Team Ilhan · [email protected]

May 4, 2022 at 7:02 PM

Roe v. Wade

We can’t let up.   Let’s be clear, team: While abortion is still legal on the federal level, this week a Supreme Court draft decision leaked fully overturning Roe v. Wade and putting the lives of pregnant people — especially Black, Brown, and Indigenous folks — across the country …

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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]

May 2, 2022 at 12:01 AM

Eid Mubarak!

  Eid Mubarak, friends! If you observe Ramadan, I hope you and your family and loved ones found time to reflect and find peace. Every year, I look back on the past year and resolve to make changes in the coming one. After weeks of praying, fasting, and reflecting, I feel renewed …

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  Team Ilhan · [email protected]

April 30, 2022 at 9:05 PM

We have our work cut out for us

  We're falling 207 contributions short of our April fundraising goal with just hours to go — can you chip in any amount to help close the gap and keep Ilhan in Congress where she belongs? We’ll explain more on why this is so important in just a moment. Between being outraised by…

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  Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]

April 29, 2022 at 11:51 PM

re: the latest attacks from AIPAC

  Right-wing group AIPAC just resurfaced Islamophobic attack ads against Ilhan, team — during Ramadan of all times. AIPAC is running another ad campaign falsely associating Ilhan with terrorism — all because they are threatened by her years of work speaking out against human righ…

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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]

April 28, 2022 at 8:56 PM

re: our victory toward canceling student loan debt

  Huge news, team — President Biden just announced that he’s seriously considering taking action to cancel some student loan debt in the coming weeks! This didn’t happen overnight. This is what happens when people show up every day for years to organize and demand change. This is…

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  Team Ilhan · [email protected]

April 27, 2022 at 3:17 PM

Catching up

  Team — we’re just a few days away from our April fundraising deadline, and unfortunately, we’re still not on track to meet our 3,000-contribution goal. In order to catch up, we need everyone on board, from longtime supporters, to people like you willing to give their very first…

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  Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]

April 25, 2022 at 11:36 PM

as of 4 p.m. CT:

  Team, let’s take a look back at what we were up against in 2020, when Republican mega-donors lined up behind our corporate-backed primary challenger to unseat Ilhan at any cost: We organized and — despite our opponent’s huge fundraising haul — we won. That’s the power of a gra…

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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]

April 24, 2022 at 9:01 PM

Our broken campaign finance system

  Friends, 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. My job is not to put the interests of corporations over those of working people and families. Far too many of my colleague…

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  Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]

April 23, 2022 at 8:10 PM

Before you log off

  Team, Before you log off to enjoy your Saturday, we’re asking you to chip in $5 — the amount grassroots supporters like you give the most often — or more. Here’s why: We just learned that our conservative primary opponent outraised us significantly last quarter, leaving us vul…

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  Team Ilhan · [email protected]

April 20, 2022 at 4:55 PM

Legalizing marijuana is a human rights issue

  Today may be 4/20, team, but Ilhan has fought all year long to legalize marijuana and expunge records of cannabis-related offenses. That’s because she knows legalizing marijuana not only helps people suffering with a number of medical conditions and boosts state economies — it’…

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  Team Ilhan · [email protected]

April 18, 2022 at 4:54 PM

FWD: BREAKING: Our conservative primary opponent outraised us.

  We wanted to make sure you saw the bad news — our campaign was outraised by Ilhan’s conservative primary opponent, and we need to make up ground quickly. Our 48-hour fundraising deadline is about to expire, and we’re counting on you to chip in so we have the resources to organiz…

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  Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]

April 16, 2022 at 5:59 PM

BREAKING: Our conservative primary opponent outraised us

  We have concerning news, team: Ilhan’s conservative primary opponent just made his fundraising numbers public, and his campaign outraised us last quarter. That means our opponent officially has the resources to launch bad-faith attack ads against Ilhan and our movement, and our…

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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]

April 15, 2022 at 9:06 PM

before the clock strikes midnight

  Friends, we’re just hours away from our mid-month deadline, and it’s deeply important we reach our goal of bringing in 2,000 individual contributions before midnight. Here’s why: Last cycle, our campaign was up against millions of dollars in spending from right-wing groups desp…

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  Team Ilhan · [email protected]

April 14, 2022 at 10:05 PM

We’ll be honest

  We'll be honest, team — we’ve seen a significant slowdown in our fundraising so far this month. At this point in March, we brought in 523 more donations than we have so far in April. That’s concerning, because the primary is right around the corner and we need even more resourc…

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  Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]

April 13, 2022 at 9:46 PM

any day now

  Friends, we’re only a few months away from our competitive primary — and any day now, we’ll know how much our conservative primary opponent has raised against us so far. Republicans’ best bet at unseating Ilhan is defeating her in the primary. So last cycle, right-wing groups p…

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  Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]

April 8, 2022 at 4:02 PM

[Add your name] Decriminalize cannabis nationwide

And expunge nonviolent federal marijuana convictions.   Friends, The War on Drugs has wreaked havoc on our communities for decades, ruining Black lives with nonviolent marjuana convictions. Black people are nearly four times as likely to be arrested for marijuana possession than w…

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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]

April 4, 2022 at 9:01 PM

Cancel student debt

  Team, I know what it’s like to struggle with student debt, and I find it unconscionable that 43 million people are burdened with it in the richest country in the world. That’s why I recently met with President Biden, alongside my fellow members of the Congressional Progressive …

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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]

April 3, 2022 at 12:01 AM

Ramadan Mubarak

  Friends, To me, Ramadan means fasting and prayer. Charity and forgiveness. Reflection and renewal. I look forward to taking stock of each and every blessing I have received, and reflecting on how I can make the world a brighter place for everyone through service and leadership.…

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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]

March 31, 2022 at 11:03 PM

one last time

  I’m reaching out one last time before tonight’s big end-of-quarter deadline — my team just told me we’re still $2,037 short of our $200,000 goal, and we’re counting on grassroots supporters like you to close the gap. Friends, we’ve overcome so much together — from right-wing Re…

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  Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]

March 31, 2022 at 3:03 PM

So close

Only 3% remaining.   Team, we’re so close to reaching our fundraising goal before tonight’s midnight deadline — take a look for yourself: Ilhan is working hard to pass our progressive agenda, from introducing Homes for All to guarantee housing as a human right, to making sure bil…

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  AOC, Ilhan, Rashida & Ayanna · [email protected]

March 30, 2022 at 10:01 PM

A message for you, from all of us

We’ve added you to the group chat because we’ve got some very exciting news.                           Hey, it’s Ayanna, AOC, Ilhan, and Rashida! Ayanna We’ve added you to the group chat because we’ve got some very exciting news! Rashida We’ve officially endorsed one another …

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  Team Ilhan · [email protected]

March 30, 2022 at 4:17 PM

Joe Manchin is at it again

  FIRST, Joe Manchin dealt a fatal blow to the Build Back Better Act, denying workers and families an expanded Child Tax Credit, Medicare expansion, child care and long-term senior care, bold climate action, and more. THEN, Big Pharma and Big Oil, corporate executives, and Trump …

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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]

March 29, 2022 at 6:01 PM

10 minutes

  Friends — I have 10 free minutes today in between meetings, so I wanted to take some time to share why I came to Congress in the first place — and why it’s so important that our movement has the support to stay in Congress to continue our work for progress. I was born in Somali…

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  IlhanOmar.com · [email protected]

March 28, 2022 at 10:26 PM

cash on hand

Ilhan is counting on your support before our big deadline.   Here's the truth, team — our cash on hand is not where it needs to be at this point in the quarter. “Cash on hand” is campaign speak for the amount we have left in the bank after investing in our organizing efforts, digi…

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  Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]

March 27, 2022 at 10:44 PM

falling short

  Team — Ilhan has been hard at work advancing our progressive movement in Congress: passing the CROWN Act and re-introducing her Homes for All Act to guarantee housing as a human right; bringing in $17 million to Minnesota’s Fifth Congressional District to fund community project…

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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]

March 26, 2022 at 3:46 PM

people > corporations

  Friends, I will always put people first, never corporate interests. Here’s what it means to me to run a people-first campaign: I’m not a status quo candidate — I’m a refugee and first-generation college student who got a real shot at the American Dream, and I’m working to stop…

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  Team Ilhan · [email protected]

March 25, 2022 at 8:23 PM

Clarence Thomas must be impeached

Brand-new evidence reveals blatant corruption.   Team, brand-new evidence reveals that Ginni Thomas, a GOP operative and Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’ wife, repeatedly urged Donald Trump’s Chief of Staff, Mark Meadows, to overturn the 2020 election. That fact alone is bad…

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  Team Ilhan · [email protected]

March 25, 2022 at 12:53 AM

one week

  Here’s what we’re up against, team — our FEC deadline is in just one week, and our fundraising numbers will go public for the first time since Ilhan launched her re-election campaign and a new corporate-backed challenger jumped into the race. Back in 2020, Republicans poured mi…

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  Jamaal Bowman · [email protected]

March 21, 2022 at 9:12 PM

It’s not often that people like me are elected to Congress.

I am running for re-election in New York’s 16th Congressional district with the goal to continue shaking up the status-quo and fighting for the progressive values we deserve.   It’s official. I’m running for re-election to represent New York’s 16th Congressional District in the Ho…

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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]

March 17, 2022 at 4:37 PM

re: the CROWN Act

  Friends, Yesterday, I proudly presided as Speaker during the House debate of the Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (CROWN) Act — legislation that would finally ban race-based hair discrimination in the United States. I’m leading this bill with Congresswomen …

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  Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]

March 15, 2022 at 9:02 PM

Here’s the deal

  Here's the deal, team — our campaign is just a few weeks away from making our fundraising numbers public for the first time since Ilhan’s conservative Democrat opponent jumped into our primary — so it’s critical that we report strong grassroots support and prove that our moveme…

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  IlhanOmar.Com · [email protected]

March 14, 2022 at 10:27 PM

$5

$5 is the contribution supporters like you give most often.   $5 — that’s the amount our supporters chip in the most often, team. That’s not the kind of donation you get from a corporate PAC or a mega-donor — it’s a grassroots donation that people like you give to emails like this…

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  Adam, Team Ilhan · [email protected]

March 11, 2022 at 7:27 PM

re: Ilhan’s competitive primary

Can you help Ilhan prepare for the tough fights ahead?   Team, we set a goal earlier in the week to raise 1,000 contributions to respond to Ilhan’s new primary opponent jumping into the race — and with just hours to go until our deadline, we’re still 107 donations short. Here’s wh…

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  Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]

March 10, 2022 at 4:05 PM

Did you see this?

We need to prepare to fight back against any attacks from our new primary challenger.   Friends, we wanted to make sure you saw our message yesterday — a conservative Democrat just jumped into our primary to try to unseat Ilhan and roll back our progress — and if 2020 was any indic…

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  Team Ilhan · [email protected]

March 9, 2022 at 4:01 PM

BREAKING: We have a new primary challenger

We need to prepare to fight back against any attacks from our new primary challenger.   Team — A conservative Democrat just announced he’s running against Ilhan — kicking off what’s bound to be an expensive primary battle. Back in 2020, our primary challenger and ultraconservative…

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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]

March 8, 2022 at 4:09 PM

Today marks 27 years since my family arrived in America

  Friends — Today marks 27 years since my family arrived in America — a land of democracy and opportunity. I was a refugee, a young girl who fled civil war in Somalia and found refuge in Kenya at a camp with no running water. We arrived at the same airport where I later flew into…

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  Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]

March 6, 2022 at 9:02 PM

$3

Will you donate $3 to help defeat our 3 challengers?   Team, Ilhan has always fought for a more just, peaceful country and world — speaking truth to power and organizing for bold, progressive change. She’s a threat to the status quo — that is, the Republicans, conservative Democra…

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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]

March 3, 2022 at 10:37 PM

re: the Amir Locke End Deadly No-Knock Warrants Act

Will you become a citizen co-sponsor?   Friends, No-knock warrants often have severe and deadly consequences — resulting in property damage, trauma, and death. Last month, we saw those consequences with the tragic murder of Amir Locke — who was not the subject of the warrant — at …

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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]

March 1, 2022 at 12:04 AM

I’ll be brief

  Team, I’ll be brief: We're just hours away from our February fundraising deadline, and my team says that we're still 97 contributions short of our end-of-month goal. We simply can’t afford to lose our progressive momentum now. Not when so much is at stake in the coming election…

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  IlhanOmar.Com · [email protected]

February 28, 2022 at 7:05 PM

What can we say?

  What can we say to convince you to donate $5 before our end-of-month deadline tonight? What if we told you that grassroots support was the reason Ilhan won re-election in 2020 — despite ultraconservative donors pouring millions of dollars into Minnesota’s Fifth District? Perhap…

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  Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]

February 27, 2022 at 11:27 PM

So close

  Tomorrow marks our first end-of-month deadline since Ilhan announced her re-election campaign — and we’re counting on this grassroots movement to keep up this momentum and bring in 4,000 individual donations to power our work. Take a look at our progress: We’re so close to mee…

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  IlhanOmar.Com · [email protected]

February 26, 2022 at 6:38 PM

What can we say?

  What can we say to convince you to donate $5 before our end-of-month deadline? What if we told you that grassroots support was the reason Ilhan won re-election in 2020 — despite ultraconservative donors pouring millions of dollars into Minnesota’s Fifth District? Perhaps it wou…

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  IlhanOmar.Com · [email protected]

February 25, 2022 at 4:55 PM

We still have a ways to go

  Team — In the hours since Ilhan reached out to you yesterday, this grassroots movement has stepped up and chipped in to get us closer to meeting our end-of-month goal: We still have a ways to go, and it’s critical that we meet our fundraising goal. Here’s why: We’re up agains…

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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]

February 24, 2022 at 10:03 PM

picking up the pace

  Team — Now more than ever, we must fight for our shared vision of an America that gives everyone an opportunity to thrive. An America where it’s normal for someone like me, a refugee and a first-generation college student, to have a seat at the decision-making table — to shine …

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  Team Ilhan · [email protected]

February 23, 2022 at 5:18 PM

We have a new Republican challenger

  It was only a matter of time, team — another Republican just jumped into our race, and he didn’t miss the opportunity to attack Ilhan in his launch video. This is only a preview of what’s to come — in 2020, Ilhan’s Republican challenger raised $12 million to try to unseat her i…

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  Team Ilhan · [email protected]

February 22, 2022 at 8:04 PM

BREAKING: We have a new Republican challenger

  It was only a matter of time, team — another Republican just jumped into our race, and he didn’t miss the opportunity to attack Ilhan in his launch video. This is only a preview of what’s to come — in 2020, Ilhan’s Republican challenger raised $12 million to try to unseat her i…

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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]

February 18, 2022 at 8:04 PM

Add your name to support the right to organize

Sign my petition >>   Team — Unions put power where it belongs: in the hands of workers. Every single worker deserves to have a dignified, safe workplace, and unions play a huge role in making that kind of workplace a reality. As a former union member, I’ve seen firsthand th…

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  Team Ilhan · [email protected]

February 15, 2022 at 10:05 PM

midnight

This is your last chance to become a Founding Donor of Ilhan’s re-election campaign.   Team, Every day, Ilhan fights against corporate interests — like Big Pharma and the fossil fuel industry — that value profit over improving families’ lives and livelihoods. That’s why Ilhan will…

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  Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]

February 13, 2022 at 6:28 PM

Will you become a Founding Donor?

  Team, here’s why becoming a Founding Donor to Ilhan’s re-election campaign is so important: We need Ilhan’s voice in Congress. Every day, she fights for a more equitable, peaceful world — from working to cancel student debt and pass Medicare for All, to standing up for human r…

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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]

February 12, 2022 at 6:30 PM

Upwards of $20 million

  Team — Upwards of $20 million. That’s how much my opponents and ultraconservative donors poured into Minnesota’s Fifth District last cycle. That huge amount of spending wasn’t just about attempting to unseat me — it was also about trying to silence our movement. All their effor…

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