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Ilhan Omar

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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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  Team Ilhan · [email protected]
June 12, 2021 at 3:16 PM

re: attacks.

  As a Black Muslim woman, Ilhan receives death threats every day because of the outrageous lies spewed by far-right Republicans. In fact, right now Republicans in Congress are planning to silence Ilhan because they’re afraid of her advocacy on behalf of marginalized people ever…
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  Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]
June 11, 2021 at 8:02 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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  Team Ilhan · [email protected]
June 10, 2021 at 11:51 PM

re: attacks

  As a Black Muslim woman, Ilhan receives death threats every day because of the outrageous lies spewed by far-right Republicans. In fact, right now Republicans in Congress are planning to silence Ilhan because they’re afraid of her advocacy on behalf of marginalized people ever…
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  Team Ilhan · [email protected]
June 10, 2021 at 12:27 AM

re: GOP attacks

  Team, Ilhan is an immigrant, a refugee, a survivor of war, and a member of Congress. As a Member of Congress, it’s her job to conduct federal oversight, follow the facts, ask questions of the executive branch, and work to make sure the public understands what’s happening in the…
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  Team Ilhan · [email protected]
June 8, 2021 at 5:03 PM

Add your name: The Senate must act to protect our democracy

We must protect the right to vote from the GOP’s restrictive voting laws.   Here’s the deal: Our democracy thrives when more people participate, not less. That’s why Ilhan fought to help pass the For the People Act in the House — sweeping election reform legislation that would not…
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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]
June 5, 2021 at 2:30 PM

We must do more when lives are on the line

This is a long email, but I hope you’ll read every word.   Friends, Recently we celebrated Africa Day — commemorating the founding of what is now known as the African Union. As the only African-born Member serving in Congress, Africa Day serves as a reminder of my commitment to fi…
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  Team Ilhan · [email protected]
June 4, 2021 at 12:07 AM

We must put this hateful law in the dustbin of history (petition)

Add your name:   Team — No one should be banned from the United States based solely on their religion. While Joe Biden repealed Trump’s hateful Muslim ban, the law that allowed him to institute this bigoted policy is still on the books. The law that makes this possible — the Alien…
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  Team Ilhan · [email protected]
June 2, 2021 at 9:20 PM

Just saying thank you

Thanks for believing in bold, transformative change.   Team, Thanks to you, our grassroots campaign is able to run on all cylinders — even during an “off year.” Thank you for your support. Our campaign is about more than one candidate. It’s a movement grounded in the goal of build…
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  Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]
May 31, 2021 at 3:17 PM

one last request

  Team, we have one last request for you before you log off to enjoy the rest of the holiday weekend: Ilhan is hard at work fighting for bold, necessary change like cancelling student debt, legalizing cannabis nationwide, and defending human rights here in America and around the …
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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]
May 30, 2021 at 10:48 PM

Let’s be clear

(big deadline)   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 …
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  Team Ilhan · [email protected]
May 29, 2021 at 4:17 PM

before you log off, friend

  Team, We know a lot of people are ready to log off for the weekend, so we’ll make this email about why you should chip in toward our end-of-month goal a quick one: Our campaign team is hiring new canvassers and recruiting volunteers to share our progressive message and lay the…
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  IlhanOmar.com · [email protected]
May 28, 2021 at 10:06 PM

The GOP is the party of white nationalists and Donald Trump

  Team, Earlier today, the Republican Senate minority took advantage of antiquated Senate rules to filibuster and block a critical investigation into white nationalists’ deadly insurrection on our Capitol on January 6th. This comes just days after Ilhan and her colleagues in the …
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  Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]
May 27, 2021 at 11:28 PM

hate to say it

(bad news)   Team, When Ilhan faced vicious, bad-faith attacks from extremist Republicans like Marjorie Taylor Greene, Ted Cruz, and even Donald Trump, this grassroots team stepped up — pouring in donations to help fight back and support Ilhan and our movement’s work to build a mo…
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  Team Ilhan · [email protected]
May 26, 2021 at 11:03 PM

The far right is not letting up

We need your help.   The far-right’s attacks against Ilhan and our movement are not letting up, team. Just today, radical Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene unleashed a storm of tweets associating Ilhan and the Squad with terrorism — on top of a flurry of recent attacks from D…
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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]
May 25, 2021 at 9:35 PM

One year ago today (George Floyd)

We have yet to see true justice.   Friends, George Floyd should be alive today. He was murdered by a Minneapolis police officer who took an oath to protect and serve — and instead put his knee on his neck for nine minutes and 29 seconds, taking his life and robbing his children of…
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  Team Ilhan · [email protected]
May 21, 2021 at 4:02 PM

Can we send you a limited-edition Cancel Student Debt sticker?

Where should we send your sticker?   Team — every day, Ilhan is fighting for a more just and equitable country for everyone — from speaking out for human rights in the United States and abroad, to making strides toward securing Medicare for All and cancellation of student debt. Il…
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  Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]
May 21, 2021 at 1:24 AM

Add your name: The U.S. must hold Israel’s government accountable

  Friend, add your name next to Ilhan’s to demand that the United States hold Israel’s government accountable: ADD YOUR NAME Over the past several days you have spoken truth to power alongside Ilhan — demanding that Israel’s far-right ethnonationalist leader Benjamin Netany…
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  Team Ilhan · [email protected]
May 19, 2021 at 12:36 AM

re: attacks from Marjorie Taylor Greene and AIPAC

The Islamophobic tropes must stop.   Friends, AIPAC and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene have launched an Islamophobic smear campaign against Ilhan — falsely associating her with terrorism because she’s condemning human rights abuses against Palestinians and, frankly, because she’s a M…
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  Team Ilhan · [email protected]
May 18, 2021 at 3:07 PM

The violence in Israel and the Gaza Strip must stop (petition)

We must stand for human rights.   Team, The United States government cannot stand idly by as the horrific, escalating violence in Israel and the Gaza Strip continues. We must definitively stand for human rights before more Palestinian and Israeli lives are lost. The government ann…
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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]
May 15, 2021 at 12:11 AM

Standing for our common humanity

  Content warning: This email contains descriptions of war and violence. Team, Yesterday was Eid, the final day of Ramadan and one of the most joyous days in the Muslim calendar. I would have loved to spend the day with my family — but I owed it to the families whose children w…
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  Team Ilhan · [email protected]
May 12, 2021 at 11:58 PM

Marjorie Taylor Greene is putting Ilhan in danger

We must fight back.   Friends, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is renewing her unfounded calls to expel Ilhan from Congress — posting a storm of false and Islamophobic tweets targeting Ilhan. Let’s be clear: By making these vile claims, Marjorie Taylor Greene is inciting her followers…
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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]
May 12, 2021 at 12:26 AM

Donald Trump is attacking me for speaking out for human rights

Trump piled on to Ted Cruz, Lauren Boebert, and Stephen Miller’s attacks.   Friends, Just hours after his fellow radical Republicans attacked me, white supremacist president Donald Trump called me “crazed anti-American Rep. Ilhan Omar” for speaking out about human rights abuses aga…
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  Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]
May 11, 2021 at 7:10 PM

re: vicious attacks from Ted Cruz, Lauren Boebert, and Stephen Miller

Ilhan will always speak out for human rights.   Team, Ted Cruz, Lauren Boebert, and Stephen Miller have all viciously attacked Ilhan to their millions of Twitter followers — because she unapologetically spoke out for human rights. These radical right-wingers are angry at Ilhan for…
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  Team Ilhan · [email protected]
May 11, 2021 at 12:28 AM

Sign your name: Abolish the filibuster!

It’s the filibuster, or our democracy.   It’s past time to abolish the filibuster, friends. Democrats may have a majority in the U.S. Senate, but thanks to the filibuster, dozens of bold, progressive bills passed by the House still remain in limbo. To make matters worse, Mitch McC…
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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]
May 7, 2021 at 6:37 PM

Add your name to support the Universal School Meals Program Act

Counting on you to add your name:   Friends, No child should go hungry in one of the richest countries in the world. It’s unconscionable that we give out tax breaks to millionaires and billionaires — yet the only time we’re willing to make hot school meals universal is during a pa…
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  Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]
May 5, 2021 at 6:20 PM

re: the racist attack from Fox News

Please help us fight back.   Friends, Ilhan fights every day for a more just and equitable America that lives up to our values. But a Fox News host just launched an overtly racist attack against Ilhan — falsely claiming that refugees like her should “assimilate” and that she’s mak…
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  Team Ilhan · [email protected]
May 4, 2021 at 11:57 PM

Waiting for your signature: Congress must criminalize police violence against protesters

It’s past time to take action.   Friends, In the year since George Floyd’s murder, millions of protesters have spoken out to demand that our country transform our justice system and protect Black and Brown lives. Yet we’ve read story after story and seen video after video of polic…
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  Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]
April 30, 2021 at 11:24 PM

Not looking good

We’re in a tough spot.   We’ll be honest, team — our campaign’s cash on hand is not where it needs to be. That puts us in a tough spot. Having plenty of cash on hand ensures we can invest in a strong organizing infrastructure and put it back into our local communities in Minnesota…
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