Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]

August 29, 2021 at 11:26 PM

We have a problem

  Team, we have a problem: Earlier this week, we set a crucial goal of bringing in 1,000 contributions before the end of the month. At first, we saw a huge amount of enthusiasm. But now, donations are slowing down at the exact moment we need them to speed up. We mean it when we s…

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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]

August 28, 2021 at 6:57 PM

It all adds up

  Friends, My job is to do everything I can to transform lives and livelihoods for the better. Period. That’s why I’ve fought so hard for legislation that puts working people and families first. Right now, so many across the country are struggling. They are counting on strong, pr…

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  Team Ilhan · [email protected]

August 26, 2021 at 11:49 PM

slowdown

  Here’s the situation, team: We’ve seen a significant slowdown in our fundraising over the past few days. Just take a look at this screenshot from ActBlue: That’s why we’ve set a goal of bringing in 1,000 individual donations before the end of the month to catch up. We’ll expla…

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  Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]

August 25, 2021 at 9:39 PM

Add your name: The Senate must protect the sacred right to vote

  Friends, Our democracy flourishes when more people participate — not less. That’s why it’s so important that the House just passed the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act — landmark legislation that will expand access to the ballot box. The future of our democracy depen…

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  Team Ilhan · [email protected]

August 20, 2021 at 5:15 PM

Our advocacy is working

  Friends, Ilhan and our movement are grounded in the belief that the United States must live up to our promises. That means providing aid and refuge for the huddled masses yearning to breathe free in Afghanistan and around the world. Our advocacy is working. The president just a…

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  Team Ilhan · [email protected]

August 18, 2021 at 10:41 PM

“a couple hundred thousand more Ilhan Omars”

  Team, The Republican Party and their far-right media allies are doubling down on hate. Charlie Kirk, the far-right, Trump-supporting founder of Turning Point USA, went so far as to say that President Biden "wants a couple hundred thousand more Ilhan Omars to come into America t…

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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]

August 17, 2021 at 5:25 PM

Add your name: The U.S. must marshal an international coalition to evacuate every Afghan citizen who is fleeing for their lives:

  Friends, In recent days, like so many others, I’ve watched the news in horror as the human tragedy in Afghanistan has escalated. I am heartbroken for the Afghan people and the countless Americans who have served during this decades-long conflict. I am all too familiar with what…

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  Team Ilhan · [email protected]

August 16, 2021 at 6:29 PM

Here’s the truth:

  Hey there — We’re reaching out one last time to ask: Will you chip in any amount to our campaign before tonight’s mid-quarter deadline? We’ll explain why this is so important in a moment. If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go throu…

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  Barbara Lee · [email protected]

August 15, 2021 at 10:04 PM

why I’m supporting Ilhan

  Friends, I’m Barbara Lee — Ilhan’s colleague in Congress and one of the House’s trailblazing and most trusted voices in the fight for bold, progressive change. In a moment, I’ll ask you to split a donation between our campaigns before the mid-quarter fundraising deadline. But f…

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  Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]

August 14, 2021 at 3:55 PM

transparency

  Team — We’re committed to being transparent with the people who power our movement — not corporate PACs or lobbyists, but people like you. Last quarter, we saw a surge in grassroots donations in May and June. The right wing launched dangerous attacks against Ilhan and our movem…

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  Team Ilhan · [email protected]

August 13, 2021 at 7:11 PM

arrested?!

  Washington Post: "Texas House speaker signs arrest warrants for Democrats who broke quorum over voting restrictions" You read that correctly, team — Texas House Democrats could be arrested for fighting for voting rights. It all started last month, when the Texas House Republica…

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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]

August 12, 2021 at 10:24 PM

Let’s be clear

  Team, The Senate has finally passed the bipartisan infrastructure bill. This was a huge step toward building the infrastructure this country needs — from fixing roads and bridges to creating good-paying union jobs. But let’s be clear: It’s not enough. We need a big, bold plan t…

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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]

August 9, 2021 at 10:20 PM

Sign on to support my Stop Arming Human Rights Abusers Act

  Friends, I am a survivor of war. I know firsthand the devastation and trauma it causes. That’s why I’m so dedicated to fighting for a world where no child has to live through war and no nation is destroyed by violence and greed. So I recently introduced the Stop Arming Human Ri…

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  Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]

August 8, 2021 at 10:26 PM

It worked!

  Team, Recently, the nationwide eviction moratorium expired, putting millions at risk of eviction during a pandemic. So Ilhan joined Congresswoman Cori Bush, activists, and more progressive members of Congress on the Capitol steps to organize for federal action. Our movement’s c…

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  Team Ilhan · [email protected]

August 6, 2021 at 9:22 PM

The right wing can’t handle the fact that a Black, Muslim woman is speaking truth to power in Congress.

  Team, Once again, AIPAC has launched an Islamophobic smear campaign against Ilhan and our movement — making disgusting, blatantly false associations between her and terrorism. Ilhan has always stood against human rights violations, and for peace and justice in the U.S. and arou…

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  Team Ilhan · [email protected]

August 5, 2021 at 3:12 PM

What could you do with up to $1,200 a month?

  Team, in the richest country in the world, no one should struggle to keep a roof over their head or put food on the table. One of the most effective ways to make sure people have the resources they need is to put money right in their pockets. That’s why Ilhan introduced the Sen…

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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]

August 5, 2021 at 12:06 AM

We lost

  I’ll be honest, team: Last night was tough for progressives. My friend Nina Turner ran a hard-fought campaign for Congress, and she lost to her establishment primary opponent after outside groups poured millions of dollars into the race to defeat her. Let’s be clear: Nina didn’…

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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]

August 2, 2021 at 5:58 PM

Nina Turner

  Team, I’m writing to you today to ask you to make a donation to my friend, Nina Turner. Nina is running in tomorrow’s Ohio special election primary for the 11th Congressional District. It’s so important to the future of our movement that we elect Nina and progressives up and do…

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  Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]

July 31, 2021 at 10:33 PM

concerning

  Team, we have one last request for you before you log off to enjoy the rest of the weekend: Ilhan is hard at work fighting for bold, necessary change like cancelling student debt, a bold infrastructure package, and defending human rights here in America and around the world. Bu…

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  Claire, Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]

July 30, 2021 at 3:02 PM

not on pace

  Hi team — Claire here, Ilhan’s campaign manager. Will you chip in any amount you can before our end-of-month deadline to power our work for progress? I’ll explain more in a moment. If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through imme…

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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]

July 29, 2021 at 10:24 PM

our broken campaign finance system

  Friends, Let’s be clear: My job as a Congresswoman is to turn your cries for justice and bold change into legislation that transforms lives and livelihoods for the better. What my job is not is to put the interests of corporations over those of working people and families. I’m …

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  Team Ilhan · [email protected]

July 28, 2021 at 10:01 PM

the “off” year

  The “off” year isn’t an off year for us, team. Ilhan’s next election being well over a year away doesn’t mean we’ve paused our campaign operation. In fact, we’re ramping up our organizing work. Right now, we’re knocking on doors across Minnesota’s Fifth District to help lay the…

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  Team Ilhan · [email protected]

July 26, 2021 at 11:20 PM

A bit of a slow-down

  We’ll be direct, team: We’ve hit a bit of a slow-down in our fundraising in recent days. But we still have time to get back on track and reach our goal of raising $65,000 before the end of the month. We’ll explain why meeting our goal is so important in a moment — but if you w…

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  Ilhan for Congress Store · [email protected]

July 24, 2021 at 3:06 PM

Union-made in the USA

Shop now >>   Team, Did you know that every single piece of merchandise in our campaign store is union-made in the United States? Plus, a ton of our store items bring attention to progressive policies our movement is fighting for — like Homes for All and canceling student de…

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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]

July 22, 2021 at 11:11 PM

A rise in anti-Muslim hate

  Content warning: This email contains references to obscene language and disturbing, violent incidents of Islamophobia and racism. Friends, Yesterday, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky of Illinois and I led our colleagues in calling on the State Department to create a Special Envo…

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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]

July 21, 2021 at 4:16 PM

Will you add your name to our grassroots supporter list?

  Team, I first ran for Congress because I know what it’s like to live paycheck to paycheck, and what it feels like to be unheard. I understand the struggles of the people in Minnesota’s Fifth District because I’ve experienced so many of them myself. I am a refugee who fled war a…

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  Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]

July 19, 2021 at 11:13 PM

Republicans will stop at nothing to unseat Ilhan

  Team, Last election cycle, Ilhan’s Trump-endorsed GOP challenger raised a record-breaking $12 million to try to unseat her. That was on top of the millions of dollars ultraconservative groups poured into her primary. Now, her very first Republican opponent has entered the race …

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  IlhanOmar.com · [email protected]

July 17, 2021 at 1:42 PM

We missed it

  Hi team — We hate to say it, but we missed our mid-month contribution goal yesterday. That’s a problem, because we need a strong grassroots team to: Power our organizing work so we can share our progressive message and lay the groundwork to build local progressive power and el…

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  Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]

July 16, 2021 at 5:24 PM

Closing the gap

  Hi team — Earlier this week, we reached out about our goal of bringing in 1,500 contributions before our mid-month deadline. With just hours to go, we’re still behind. But our grassroots supporters have just enough time to help us close the gap. Will you chip in any amount you …

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  Team Ilhan · [email protected]

July 14, 2021 at 10:12 PM

The power of our movement

  Team, to start off this new fundraising quarter strong, we set a goal of bringing in 1,500 contributions before Friday’s mid-month deadline. But as you can see, we’re still falling a bit short: The power of a grassroots movement lies not only in how much money we raise, but in…

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  Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]

July 12, 2021 at 11:23 PM

Nurse staffing shortages are a public health crisis. Speak out to help end it (petition)

Sign the petition:   Team, For years, nurses and patients alike have suffered from unsafe nurse-to-patient staffing ratios in healthcare facilities — a crisis only exacerbated by the pandemic. Staffing shortages not only overwork nurses and lead to more preventable medical errors …

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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]

July 9, 2021 at 6:08 PM

What we’re up to (photos inside)

  Hi team, I wanted to share a little bit about what our team has been up to lately. As you read through, remember that this movement is made possible through your support: Recently, we kicked off the door-knocking phase of our campaign’s deep canvassing program to lay the groun…

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  Team Ilhan · [email protected]

July 7, 2021 at 9:09 PM

🚨 ENDORSEMENT ALERT 🚨

You don’t want to miss this.   Team, we’re writing to share some exciting news: Democracy for America, a member-driven grassroots organization dedicated to powering progressive change, has been with Ilhan and our movement since day one. DFA knows that we won’t keep the House majo…

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  Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]

July 5, 2021 at 10:07 PM

the greatest threat to humanity

Sign the petition >>   Team, There’s no denying it: Climate change is the greatest threat to humanity. Our number one priority must be cutting carbon dioxide emissions to net-zero, and fast. That starts with addressing the largest source of carbon emissions in the U.S.: tran…

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  Team Ilhan · [email protected]

July 1, 2021 at 1:05 AM

one last ask

  Team, we have one last ask for you before our end-of-quarter deadline at midnight tonight: Ilhan will never let up in her fight for bold, necessary change like Homes for All, bold climate action, and defending human rights here in America and around the world. But if you've rea…

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  Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]

June 30, 2021 at 3:07 PM

midnight

  Here’s the deal — Our end-of-quarter deadline is just hours away, and we’re still $13,492 away from meeting our goal. In a moment we’re going to ask you to chip in to help close the gap, but first, let us take just a minute to share why your donation matters so much: Our campai…

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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]

June 29, 2021 at 9:07 PM

Let’s be clear

  Let’s be clear: Democrats now have control of the House, the Senate, and the White House. Democrats have a mandate from the American people to bring about bold, transformative change. Democrats have what may be a once-in-a-generation opportunity to deliver on that mandate. We c…

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  Team Ilhan · [email protected]

June 28, 2021 at 8:35 PM

re: the GOP’s attacks

  When it comes to trying to stop Ilhan and our movement for progress, there’s no length House Republicans won’t go to. Just today, House Republicans attacked Ilhan for evoking the Constitution. Ilhan simply did her job after the U.S. launched air strikes near the Iraq-Syria bord…

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  Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]

June 27, 2021 at 11:08 PM

Ilhan asked us to reach out to you, friend

  Team — As we’ve gotten closer to our quarterly deadline, our fundraising has slowed down more each week. Take a look for yourself: Look, fundraising stalls happen — especially in the summer months when folks are logging off more. But it’s really important that we get back on t…

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  Team Ilhan · [email protected]

June 26, 2021 at 2:18 PM

the problem

  Here's the deal, team: We’re less than a week away from our public reporting deadline, and our fundraising isn’t where it needs to be. In a moment, we’ll explain why meeting our quarterly goal is so important. But if you want to help us catch up now, chip in any amount here: If…

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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]

June 26, 2021 at 12:09 AM

George Floyd

  Friends, Today, the police officer who murdered George Floyd was sentenced to prison. It is the first time in Minnesota history that a white police officer is being imprisoned for murdering a Black man. Many in our community are breathing a sigh of relief — while at the same ti…

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  Team Ilhan · [email protected]

June 22, 2021 at 8:59 PM

Add your name to become a citizen co-sponsor of the Rent and Mortgage Cancellation Act

Congress must cancel rent and mortgage payments NOW.   Team, In a matter of days, 8 million Americans could be forced to choose between making tens of thousands of dollars in back rent and mortgage payments or risk being evicted and pushed out onto the street. During a pandemic. E…

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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]

June 22, 2021 at 12:03 AM

not going anywhere.

  Every day, I wake up to attacks and violent threats. On social media, from my Republican colleagues, and from far-right media outlets that would rather paint me as a villain than actually listen to what I have to say. Over the past week, I’ve faced even more bad-faith attacks …

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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]

June 19, 2021 at 5:42 PM

re: Juneteenth

  156 years ago today, Black southerners in Galveston, Texas, finally learned the news of their freedom from enslavement — nearly two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed — now known as Juneteenth. Earlier this week, I proudly voted in Congress to make…

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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]

June 18, 2021 at 2:22 PM

not going anywhere

  Every day, I wake up to attacks and violent threats. On social media, from my Republican colleagues, and from far-right media outlets that would rather paint me as a villain than actually listen to what I have to say. Over the past week, I’ve faced even more bad-faith attacks …

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  Team Ilhan · [email protected]

June 17, 2021 at 7:10 PM

the GOP’s threat.

We must fight back.   Team, Republican Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy recently went on Fox News and demanded Ilhan be removed from the Foreign Affairs Committee. Even worse, he vowed to remove Ilhan from the committee if Republicans take back the House in 2022 — which is dangerous…

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  Team Ilhan · [email protected]

June 16, 2021 at 2:09 PM

new attacks.

  Team, A group of House Republicans just introduced a resolution to censure Ilhan and her colleagues in the Squad. Let's be clear: This resolution is rooted in racism, xenophobia, and anti-Muslim bigotry. It’s all part of Republicans’ strategy to silence Ilhan and unseat her and…

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  Team Ilhan · [email protected]

June 15, 2021 at 4:28 PM

We can’t let the GOP win

We must fight back.   Team, Republican Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy just went on Fox News and demanded Ilhan be removed from the Foreign Affairs Committee. Even worse, he vowed to remove Ilhan from the committee if Republicans take back the House in 2022 — which is dangerously c…

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  Team Ilhan · [email protected]

June 14, 2021 at 5:41 PM

new attacks

  Team, A group of House Republicans just introduced a resolution to censure Ilhan and her colleagues in the Squad. Let's be clear: This resolution is rooted in racism, xenophobia, and anti-Muslim bigotry. It’s all part of Republicans’ strategy to silence Ilhan and unseat her and…

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  Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]

June 13, 2021 at 5:20 PM

Have you seen the news lately?

  MSNBC: "Ilhan Omar was right" Have you seen the news lately? Ilhan was attacked for correctly stating that war crimes allegations deserve to be investigated. Now, Republicans are sowing even more division and are attempting to silence Ilhan in a way we haven’t seen before. But …

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