Ben Ray =?iso-8859-1?b?THVq4W4=?= · [email protected]

April 30, 2022 at 11:01 PM

Reaching out one final time before our midnight deadline.

  Folks, I hate to reach out again so soon, but we only need a few more donations to hit our fundraising goal before midnight. These messages are the single best source of grassroots contributions to our campaign — bar none. So, I’m looking for just 2 more people in Washington to…

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  Team Ben Ray · [email protected]

April 30, 2022 at 3:00 PM

Republicans only need one seat

  Team, Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans are laser-focused on stopping our progress, but every day, Ben Ray and his Democratic colleagues continue to deliver meaningful change for families and workers. Since taking back the Senate, Democrats have held the line to improve ou…

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  Ben Ray =?iso-8859-1?b?THVq4W4=?= · [email protected]

April 28, 2022 at 8:32 PM

Removing barriers to the ballot box

  Now more than ever, it’s critical that we expand our razor-thin majority to end the filibuster and pass comprehensive voting rights legislation, so every American can exercise their fundamental right to vote. The GOP is hellbent on creating barriers to the ballot box, especial…

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  Ben Ray Luján · [email protected]

April 27, 2022 at 9:46 PM

Support Michelle Lujan Grisham

  “Republicans also think they can regain ground in the Southwest, targeting Michelle Lujan Grisham…” - Governing.com, 3/14/22 Folks, Our state has seen incredible progress under the leadership of Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, but National Republicans are targeting her race as…

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  Ben Ray Luján · [email protected]

April 26, 2022 at 10:15 PM

re: Saturday

  Folks, In just a few minutes, I’m going to ask you to contribute to my campaign toward our end-of-month fundraising goal. The deadline expires on Saturday, so I hope you’ll give me a brief moment to explain why this request matters so much. I’m proud of the work we’ve done in t…

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  Tim Ryan · [email protected]

April 25, 2022 at 5:41 PM

Trump just came to Ohio

  Hello, I’m running for U.S. Senate in Ohio to expand the Democratic Senate majority and finally deliver meaningful change for America’s working families. But Donald Trump just came to Ohio to rally his right-wing base, boost my potential GOP opponent, and attack me. Republicans…

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  Team Ben Ray · [email protected]

April 21, 2022 at 6:30 PM

$20.64

  $20.64, folks. That’s the average donation supporters like you made to our campaign last month. Jack in Taos, Ruben in Albuquerque, Necia in Santa Fe, Mary in Tijeras, and Kristine in Las Cruces all chipped in at least $20. Even Martin in Dallas, Nancy in Chicago, and Juanita i…

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  Maggie Hassan · [email protected]

April 20, 2022 at 7:01 PM

NH is now a toss-up

  Friends – My team gave me some urgent news that I need to share with you. Political experts recently reported that New Hampshire is now a toss-up. This is urgent: if I lose, Democrats will lose the Senate majority. Extreme GOP groups have already spent $7.8 million attacking me…

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  Team Ben Ray · [email protected]

April 18, 2022 at 9:15 PM

The GOP is spending upwards of $141 million to take back the Senate. And this is just the beginning.

  Team, A Mitch McConnell-allied super PAC just dropped $141 million to flip the Senate. Instead of focusing on helping the American people by tackling rising prices, the GOP is laser-focused on raising and spending huge sums of money from wealthy donors and corporations to retak…

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  Ben Ray Luján · [email protected]

April 16, 2022 at 3:57 PM

Will you commit to voting this November?

  I know you hear a lot from me about how important it is that we defend our razor-thin Senate majority in this November’s midterm elections. Don’t get me wrong, it’s absolutely vital work — but we need to keep our eyes on all the important races down the ballot this year, too. M…

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  Ben Ray Luján · [email protected]

April 16, 2022 at 12:00 AM

Before you step away for the weekend

  Before you log off for the weekend, team, I want to send a quick request: Can you chip in $10 or any amount toward our work to defend our Democratic majority? If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately: CHIP…

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  Team Ben Ray · [email protected]

April 15, 2022 at 7:40 PM

Asking for $3

  Hi team, When we reach out to ask you to chip into our campaign, we’re not just talking about re-electing Ben Ray — though it’s a critical component of it. We’re also asking you to help us invest in electing strong Democratic candidates up and down the ballot. That means suppor…

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  Team Ben Ray · [email protected]

April 14, 2022 at 6:48 PM

We need to get big money out of politics

  Last year, Ben Ray introduced the Democracy for All Amendment, a constitutional amendment that would overturn Citizens United. And just recently, Congressman Adam Schiff introduced a similar amendment, moving Congress one step closer to finally setting some ground rules to ensu…

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  Team Ben Ray · [email protected]

April 13, 2022 at 6:48 PM

Running behind

  Hi team, We’re reaching out with a request to make a contribution of any amount toward Ben Ray’s work to protect and expand the Senate majority for Democrats this year. We’ll explain why below, but if you’re ready to help Ben Ray keep building on our progress, you can make a do…

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  Catherine Cortez Masto · [email protected]

April 8, 2022 at 6:45 PM

If we lose Nevada, we lose the Senate

  Folks, our chances of defending the Senate just dropped dramatically. National Journal just named me the most vulnerable senator on the ballot, which means Mitch McConnell will be zeroing in on Nevada as the one seat he needs to flip the Senate. If we lose Nevada, we lose the S…

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  Ben Ray Luján · [email protected]

April 6, 2022 at 5:30 PM

What the latest climate report means for New Mexico

  This week, the IPCC came out with a damning report on our efforts to curb the climate crisis: Greenhouse gas emissions must peak by 2025 to avoid being set on an irreversible path to climate breakdown. Climate scientists have been saying this for decades – and here in New Mexic…

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  Mark Kelly · [email protected]

April 5, 2022 at 3:20 PM

Things are heating up

  Team, In just a moment, I am going to ask you to split a contribution between my re-election campaign and Ben Ray Luján’s. Please give me a chance to explain why this request — especially today — is so important. My race is going to be one of the most competitive and expensive …

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  Team Ben Ray · [email protected]

April 4, 2022 at 10:45 PM

Senate Republicans are trying to BLOCK Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation

  Team — Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee are doing everything they can to block Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation to the Supreme Court, and they just unanimously voted against her advancement out of committee. This is a historic moment for our country becau…

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  Ben Ray Luján · [email protected]

April 4, 2022 at 3:45 PM

What a month!

  Friends, This past month has been incredible. Earlier in March, I returned to the Senate to do what I love most: fight for all of New Mexico. On top of that, my staff let me know that we hit our first quarter fundraising goal! I am grateful for everything this team has done to …

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  Ben Ray Luján · [email protected]

March 31, 2022 at 8:01 PM

Not on our watch

  In just a moment, I am going to ask you to contribute before our end-of-quarter fundraising deadline at midnight tonight. But first, I hope that you’ll let me explain why this request is so important. Since the 2020 elections, Democrats have delivered life-changing progress for…

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  Team Ben Ray · [email protected]

March 30, 2022 at 5:00 PM

Taking advantage of every opportunity

  Hi team, We’re facing our first fundraising deadline of the year tomorrow, and this one is crucial. After tomorrow’s deadline, we’re going to report our fundraising numbers for this quarter to the FEC. Then, they’ll be released to the public. Mitch McConnell and his allies will…

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  Ben Ray Luján · [email protected]

March 29, 2022 at 9:31 PM

Thursday

  Folks — In a moment, I’m going to ask you to make a contribution to our campaign ahead of our end-of-quarter deadline on Thursday. You can click here to make a contribution right now, but first let me explain why it’s so important. Senate Republicans are raising record-breakin…

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  Raphael Warnock · [email protected]

March 27, 2022 at 5:01 PM

Trump just came to Georgia

  Friends, I’m running for reelection to keep Georgia blue and deliver meaningful progress for our country – but Donald Trump just came to Georgia for the second time in six months to rally his MAGA base and boost my potential GOP opponent, and I need your help to fight back. Nat…

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  Ben Ray Luján · [email protected]

March 24, 2022 at 8:18 PM

Sign on to support Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's historic confirmation

#SheWillRise   Folks, Today is the final day of nomination hearings for President Biden’s nominee to the Supreme Court, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. Not only does she have a stellar record of accomplishment, she showed an unprecedented level of resolve and perseverance this week i…

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  Ben Ray Luján · [email protected]

March 21, 2022 at 5:00 PM

Republicans unhinged plan

  Folks — We’ve said the stakes were high this November, but we didn’t realize how high — until now. Senate Republicans have released a completely unhinged “11 Point Plan to Rescue America” and it’s even worse than we expected. One of the major pillars of the plan is to raise tax…

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  Ben Ray Luján · [email protected]

March 19, 2022 at 3:04 PM

DeJoy is at it again

  Trump-appointed Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is at it again. Last month, he went against President Biden’s plan to electrify the federal vehicle fleet by signing a contract to buy 150,000 gasoline-powered mail trucks over the next decade. We’ve got to do everything we can to …

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  Mark Kelly · [email protected]

March 17, 2022 at 8:01 PM

Fifteen Minutes

  Friends — I have 15 minutes of free time in my schedule today. I know that doesn’t sound like much, but with a job like mine a lot can happen in 15 minutes. With this time, I want to tell you about what’s at stake this year, and ask you to split a donation between me, Catherine…

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  Ben Ray Luján · [email protected]

March 16, 2022 at 5:07 PM

A new survey for [email protected]

  As I transition back to work here in the Senate, my staff and I are hitting the ground running, getting prepared for all the important work in front of us — like confirming a new Supreme Court justice next week. As I’m catching up, it’s important for me to know what’s on your m…

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  Ben Ray Luján · [email protected]

March 15, 2022 at 9:46 PM

A quick note to say thanks

  Some great news, team. Thanks to a groundswell of grassroots support last week, we blew past our special 72-hour fundraising goal! Once again, this team stepped up to put us back on track. To all of you that signed my get well card, had me in your prayers, or donated to our cam…

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  Team Ben Ray · [email protected]

March 9, 2022 at 11:08 PM

Hours to go

  Team, we wanted to bring you up to speed on the past few days: FIRST: On Monday, we announced a huge fundraising goal for our campaign since our fundraising has taken a big hit over the past month. THEN: This team jumped into action, and people from across New Mexico and the co…

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  Ben Ray =?iso-8859-1?b?THVq4W4=?= · [email protected]

March 9, 2022 at 4:13 PM

A big boost overnight

  Folks — Good Wednesday morning! It’s the last day of our 72-hour campaign to make up our fundraising shortfall over the past month, and I’m happy to report that this team stepped up yesterday! We got a big boost overnight, and it’s looking more and more likely that we’ll hit ou…

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  Team Ben Ray · [email protected]

March 9, 2022 at 12:00 AM

We’re not on track

  Thank you to those who have already chipped in to support our work! We’re getting there, but we still need to pick up the pace if we want to hit today’s daily fundraising goal. As of right now, we’re falling 18% short of our midnight goal, and missing it would mean we’re not o…

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  Team Ben Ray · [email protected]

March 8, 2022 at 4:52 PM

Not quite where we want to be

  Hi team, This wasn’t the update we wanted to send, but here’s the truth — we should be about a third of the way to our big fundraising goal after yesterday’s announcement, and unfortunately, we didn’t quite hit our daily benchmark yesterday. We need 60 people to step up today a…

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  Team Ben Ray · [email protected]

March 7, 2022 at 11:25 PM

A big day for an even bigger goal

  We’ll keep this quick. This is Ben Ray’s first full week back in the Senate, and we have a lot of work to do! From confirming the first Black woman to the Supreme court, to tackling inflation for working families, Ben Ray is working harder than ever for New Mexicans. Since we’…

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  Ben Ray =?iso-8859-1?b?THVq4W4=?= · [email protected]

March 7, 2022 at 4:02 PM

I’m back

  Hello, This isn’t ever something I thought I’d have to write, but first and foremost I wanted to say thank you for all the kind wishes, prayers, and healing thoughts throughout my recovery from a stroke earlier this year. It hasn’t been easy, but it truly felt like a team effor…

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  Team Ben Ray · [email protected]

February 18, 2022 at 4:02 PM

Sign Ben Ray’s get well card!

  Hi team, By now you may have heard the news that our boss, Ben Ray Luján, suffered from a stroke recently and has been recovering in the hospital. Yesterday, we got some great news that he is making significant progress and is being discharged to a rehabilitation program. He’s …

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  Ben Ray =?iso-8859-1?b?THVq4W4=?= · [email protected]

January 29, 2022 at 7:00 PM

The GOP is eager to undo our work

  In my first year as a Senator, I’ve worked with my Democratic colleagues to pass legislation that responds to the needs of New Mexicans and people across the country. We’ve been hard at work, and not only have Democrats helped the country recover from the damage of the Trump p…

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  Ben Ray =?iso-8859-1?b?THVq4W4=?= · [email protected]

January 29, 2022 at 12:37 AM

The Supreme Court

  Team, Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer announced this week that he is retiring, and I’m grateful for his nearly three decades of fair and even-handed service on the Bench. It’s also a reminder how high the stakes were in 2020, and what we overcame together. Thanks to the vo…

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  Ben Ray =?iso-8859-1?b?THVq4W4=?= · [email protected]

January 26, 2022 at 5:28 PM

Mitch McConnell, Rick Scott, and the midterms

  Folks, One thing I’ve always liked about being a Democrat is that we don’t count on smear campaigns and misleading attack ads funded by right-wing mega donors that sow hatred and division. Instead, we win by coming together and building grassroots movements made up of real peop…

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  Team Ben Ray · [email protected]

January 24, 2022 at 7:02 PM

Fighting for reproductive freedom

  Last weekend marked the 49th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that affirmed the constitutional right for abortion care for all women. But right now, reproductive rights are under threat. Ignoring nearly five decades of precedent, the Supreme Court has sig…

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  Team Ben Ray · [email protected]

January 22, 2022 at 6:07 PM

We're with Ben Ray

Hey team, Did you see what Ben Ray had to say after he gave a passionate defense of voting rights on the Senate floor? While the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act didn’t pass, we’re with Ben Ray — we can’t give into defeat. This fight will be long, but we’re not going anywhere unti…

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  Ben Ray =?iso-8859-1?b?THVq4W4=?= · [email protected]

January 19, 2022 at 11:45 PM

I just stepped off the Senate floor

  Team, I just stepped off the Senate floor, where I delivered a speech on voting rights pushing my colleagues to pass the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act. Here’s the hard truth I spoke about: Republican senators are weaponizing the filibuster to stop us from passing critical …

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  =?iso-8859-1?b?THVq4W4=?= HQ · [email protected]

January 15, 2022 at 7:00 PM

We're so close to our goal!

  Team, We just crunched the numbers, and with our first mid-month deadline of the midterm year coming up tonight at midnight, we’re so close to smashing our goal! No one is watching Senate Democrats’ fundraising goals closer than Mitch McConnell. That’s because he knows that if …

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  Ben Ray =?iso-8859-1?b?THVq4W4=?= · [email protected]

January 14, 2022 at 7:06 PM

Let me explain

  Team, My first fundraising deadline of the year is 24 hours away. In a minute I’m going to ask you to chip in to our campaign but first, let me explain why your support is so important: Now that we’re officially in an election year, it’s critical we hit every deadline so we can…

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  Team Ben Ray · [email protected]

January 13, 2022 at 9:40 PM

Ben Ray isn’t sitting this one out, and neither can we.

  Team — We’re reaching out because we’re up against our first fundraising deadline of the year in only two days — and unfortunately, our fundraising is off to a slow start. Ben Ray may not be on the ballot this election year, but he won’t be sitting this one out — and neither ca…

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  Ben Ray =?iso-8859-1?b?THVq4W4=?= · [email protected]

January 11, 2022 at 6:00 PM

“Democracy is not a state. It is an act.” – John Lewis

  John Lewis said it best — “Democracy is not a state. It is an act.” I think about those wise words often, but right now in Congress and across America, they ring more true than any other time I’ve been in Washington. In 2020, voters turned out in record numbers to reject the T…

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  Ben Ray =?iso-8859-1?b?THVq4W4=?= · [email protected]

January 8, 2022 at 6:18 PM

2022 Survey for [email protected]

  Folks, It’s a new year, so next week, my team will sit down to discuss our legislative priorities and strategy for the upcoming months. We rely on outspoken supporters just like you to let us know what matters to you and your community as we fight for progress in the Senate. Wi…

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  Ben Ray =?iso-8859-1?b?THVq4W4=?= · [email protected]

January 6, 2022 at 6:00 PM

Reflections on the one-year anniversary of January 6th:

  One year ago today, the January 6th riot at the Capitol shook the country — and our democracy — to its core. Just three days after being sworn into office as New Mexico’s newest Senator, and less than 24 hours after winning a Democratic majority in the Senate, a sitting presid…

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  Reverend Raphael Warnock · [email protected]

January 5, 2022 at 11:05 PM

1 year since my election in Georgia

  Friends: One year ago today, grassroots folks like you powered our historic victories in Georgia to take back the Senate for Democrats. Since then, we've taken huge strides to advance President Biden’s agenda, provide pandemic relief, kickstart our economy, and more. But our wo…

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  Ben Ray =?iso-8859-1?b?THVq4W4=?= · [email protected]

January 5, 2022 at 4:04 PM

NM-03 is on the GOP’s target list

I’m with Teresa all the way. Will you join me?   Before you elected me to the Senate, I proudly served New Mexico’s third district in the House of Representatives. My friend Teresa Leger Fernandez now holds that seat, and I’ve been grateful to have her by my side in Washington he…

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