we’re not quite there -- and I need your support to stop my anti-immigrant, pro-NRA opponent from going unchecked this spring.   The legislative freeze is about to cut off our ability to fundraise until the spring. …
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  Katherine Bobman · [email protected]
November 25, 2019 at 11:39 PM

Close to our November goal...

Bob Ferguson for WA   Hi there,   We just ran the numbers, and unfortunately we have come up short on our goal. The good news is we still have time before the November deadline. We have a big goal of raising $15,000 before Saturday night. Bob doesn’t accept corporate donations, …
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  Bob Ferguson · [email protected]
November 22, 2019 at 11:50 PM

Asking for your support tonight

Document Hi there,   I wanted to loop back because we’re still short of our November goal, and we’re trying to get as close as we can to hitting our goal by tonight because we’re going into Thanksgiving week. This is the last full month of fundraising before the freeze begins next month, when…
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  Bob Ferguson · [email protected]
November 21, 2019 at 8:19 PM

Three weeks until we're forced to stop fundraising

Bob Ferguson for WA   Friend -- it’s crunch time for our team.   There are only three weeks left until the fundraising freeze begins and we are required to close our fundraising operation until next spring. And with PACs fueled by dark money poised to spend millions against us (…
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  Bob Ferguson · [email protected]
November 21, 2019 at 1:03 AM

Most important deadline of this race approaching

Bob Ferguson for WA   Hi there,   Starting December 13, I cannot accept any campaign contributions until spring. Any donations that we receive during that time must be returned.   Let’s be honest -- November is a difficult month to raise money. As you know, the Thanksgiving ho…
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  Bob Ferguson · [email protected]
November 16, 2019 at 8:02 PM

Need your help to lower prescription drug prices

Bob Ferguson for WA   Hi there,   Affordable health care is necessary for the health of our state’s people and economy.   I’ve been fighting for lower prescription drug prices. We’re currently suing more than 20 drug manufacturers, including some of the largest companies in th…
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  Bob Ferguson · [email protected]
November 15, 2019 at 1:39 AM

Less than a month until the fundraising freeze

Bob Ferguson for WA   Hi there,   As Washington’s attorney general, it is my job to hold big corporations and powerful interests accountable when they don’t play by the rules. That’s why I’ve taken on Big Pharma for price-gouging and fueling the opioid epidemic. And that’s why I…
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  Bob Ferguson · [email protected]
November 13, 2019 at 7:53 PM

Fighting for DREAMers at the Supreme Court

Bob Ferguson for WA   Hi there -- Just yesterday, the Supreme Court heard arguments in our case against the president’s illegal decision to rescind DACA in 2017. For over a year, the injunctions we won in the lower courts are all that’s stopping President Trump from eliminating DA…
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  Bob Ferguson · [email protected]
November 12, 2019 at 9:38 PM

Another victory for Washington (25-0)

Bob Ferguson for WA   Hi there -- Last week marked a huge legal win for Washington state -- and another defeat in court for President Donald Trump. In Spokane on Thursday, a federal judge struck down Trump’s so-called “conscience rule.”   If implemented, the impact of the new re…
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  Bob Ferguson · [email protected]
November 9, 2019 at 8:39 PM

Why we need to have a strong November

Bob Ferguson for WA   Hi -- Yesterday, I wrote to you about our critical fundraising crunch. In just over one month, we will be unable to raise any money for our campaign.   That means that November is our last full month to boost our fundraising numbers before the fundraising b…
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  Bob Ferguson · [email protected]
November 8, 2019 at 11:42 PM

Our next challenge is around the corner

Bob Ferguson for WA   Hi there,   I’m reaching out about a big hurdle our team will soon be facing: the legislative session fundraising freeze.   Because I’m a state elected official, I’m prohibited from fundraising while the state legislature is in session. This means from De…
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  Bob Ferguson · [email protected]
November 6, 2019 at 8:10 PM

What Washingtonians deserve from our AG

Document Team -- I have an opponent for 2020 who has made his positions very clear:   He has publicly called for a wall at the southern border, even though the project would take money away from Washington military projects and families.   When I refused to accept Purdue Pharma’s settlement …
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  Katherine, Team Ferguson · [email protected]
November 5, 2019 at 12:52 AM

FWD: The price of Bob's leadership on gun violence

Bob Ferguson for WA Hi there,   I wanted to make sure that you saw this message from our team. Right now, Bob’s work to keep Washingtonians safe through common-sense gun reform is under attack by extremists. We need to fight back to make sure our communities are protected from the threat of gu…
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  Bob Ferguson · [email protected]
November 2, 2019 at 5:51 PM

Our team keeps getting stronger

Bob Ferguson for WA   Hi there,   Thank you to everyone who contributed during our most recent fundraising push. Thanks to this team, we met our goal for October.   We keep getting stronger together. It’s all thanks to individuals like you who recognize the importance of keepi…
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  Bob Ferguson · [email protected]
November 1, 2019 at 2:50 AM

Still need $893 before tonight's monthly deadline

Document Friend -- If you’ve already made a contribution today, THANK YOU. If not, I need your help now.   My opponent and well-funded national right-wing groups are working hard to try and take me down. I don’t accept corporate contributions, so we have to work twice as hard.   We’re just $…
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  Bob Ferguson · [email protected]
October 31, 2019 at 6:26 PM

Still need $1,659 before tonight's monthly deadline

Document Only $1,659 left until we meet our goal! I do not accept corporate contributions, so we need your support right now to meet our October fundraising goal.   I need your help to stop the Republican Attorneys General Association and my pro-gun opponent from buying this seat. Washington’s…
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  Bob Ferguson · [email protected]
October 31, 2019 at 12:38 AM

Still need $2,461 before tomorrow's monthly deadline

Document Hi there,   We still need to raise $2,461 to meet our October goal before the month ends tomorrow. The Republican Attorneys General Association and my opponent want to take us down with dark money -- we can’t fall short now.   I don't accept corporate donations. It’s up to our gra…
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  Bob Ferguson · [email protected]
October 30, 2019 at 6:02 PM

Not letting dark money and my opponent win

Bob Ferguson for WA   Friend -- We have three days to reach our monthly fundraising goal. And right now, we’re $3,294 short.   There is too much at stake for us not to meet this goal. The Republican Attorneys General Association and my pro-gun-lobby challenger are threatening th…
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  Bob Ferguson · [email protected]
October 30, 2019 at 1:27 AM

Relying on your help to meet our October goal

Bob Ferguson for WA   Hi there,   My anti-gun-safety challenger and the Republican Attorneys General Association are putting Washington values on the line. We have to keep fighting for our state in the face of their harmful policies and unlimited dark money.   Thanks to your h…
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  Bob Ferguson · [email protected]
October 29, 2019 at 2:27 AM

The special interests working against us

Bob Ferguson for WA   Hi there,   Lately, I’ve been writing to you about RAGA, or the Republican Attorneys General Association. RAGA is about to attack us -- and to understand why and how, here is some background: • For my first race for AG in 2012, RAGA spent a record-breakin…
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  Bob Ferguson · [email protected]
October 25, 2019 at 11:39 PM

Holding powerful special interests accountable comes at a price

Bob Ferguson for WA   Hi there,   As attorney general, it is my job to hold big corporations and powerful interests accountable when they don’t play by the rules. I’ve taken on Big Pharma for price gouging and fueling the opioid epidemic. I’ve defeated the NRA in court and worke…
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  Bob Ferguson · [email protected]
October 22, 2019 at 7:39 PM

Protecting Washingtonians from predatory real estate deals

Bob Ferguson for WA   Friend -- Can you get much lower than preying on individuals facing foreclosure?   Last week, my office put a real estate company out of business after it tried to illegally scam Washingtonians facing foreclosure.   Kirkland- and Portland-based Real Estat…
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  Team Ferguson · [email protected]
October 21, 2019 at 9:03 PM

The price of Bob's leadership on gun violence

Bob Ferguson for WA   Hi there,   Bob woke up Sunday to a Seattle Times article about an extremist militia group that is accusing him of “treason.” A group is apparently considering a “citizen’s arrest.”    Bob’s crime, according to the extremists? “Violating their second amend…
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  Bob Ferguson · [email protected]
October 18, 2019 at 9:03 PM

My 2020 opponent is no match for this team

Bob Ferguson for WA   Folks -- I have an opponent in this race who has made his positions very clear:   He opposes my work protecting immigrants in Washington state. He has been especially vocal about our recent lawsuit challenging Trump’s “public charge” rule, a policy that tar…
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  Bob Ferguson · [email protected]
October 12, 2019 at 6:03 PM

Keeping up our momentum in all 39 counties

Bob Ferguson for WA   Hi there,   Thanks to you, we beat our major fundraising goal of 2,000 contributions last month. We have a strong base of support in all 39 Washington counties. Now, we have to keep up our momentum and stay on track to continue fighting for everyone in Wash…
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  Bob Ferguson · [email protected]
October 12, 2019 at 12:02 AM

BREAKING - Another victory

Bob Ferguson for WA   Hi there,   A federal judge in Spokane just ruled in the multi-state legal challenge we’re leading against President Trump’s cruel and unlawful “public charge” rule. The judge issued a nationwide injunction, blocking the policy from going into effect while …
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  Bob Ferguson · [email protected]
October 9, 2019 at 9:54 PM

We're not going to let Trump rob immigrants of their benefits

Bob Ferguson for WA   Friend -- Last week, my team was in federal court in Spokane challenging the president’s anti-immigrant “public charge” rule.   This latest unlawful policy targets immigrants and their families, even those with green cards and visas. Trump wants to deport im…
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  Bob Ferguson · [email protected]
October 4, 2019 at 8:02 PM

Stopping Trump's unlawful "gag rule" in court

Bob Ferguson for WA   Hi there -- Last month, my team and I asked the 9th Circuit Court to reinstate an injunction against the Trump administration’s Title X “gag rule.”   This “gag rule” is a thinly-veiled attack on Planned Parenthood and a direct attack upon the women in our st…
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  Bob Ferguson · [email protected]
October 1, 2019 at 9:02 PM

Protecting endangered species from the president

Bob Ferguson for WA   Hi there,   Last week, I filed a lawsuit against President Trump to stop him from undermining the Endangered Species Act. In this era of climate change, we have an obligation to protect threatened species and their habitats. Trump’s climate-destroying agend…
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  Bob Ferguson · [email protected]
October 1, 2019 at 1:04 AM

Just 52 contributions to go -- need your help now

Document Hi there -- If you’ve already made a contribution today, THANK YOU. If not, I need your help now.   My opponent and well-funded national right-wing groups are working hard to try to take me down. I don’t accept corporate contributions, so we have to work twice as hard.   We’re just…
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  Bob Ferguson · [email protected]
September 30, 2019 at 7:05 PM

Q3 ends today -- can you help?

Document Only 104 donations to go until we meet our 2,000-contribution goal! I do not accept corporate contributions, so we need your support right now to have a strong 3rd quarter.   I need your help to stop the Republican Attorneys General Association and my pro-gun opponent from buying this…
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  Bob Ferguson · [email protected]
September 29, 2019 at 6:02 PM

251 donations needed before tomorrow's deadline

Bob Ferguson for WA   Hi there,   We still need 251 donations to meet our 2,000-contribution goal before the fundraising quarter ends tomorrow. The Republican Attorneys General Association and my opponent want to take us down with dark money -- we can’t fall short now.   I don'…
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  Bob Ferguson · [email protected]
September 28, 2019 at 10:03 PM

3 days left to show RAGA and my opponent that we're not backing down

Bob Ferguson for WA   Friend -- We have three days to reach our 2,000-donor goal by the end of the quarter. And right now, we’re 392 donations short.   There is too much at stake for us not to meet this goal. The Republican Attorneys General Association and my pro-gun-lobby chall…
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