Adrienne Bell, Brand New Congress · [email protected]

January 22, 2022 at 7:20 PM

It’s past time to codify Roe

  John -- Today Roe v Wade is 49 years old, but it may not make it to 50.   Congress has had five long decades to codify Roe into law. Instead they have allowed a fundamental human right to hinge on the fig leaf of Supreme Court precedent.   With a court now p…

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  Cory Archibald, Brand New Congress · [email protected]

January 22, 2022 at 12:50 AM

Pandemic Update: Two years and counting

  John -- It’s been two years since the first confirmed case of COVID-19 was identified in Washington state.   It would be another two months before most Americans truly grasped the scale of the crisis that was about to unfold, but for Brand New Congress it wa…

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  Brand New Congress · [email protected]

January 21, 2022 at 12:01 AM

About last night in Laredo...

An interesting turn of events has brought fresh attention to Jessica Cisneros’ race to represent TX-28   You may have seen Rep. Henry Cuellar’s name trending on Twitter last night, John.   We don’t know why the FBI was collecting evidence from his home and camp…

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  Adrienne Bell, Brand New Congress · [email protected]

January 20, 2022 at 5:29 PM

ICYMI: These BNC Senate races are really shaping up

  John -- Yesterday, one of the biggest unions in the country joined the rapidly growing coalition behind Malcolm Kenyatta’s campaign for U.S. Senate.   SEIU doesn’t normally endorse candidates during a primary, but in Pennsylvania they made an exception. From…

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  Adrienne Bell, Brand New Congress · [email protected]

January 19, 2022 at 8:28 PM

BREAKING: Pennsylvania's Senate race just took a HUGE turn

  John -- SEIU has just endorsed Malcolm Kenyatta’s campaign for the U.S. Senate!     The race to flip this Senate seat just blew wide open, and all the momentum is building behind Malcolm’s campaign. Now we have to step it up to make sure he wins th…

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  Brand New Congress · [email protected]

January 18, 2022 at 11:25 PM

WATCH LIVE: Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick is being sworn now

It’s been a big day for Brand New Congress!   John -- There are lots of exciting things happening at Brand New Congress right now.   Right now (6:30pm ET) BNC’s newest elected representative, Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, is taking her oath of office. And you can watch…

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  Adrienne Bell, Brand New Congress · [email protected]

January 18, 2022 at 2:00 PM

Welcome our newest member of the slate: Erica Smith!

NC-2 is now an open race, and Erica Smith is the best candidate to hold this seat!   John -- We are excited to welcome Erica Smith to the Brand New Congress slate for 2022! Erica is an engineer, an educator, and former State Senator running for the newly op…

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  Adrienne Bell, Brand New Congress · [email protected]

January 17, 2022 at 5:20 PM

No celebration without legislation

Dr. King’s fight for justice is just as relevant today as it was 56 years ago.   John -- Today, we celebrate the service, leadership, and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.   In the face of the worst sustained assault on voting rights since the passage …

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  Odessa Kelly · [email protected]

January 16, 2022 at 9:28 PM

🚨 NEW: My message to the lawmakers who want to gerrymander our district 🚨

  John -- Last week we learned that Republicans in the Tennessee legislature are planning to break up the city of Nashville in new Congressional maps.   They showed us exactly what happens when white supremacists are given the power and tools to destroy our de…

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  Adrienne Bell, Brand New Congress · [email protected]

January 16, 2022 at 3:45 PM

FW: Brand New Congress means a Brand New SENATE, too.

  Hi John, did you catch the message from our team yesterday? If not, you can read it below.     Like all of you I am fed up with Kyrsten Sinema, and our team is determined to drum her out of the headlines.     That’s why we need to put everything we’ve got be…

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  Brand New Congress · [email protected]

January 15, 2022 at 9:29 PM

Brand New Congress means a Brand New SENATE, too.

  John -- Wow, are we sick of seeing headlines like these. With a single-vote majority in the Senate, right-wing Democrats like Manchin and Sinema are having a field day. But it’s time to put an end to their games.   Brand New Congress has three bold…

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  Adrienne Bell, Brand New Congress · [email protected]

January 14, 2022 at 8:25 PM

One month to go

Voting is underway in Texas, and we’ve got work to do.   John -- In-person early voting in Texas starts exactly one month from today.   BNC candidates Jessica Cisneros (TX-28) and Jessica Mason (TX-30) are both in tough primaries, but the momentum is building b…

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  Team BNC · [email protected]

January 12, 2022 at 9:26 PM

Our newest congresswoman: Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick

Last night we celebrated. Today we get to work.   John -- Brand New Congress made history last night with the overwhelming victory of Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, the first Haitian-American to represent Florida in Congress, and the first Black woman to represen…

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  Adrienne Bell, Brand New Congress · [email protected]

January 12, 2022 at 12:37 AM

BREAKING: Sheila wins in Florida!

It’s official, Sheila is headed to Congress. Here’s what’s coming next (details inside).   BREAKING NEWS: Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick just made history as the first Black woman to represent FL-20!   Florida’s newest Congresswoman is headed to D.C. immediately t…

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  Adrienne Bell, Brand New Congress · [email protected]

January 11, 2022 at 12:01 PM

Election Day is here!

We are sending a new congresswoman to Washington D.C. today.   Today’s the day, John. Today we are transforming the politics of South Florida.   Today we are electing Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick. Last November, Shelia won her primar…

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  Adrienne Bell, Brand New Congress · [email protected]

January 9, 2022 at 9:45 PM

Countdown to victory

Brand New Congress BNC’s Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick is ready to WIN on Tuesday! John -- We are down to the wire and pulling out all the stops to make sure Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick WINS this special election in FL-20. Polls open in: We’re looking forward to celebrating …

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  Adrienne Bell, Brand New Congress · [email protected]

January 7, 2022 at 7:56 PM

We are proud to be 100% grassroots-funded

Brand New Congress Every contribution we get puts us one step closer to justice. John -- We are days away from our first election of 2022, and it’s going to be a long campaign season. Brand New Congress candidates have primaries stretching all the way to the end of Augus…

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  Cory Archibald, Brand New Congress · [email protected]

January 6, 2022 at 11:56 PM

We are not okay

It’s been one year since the January 6th insurrection, but our democracy is still hanging in the balance. We can’t afford to wait for Insurrection 2.0 to succeed.   Note: This message is an excerpt from our blog “We are not okay” looking back on the January 6th…

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  Chris Riley, Brand New Congress · [email protected]

January 4, 2022 at 5:31 PM

Seven days until we win our first election

The 2022 election season starts RIGHT NOW.   John -- We are exactly one week out from the FL-20 special election, and our first Brand New Congress victory for 2022 is on the line.   Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick is on track to make history as the first Black woman…

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  Adrienne Bell, Brand New Congress · [email protected]

January 3, 2022 at 6:02 PM

Did you catch this update from our Board Chair?

I wanted to make sure you saw this incredible run-down of everything we accomplished together in 2021.   John -- Last week BNC Board Chair Chris Noble sent this message recapping all the great work we did in 2021. If you missed that update, you definitely want to che…

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  Adrienne Bell, Brand New Congress · [email protected]

January 2, 2022 at 9:25 PM

Grateful

Brand New Congress You made this possible. Now a look at what’s ahead. John -- Thanks to a surge of last-minute donations from supporters like you, we surpassed our goal for December and closed out the year with more than $272K raised in 2021! Each one of these contributi…

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  Adrienne Bell, Brand New Congress · [email protected]

December 31, 2021 at 1:49 PM

11 days to get out the vote in Florida

Everyone’s waiting for midnight, but we’ve got our eyes on a different countdown.   John -- While everyone else is counting down to midnight tonight, we’ve got our eyes on a different countdown. Election Day in FL-20’s special election is just around the corner…

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  Brand New Congress.org · [email protected]

December 30, 2021 at 3:10 PM

Almost there!

We are closing in on our fundraising goal for December. Can you put us over the top?   John -- We know your inbox is being flooded with emails like this one right now, so we’ll keep this short and sweet. We’re only $1,000 short of our fundraising goal for Decem…

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  Adrienne Bell, Brand New Congress · [email protected]

December 29, 2021 at 10:02 PM

We can’t miss this, John.

The money we raise in the next few days could determine which of our candidates win in 2022.   Our first big win of 2022 came when Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick won her special election primary by just FIVE votes.   That’s what we mean when we say every vote count…

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  Brand New Congress · [email protected]

December 29, 2021 at 4:57 PM

All new BNC merch is here, check it out inside!

    John -- BNC just launched our new store and we have ALL NEW swag waiting for you.   We have all the essentials: New tees, hats, mugs, and more.   Shop now!   If you’re not looking for any gear today, but you still want …

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  Morgan Harper · [email protected]

December 28, 2021 at 9:04 PM

This is a once-in-a-generation chance

The stakes are high as we try to flip Ohio blue   John -- We know the stakes are high in this Senate race.    This wide open seat is a one-in-a-generation chance for Democrats to pick up a seat and save our razor-thin majority in the Senate.   And that has huge impli…

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  Chris Noble, Brand New Congress · [email protected]

December 28, 2021 at 12:01 AM

What a year!

A look back on 2021, and a look ahead to what’s next.   John --   The clock is running out on 2021, and it’s a good time to reflect back on all that we’ve accomplished together.   In a moment I’m going to highlight some of our biggest milestones from this year, but b…

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  Adrienne Bell, Brand New Congress · [email protected]

December 24, 2021 at 3:01 PM

Happy Holidays from all of us at Brand New Congress!

  John --    This holiday season, we are pausing to reflect on the importance of community.     We are grateful for the millions of frontline workers who keep our society functioning through these uncertain times. Healthcare workers, teachers, retail, food service, …

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  Adrienne Bell, Brand New Congress · [email protected]

December 22, 2021 at 6:59 PM

These numbers are going to blow you away

  John -- I am writing today to show you how important small recurring contributions are to the success of Brand New Congress, and to ask you to become a monthly, sustaining donor.   Let me share with you a few surprising statistics about our donors (people just lik…

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  Team BNC · [email protected]

December 20, 2021 at 5:44 PM

Current mood

We all knew Joe Manchin would do this.   John -- Joe Manchin is killing the Build Back Better bill, and here at Team BNC the mood is pretty much: If you’re sick of being held hostage by corporate Democrats, help BNC elect progressives who will actually figh…

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  Cory Archibald, Brand New Congress · [email protected]

December 19, 2021 at 10:58 PM

Fox News, Brietbart, and the Right Wing

Brand New Congress Brittany’s under attack by the right wing media machine, and we need to have her back. John -- Brittany Ramos-DeBarros clearly has Republicans worried. In a district where Democrats outnumber Republicans 2-to-1, there is no reason a pro-Trump Republic…

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  Jamaal Bowman · [email protected]

December 17, 2021 at 6:31 PM

[ADD YOUR NAME] Support The African American History Act

Brand New Congress The truth should always be available to all and inspire us to move towards the direction and knowledge of a true democracy. John -- As many of you know, I spent 20 years as an educator before Congress. I saw firsthand how transforming a child’s learning …

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  Adrienne Bell, Brand New Congress · [email protected]

December 16, 2021 at 9:31 PM

Time for a changing of the guard

The outlook for 2022 is looking brighter all the time.   John -- Nearly 40 members of the House and Senate have announced they will not seek re-election next year.   Five Brand New Congress candidates are running for open seats, meaning we have a tremendous opportun…

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  Adrienne Bell, Brand New Congress · [email protected]

December 15, 2021 at 7:31 PM

Cancel student debt now. Every penny.

We’re calling on President Biden to keep his promises, and then some.   John -- President Biden made an explicit, clear promise on the campaign trail last year: Cancel at least $10,000 of federal student loan debt per student.   Nearly one year into his presid…

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  Adrienne Bell, Brand New Congress · [email protected]

December 13, 2021 at 9:46 PM

They made a PowerPoint to end democracy. And it nearly worked.

Brand New Congress John -- “Declare National Security Emergency.” This chilling line lifted from a PowerPoint prepared by Trump’s staff on the evening of January 5th, 2021, proves just how close we came to losing our democracy. Their plan was to brief this slide deck to…

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  Adrienne Bell, Brand New Congress · [email protected]

December 12, 2021 at 6:44 PM

The growing momentum behind Medicare for All

  John -- Today, on International Universal Health Coverage Day, we want to take a moment to recognize just how far the movement has come since we launched BNC five years ago.   Brand New Congress has been leading the fight for universal healthcare since our f…

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  Brand New Congress · [email protected]

December 10, 2021 at 9:46 PM

Only one month to go

Elections kick off early next year and our first race is only one month away!   John -- Can you believe we’re only one month away from our first election of 2022? 😯   Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick’s general election for FL-20 is happening January 11th, which mean…

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  Cory Archibald, Brand New Congress · [email protected]

December 7, 2021 at 9:01 PM

Democrats could have codified Roe long ago. Why haven’t they?

Tell Congress: No more excuses. Protect abortion care NOW.   John -- In the wake of the most brazen and credible assault on abortion care in 50 years, official accounts for the Democratic party have been aflutter with tweeted demands that we codify Roe v. Wade…

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  Brand New Congress · [email protected]

December 5, 2021 at 11:22 PM

The slow poison of corporate cash

There is no room for compromise on corporate money.   John -- Corporate cash has infiltrated every part of our political process. We talk about this so often that the impact of just how insidious that is may get lost.   But the influence is dangerous and deadly…

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  Adrienne Bell, Brand New Congress · [email protected]

December 3, 2021 at 9:45 PM

This moment was made possible by YOU

  They say elections have consequences, John, and it’s true. Thanks to supporters like you, we have moments like this: Cori Bush ran for Congress twice before succeeding on her third try. We worked hard to get her elected, and we’re working just as h…

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  Imani Oakley, Brand New Congress · [email protected]

December 1, 2021 at 9:46 PM

Join the fight for fair redistricting

  John -- From the beginning, my campaign for New Jersey’s 10th Congressional District has focused on New Jersey’s ballot design and how the political machine here uses it to stay in power.    But instead of being ashamed, the establishment has doubled down on…

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  Brand New Congress · [email protected]

December 1, 2021 at 12:46 AM

Only $1,011 away

  We need to be very direct with you, John.    We are now $1,011 away from the goal we set for this month. With just a few hours before November comes to a close, we could really use a few more $25, $50 and $100 donations to close this small but critical gap. …

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  Adrienne Bell, Brand New Congress · [email protected]

November 30, 2021 at 4:46 PM

$2.70

You can change the world for the cost of a cup of coffee   John -- We only have a few hours left to raise the funds we need to budget for December, and we are still about $2,700 short. We could close that gap immediately and even surpass our goal if everyone r…

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  Adrienne Bell, Brand New Congress · [email protected]

November 29, 2021 at 11:06 PM

Another open seat for grabs!

Melanie D'Arrigo’s race in NY3 just blew wide open.   More big news today, John!    Tom Suozzi just announced he’s running for governor and won’t be seeking re-election for NY-03.   BNC’s Melanie D’Arrigo challenged Suozzi in 2020, and her campaign has picked …

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  Brand New Congress · [email protected]

November 29, 2021 at 5:22 PM

Get 10% off your new BNC swag

Details inside.   John -- New BNC swag is on the way, and what better gift can you give than to help elect candidates who are fighting for real change?   As one of our subscribers, we want to make sure you get first choice on all our new products -- so we’re s…

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  Brand New Congress · [email protected]

November 28, 2021 at 9:28 PM

Omicron

  John -- We’ve got a problem.   Over the holiday weekend, news broke of a new COVID variant -- Omicron -- that is starting to spread around the world.   Experts say that, between the emerging threat of new strains and the ongoing surges of Delta variant here …

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  Adrienne Bell, Brand New Congress · [email protected]

November 24, 2021 at 9:46 PM

Owning our power

  John -- Thanksgiving is a good time to stop, reflect, and consider the work we have accomplished throughout the year as we come closer to the end of another year. Each of us came to Brand New Congress to make a lasting and powerful impact on our political s…

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  Adrienne Bell, Brand New Congress · [email protected]

November 20, 2021 at 8:42 PM

Jessica's race just opened up!

  This is big news, John!    After 30 years in the seat, veteran Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson just announced her retirement.    That means the race for Texas’ 30th just opened up, and BNC candidate Jessica Mason is the clear frontrunner!   Will you rush…

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  BrandNewCongress.org · [email protected]

November 19, 2021 at 4:44 PM

BREAKING: Build Back Better passes the House.

Now the question is, will the Senate do their job?   John -- The House JUST passed the Build Back Better Act.   Kevin McCarthy tried to derail it with a long-winded speech last night, but this morning, the House got it done. Now we need the Senate to do their …

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  BrandNewCongress.org · [email protected]

November 18, 2021 at 6:11 PM

Flipping the Senate wasn’t enough. Here’s how we break the deadlock.

  John, even with a Democratic majority, the United States Senate remains deadlocked and dysfunctional. Flipping the Senate clearly wasn’t enough. We need working-class people representing working-class interests to break the deadlock and get things done.…

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