Representative Ilhan Omar · [email protected]

September 16, 2022 at 7:38 PM

September 2022: Standing with Nurses

This week, nearly 15,000 nurses across Minnesota went on strike to call for better working ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  …

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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]

September 15, 2022 at 11:14 PM

One quick question for you

This will only take a minute.   I have just one quick question for you before my campaign’s mid-month deadline tonight, friends: Can you pitch in a donation of any amount before midnight to send me and our progressive movement back to Congress? If you've saved your payment informa…

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  Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]

September 15, 2022 at 3:42 PM

We have time to get back on track

Counting on your support to close the gap.   Team — When Ilhan faced a flood of last-minute spending from a conservative super PAC supporting her primary opponent, this grassroots team stepped up with a surge of donations. Your support is the reason she overcame their attacks and …

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  Team Ilhan · [email protected]

September 15, 2022 at 12:33 AM

post-primary lull

This is not the news we wanted to share today.   We’ll be honest: Our fundraising has hit a post-primary lull. That’s concerning, team. We’re only a few weeks away from our final quarterly filing deadline of the election — when all of our fundraising numbers will go public. That m…

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  Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]

September 13, 2022 at 3:52 PM

4 quick facts

The 411 on Ilhan’s race in MN-05:   Here are 4 quick facts you should know about Ilhan’s race in MN-05, team: Ilhan’s opponents, Republican mega-donors, and conservative super PACs have already spent more than $4 million to try to unseat her this election cycle — and the spending…

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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]

September 8, 2022 at 3:40 PM

$2

Election Day is right around the corner.   Election Day is exactly 2 months from today, team. But Minnesota voters will start casting their ballots in just a few weeks — so we don’t have a moment to waste. We’re knocking on doors, hitting the phones, and planning get-out-the-vote …

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  Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]

September 7, 2022 at 10:48 PM

Our fundraising numbers have dipped

Will you help us catch up?   We’re reaching out with an important campaign update, team: Our fundraising numbers have dipped since the long weekend, and it’s critical that we catch up in this final stretch. We’re knocking on doors across Minnesota’s Fifth District to get out the v…

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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]

September 5, 2022 at 11:50 PM

I’m reflecting on the impact of unions this Labor Day.

Labor unions have been the driving force for all positive change for workers.   Labor unions have been the driving force for all positive change for workers, friends. Right now, we are seeing the biggest resurgence of progressive organizing and movement building in decades. As a f…

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  Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]

September 3, 2022 at 7:06 PM

What are your priorities right now?

Please take a few minutes to fill out our General Election Priorities Survey >>   What are your priorities right now, team? Every day, Ilhan is working to advance our shared progressive values in Congress. Back in January, you all shared that taking on climate change and pas…

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  Representative Ilhan Omar · [email protected]

September 2, 2022 at 8:07 PM

September 2022: Student Debt Cancellation

Last week, President Biden made an executive order to cancel up to $20,000 in student loan debt. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …

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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]

August 31, 2022 at 11:12 PM

before midnight

  Friends, I’m reaching out one more time before our August fundraising deadline expires at midnight — my team told me we’re $3,037 short of our goal, but thankfully we have just enough time to close the gap. We've overcome so much together — from far-right Republicans’ hateful s…

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  Team Ilhan · [email protected]

August 31, 2022 at 3:59 PM

We’ll be honest...

We need to make up ground.   We’ll be honest, team: We have a lot of ground to make up before tonight’s fundraising deadline: After defeating our conservative primary opponent by just 2 points, we can’t leave anything to chance. We need to build a strong foundation of resources i…

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  Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]

August 30, 2022 at 11:02 PM

We hope we can convince you...

Your contribution today would make a big difference.   What can we say to convince you to donate $5 before our August fundraising deadline expires? What if we told you that grassroots support was the reason Ilhan won her primary earlier this month — giving us the resources to over…

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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]

August 28, 2022 at 11:10 PM

Why I reject all corporate PAC donations:

Can you help power our movement by chipping in ahead of our end-of-month fundraising deadline?   Friends, Over the years, I’ve held jobs that your typical member of Congress hasn’t — like a cashier, a nutrition educator, an organizer, and more. I’m fluent in many of the struggles …

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  Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]

August 27, 2022 at 11:20 PM

running on all cylinders

Your support will make all the difference.   Here’s the deal, team — After a narrower than expected primary win, we need to run on all cylinders ahead of the general election and prove to everyone from the pundits to our far-right Republican opponent that our progressive movement …

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  Team Ilhan · [email protected]

August 27, 2022 at 12:51 AM

What “grassroots” really means to us

Our end-of-month deadline is coming up.   Team — When we use words like “grassroots” and “small dollar” to describe our movement, we mean it. We don’t rely on donations of $2,900 (the maximum amount a donor can give a federal campaign). Ilhan would rather work hard to get thousand…

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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]

August 24, 2022 at 9:19 PM

huge victory

  Friends, Today, President Biden announced plans to cancel student loan debt for borrowers who earn less than $125,000 a year — including canceling $10,000 for most borrowers and $20,000 for Pell grant recipients, capping undergraduate loan repayment at 5% of monthly income, can…

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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]

August 24, 2022 at 12:48 AM

The future of our party

  Friends, Over the weekend, I spoke at Netroots Nation, a huge progressive gathering where I shared our movement’s wins and how we can build on our progress together. We are seeing the biggest resurgence of progressive organizing and movement building in our lifetimes. Young pe…

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  Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]

August 20, 2022 at 8:02 PM

FWD: Are you standing with us?

Will you add your name to show your support?   EMAIL: [email protected] COMMUNITY SUPPORTER STATUS: PENDING ADD YOUR NAME We wanted to make sure you saw Ilhan’s message, team — We’ve seen so much momentum around our community supporter list that we’ve set a …

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  Representative Ilhan Omar · [email protected]

August 19, 2022 at 8:59 PM

August 2022: The Inflation Reduction Act Signed into Law

Last week, the House passed the Inflation Reduction Act. This legislation was signed into law by‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…

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  Team Ilhan · [email protected]

August 17, 2022 at 10:02 PM

You may have noticed...

We’re picking up the pace.   Hey there, you may have noticed that we haven’t sent many fundraising emails the past few days. We know we sent you a ton ahead of Ilhan’s primary, and we thought you could use a break. But we’re picking up the pace today to stay on track in our quarte…

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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]

August 16, 2022 at 7:35 PM

Are you standing with us?

I hope you’ll add your name to our list of progressive supporters.   Friends, Six years ago, when I ran to serve in the Minnesota House of Representatives, nobody thought it was possible that a Muslim, immigrant, refugee, Black, hijabi woman could win, especially against a 44-year…

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  Team Ilhan · [email protected]

August 11, 2022 at 11:40 PM

concerning

When you push power, power pushes back.   We have concerning news, team: Just hours after Ilhan won her primary, her conservative opponent’s campaign confirmed that he hasn’t ruled out a rematch in 2024. We already know he’ll have the full backing of right-wing groups and billiona…

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  Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]

August 10, 2022 at 11:33 PM

FWD: We won.

In case you missed Ilhan’s message…   We’re reaching out to make sure you saw Ilhan’s message from earlier today — we won our primary last night! Republicans and conservative Democrats worked in lockstep to unseat Ilhan, spending millions of dollars to try to silence our …

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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]

August 10, 2022 at 2:50 PM

We won

From the bottom of my heart, thank you.   It’s official, team: We won our primary! And it’s all thanks to you. Since I was first elected, the status quo has tried to silence our movement with the help of Republican super PACs and billionaires. But we’ve come together once again to…

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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]

August 9, 2022 at 9:01 PM

Before the polls close tonight

It all comes down to tonight.   Team — In the final days of our primary, right-wing groups have rushed in to support my conservative opponent in a last-minute attempt to silence our movement. A super PAC funded by wealthy, corporate donors even put six figures behind a TV ad buy t…

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  Team Ilhan · [email protected]

August 9, 2022 at 1:35 PM

We’re counting on a surge of donations

Today is the day, and we need your support.   We’ll make this quick, team: Ilhan’s primary is today, and we need to reach as many voters as possible before the polls close tonight. Early voter turnout has fallen since 2020, so we’re working hard to out-organize Ilhan’s conservativ…

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  Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]

August 8, 2022 at 11:45 PM

We can’t afford to fall behind

Tomorrow is primary day, and we can’t let up now.   Ilhan is up against a flood of right-wing attacks ahead of her primary tomorrow, team. FIRST: A GOP-linked group launched false attacks against Ilhan’s record on progressive issues. THEN: A super PAC funded by Republican and corp…

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  Ayanna Pressley · [email protected]

August 8, 2022 at 3:22 PM

My sister-in-service Ilhan

She needs your help to fight back and win her primary.   Friends, My sister-in-service Ilhan Omar’s primary election is just 1 day away, and a Republican-linked dark money group and right-wing super PAC are flooding Minnesota's 5th District with last-minute attacks. Her campaign n…

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  Team Ilhan · [email protected]

August 7, 2022 at 11:01 PM

falling short...

Help us catch up?   Team, Ilhan’s primary is only two days away — and we’re falling short of our Primary Victory Fund goal to bring in 3,500 donations. Missing this goal is not an option. Ilhan’s conservative primary opponent just got a last-minute boost from a right-wing super PA…

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  Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]

August 6, 2022 at 11:02 PM

Ilhan’s primary is in THREE days

Ilhan’s primary is Tuesday, and we need all hands on deck.   Ilhan’s primary is in just 3 days, team, and we need your support to get out the vote and fight back against the status quo’s last-minute efforts to unseat her. A Republican-linked group launched false attacks against Il…

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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]

August 6, 2022 at 3:46 PM

Standing up to super PACs and billionaires

It's time to show the mega-donors and super PACs spending big to try to unseat Ilhan that the status quo has no place in MN-05.   Friends, Ilhan asked me to reach out ahead of her primary next week. We just saw a huge win for progressives here in Michigan’s 12th Congressional Dist…

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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]

August 5, 2022 at 7:36 PM

Here’s the deal

  Here's the deal, team: We’re now less than a week out from our primary, and we need all hands on deck to defeat my conservative primary opponent and continue our work for progress in Congress. The last-minute attacks are flooding in. A conservative super PAC funded by wealthy r…

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  Cori Bush · [email protected]

August 4, 2022 at 11:36 PM

Ilhan's counting on our support

Ilhan's primary is coming up in just 5 days.   It's Congresswoman Cori Bush. I'm reaching out today to share my wholehearted support of my sister-in-service and friend, Congresswoman Ilhan Omar. Just weeks ago, Ilhan came out to St. Louis to help get out the vote for my primary e…

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  Team Ilhan · [email protected]

August 3, 2022 at 6:31 PM

Ilhan is up against last-minute attacks

  We’re less than a week out from our primary and a dark money group is flooding Minnesota’s 5th District with last-minute attacks. This Republican-linked group is pouring tens of thousands of dollars behind ads attacking the Squad and seemingly trying to kill Democrats’ reconcil…

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  Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]

August 2, 2022 at 9:46 PM

Not slowing down for a second

Any amount you can give to our Primary Victory Fund will make a huge impact.   It’s official, team: We’re one week away from Ilhan’s competitive primary. Our campaign is hard at work these last few days — knocking on doors and hitting the phones, running digital ads, sending out m…

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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]

August 1, 2022 at 10:05 PM

Rashida’s primary is tomorrow

Rashida’s primary is tomorrow, and we need all hands on deck to protect our progress.   My Squad mate Rashida Tlaib’s primary is tomorrow, friend, and the last-minute attacks are only getting worse: Two conservative super PACs are spending $1 million to flood her race with TV ads …

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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]

July 31, 2022 at 10:01 PM

before the clock strikes midnight

  I’m reaching out one more time before our July fundraising deadline expires tonight — my team just told me we’re still $5,049 short of our $100,000 goal, but grassroots supporters like you can help us close the gap. Friends, this is our last monthly fundraising deadline before …

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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]

July 30, 2022 at 4:03 PM

This is a longer email. I hope you take the time to read to the end.

This is important.   Friends — You probably know that I am a refugee — but I want you to know a little more of my story to understand why I am in Congress today fighting for a brighter future. This is a longer email, but it’s important and I hope you read it to the end. My family …

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  Representative Ilhan Omar · [email protected]

July 29, 2022 at 10:12 PM

July 2022: Join Our Town Hall

This Thursday, August 4 at 6pm CT, our office will hold an in-person town hall to update you on what‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…

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  Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]

July 29, 2022 at 6:25 PM

Why your $10 matters so much:

  This month, most of our campaign’s online donors have chipped in $10. Here’s why that’s so important, team. $10 isn’t the kind of number you see often in your fundraising reports if you accept corporate PAC money. If a corporate-backed candidate is falling behind, they can just…

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  Team Ilhan · [email protected]

July 28, 2022 at 7:41 PM

surge

  Team — When we shared that our conservative primary opponent outraised us again last quarter, we saw a surge of donations recently from grassroots supporters who are ready to send Ilhan back to Congress to keep fighting for our shared progressive values — like abortion rights, …

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  Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]

July 26, 2022 at 11:11 PM

$2

Our primary is only two weeks away, and we’re running on all cylinders.   We’re officially 2 weeks out from our primary, team. That means we only have 2 weeks to reach as many voters as possible with our progressive message, out-organize Ilhan’s conservative primary opponent, and …

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  Team Ilhan · [email protected]

July 24, 2022 at 11:01 PM

Can Ilhan count on your endorsement?

  Our primary is about two weeks away, friends. Progressive leaders and organizations from across the country are all in to re-elect Ilhan. Everyone from grassroots organizations like Minnesota AFL-CIO and the Sunrise Movement, to Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party voters in MN-05, to…

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  Representative Ilhan Omar · [email protected]

July 22, 2022 at 9:19 PM

July 2022: Fighting to Protect Bodily Autonomy

This week, I participated in civil disobedience action at the Supreme Court to protest Roe v. Wade‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…

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  Bernie Sanders · [email protected]

July 22, 2022 at 7:01 PM

I’m endorsing Ilhan Omar for re-election

We need Ilhan’s voice in Congress.   In a moment, I'm going to ask you to chip in to my good friend Ilhan Omar’s re-election campaign. But first, I'd like to explain why this request — especially today — is so important. Ilhan is one of a handful of elected officials who truly und…

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  Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]

July 22, 2022 at 12:00 AM

Our conservative opponents outraised us

We were just outraised again. We can’t afford to fall behind with our primary right around the corner.   Bad news, team: The fundraising numbers from every campaign in our race went public, and Ilhan was outraised by her conservative primary opponent and the GOP’s nominee. In tota…

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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]

July 20, 2022 at 11:38 PM

re: my arrest

I will continue to do everything in my power to raise the alarm about the assault on our reproductive rights.   Friends, you’ve probably heard by now that I was arrested yesterday while participating in a civil disobedience action with my fellow members of Congress and activists o…

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  Team Ilhan · [email protected]

July 19, 2022 at 7:48 PM

Ilhan was just arrested at the Supreme Court

Ilhan was just arrested outside the Supreme Court while protesting the radical conservative majority’s horrific decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.   Friends, Ilhan was just arrested outside the Supreme Court while protesting the radical conservative majority’s horrific decision to …

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  Representative Ilhan Omar · [email protected]

July 15, 2022 at 9:17 PM

July 2022: Protecting Reproductive Rights

Today, the House voted to protect abortion access with the passage of two bills. The first bill‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …

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