Hank Johnson · [email protected]

July 10, 2020 at 6:56 PM

Senator Loeffler is stifling voices in the WNBA

  John, From Tommie Smith and Muhammad Ali to Kareem Abdul-Jabaar and Colin Kaepernick, athletes over the course of American history have used their platforms to advocate for social change and racial justice. Just this week, Major League Soccer league began their season with…

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  Hank Johnson · [email protected]

July 8, 2020 at 8:16 PM

Handling this crisis going forward

  John, We have certainly been through a stressful few months, and I greatly understand the urge for everything to go back to normal. Just last week, there was a meeting I really wanted to attend in person. But after hearing news within the span of only a few hours that thre…

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  Voting Rights Update (via Team Hank HQ) · [email protected]

July 5, 2020 at 9:11 PM

The fight against GOP voter suppression starts today

  John -- we’ll start with the good news. In last month’s Georgia primary, Democrats outvoted Republicans with an astounding 1.2 million Democrats voting despite rampant voter suppression. We beat them at the ballot box and in the number of vote-by-mail applications, and now …

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  Hank Johnson · [email protected]

July 4, 2020 at 1:06 PM

What I’m celebrating today

  John, This nation was founded on the idea of “liberty and justice for all.” But the truth is, our country has never fully lived up to that. From slavery, to the disenfranchisement of women, to the disenfranchisement of the poor, to Jim Crow, to our treatment of indigenous…

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  Rep. Johnson · [email protected]

July 1, 2020 at 7:05 PM

Couldn't do it without John

  Hi John, just wanted to shoot over a quick email saying thank you for everything you’ve done to keep our campaign and movement moving forward. Whether you’ve signed one of our petitions, made a contribution, or just stayed engaged and reading our emails, you are the drivin…

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  Hank Johnson (personal) · [email protected]

June 30, 2020 at 10:21 PM

I’ll keep this short, John

  Hi John, By now, you’ve heard it all -- from my campaign manager, Carole, to my campaign staff. My data team has crunched the numbers, and my team at campaign headquarters has just reminded me how important our upcoming FEC end-of-quarter deadline at 11:59 PM tonight is. …

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  Team Hank · [email protected]

June 30, 2020 at 2:48 PM

Did you hear Hank?

  John, The House passing the George Floyd Justice In Policing Act of 2020 was a tremendous start in reforming our policing system and fighting racial inequality in our nation. But the fight isn’t over, not by a long shot. That’s why Hank was on NPR last week, explaining wha…

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  Hank Johnson · [email protected]

June 29, 2020 at 10:15 PM

Why I tried to kick Louie Gohmert out

  John -- these are very serious times in our country. We are still facing a pandemic that is disproportionately killing Black Americans. We are having a vital national dialogue on police brutality. And we are also having extremely serious discussions on the Judiciary Committ…

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  [STAFF] Team Hank · [email protected]

June 28, 2020 at 11:06 PM

All eyes will be on Georgia

  John, With all that’s going on in our country -- fallout from the COVID-19, protests for racial equality, small business struggles and record unemployment, and a Presidential election that dominates the airwaves -- it’s easy for races like ours to fall under the radar. We…

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  HankforCongress.com · [email protected]

June 27, 2020 at 5:13 PM

update

  DONATE TO FIGHT BACK John -- Did you see this? The NRCC, a GOP powerhouse organization, is investing $1.45 million in the Atlanta area alone. And every single dollar is going to unseating Democrats like Hank Johnson! Will you rush a contribution today so…

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  Hank Johnson · [email protected]

June 26, 2020 at 10:08 PM

George Floyd’s legacy continues on

  John, Black Lives Matter. For too long, Congress failed to truly acknowledge the power and the grief behind those words. The death of Eric Garner, or Tamir Rice, or Breonna Taylor wasn’t enough for them to take action. As I called to demilitarize our police and put an en…

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  Carole Mumford · [email protected]

June 25, 2020 at 8:22 PM

John -- Here's how you fit into our strategy

  Hi John, As Hank has been fighting day and night in Congress for meaningful police reform, as his campaign manager I’ve been making plans for our General Election strategy. Here’s what we weren’t planning on though: A massive $1.45MM ad buy from National Republicans right…

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  Hank Johnson · [email protected]

June 24, 2020 at 9:08 PM

GOP dark money coming to Atlanta

  John, The NRCC is a GOP powerhouse organization solely dedicated to electing Republicans to Congress and flipping seats from blue to red.  And they just announced they are spending $1.45MM on dark money ads right here in the Atlanta area.  We try to run a lean machine ov…

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  Hank Johnson · [email protected]

June 21, 2020 at 4:06 PM

America’s streets look like warzones

  With mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles and Humvees now patrolling cities around the country to quell protests, America’s streets look more like warzones these days. But this isn’t a new phenomenon -- this is the product of local police departments stockpiling free m…

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  Hank Johnson · [email protected]

June 19, 2020 at 8:07 PM

Junteenth is more important than ever

  Today, we come together to celebrate Juneteenth.  While the Emancipation Proclamation formally freed slaves within the Confederacy in 1863, news of the proclamation did not reach Texas for two whole years. So, while the Civil War raged on, slaves stayed in chains. Juneteen…

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  Hank Johnson · [email protected]

June 18, 2020 at 3:06 PM

Rayshard Brooks was killed by a broken policing system

  John, Rayshard Brooks fell asleep in a car in a drive-thru. 40 minutes later he was shot dead by a police officer while trying to flee the scene. How did this happen? Why did this have to happen? These are questions that Atlanta and the entire country are grappling with i…

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  Hank Johnson · [email protected]

June 16, 2020 at 10:37 PM

We must invest in our communities

  John, The tragic events of the last few weeks have led us as a country to reexamine ourselves and what we stand for. Given the pandemic of police violence that is plaguing Black Americans yet again, it’s time we institute meaningful change in our communities. That’s why I…

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  Hank HQ · [email protected]

June 13, 2020 at 4:07 PM

Did you catch this, John?

  John -- Even aside from winning his primary, Hank has had a really busy week!  Proposals that Hank has been talking about in Congress for years have now become the foundation of the Democrats’ massive police reform legislation! The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports that…

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  Hank Johnson · [email protected]

June 12, 2020 at 9:41 PM

What happened on Tuesday was unacceptable

  John, While I am very happy to be your nominee for Congress in GA-04, I am embarrassed by the mismanagement of Tuesday’s election. Even though 90% of Georgia’s polling places were open, locations were rife with technical malfunctions and inefficiencies. Instead of straigh…

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  Hank Johnson · [email protected]

June 10, 2020 at 3:06 PM

I have my opponent. Is John in?

  John, I am honored and humbled to be the official Democratic candidate for Congress in Georgia’s Fourth Congressional District. I never take a single election or vote for granted, and am so honored to have had your support.  While this victory is rewarding, it is very dif…

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  Mumford, Carole · [email protected]

June 9, 2020 at 12:05 PM

time-sensitive help

    Hi John, I wanted to zip you a quick email early this morning. Today is Hank’s primary day, and our get out the vote (GOTV) fund is running a little low. Hank has paused fundraising over the last several weeks to focus on discussing and finding solutions to racial equity …

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  Team Hank · [email protected]

June 8, 2020 at 5:36 PM

[SIGN] Demand investment in our communities

  John, The latest string of tragic events caused by overzealous, over-the-top police -- the brutal killings of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd -- have put a microscopic lens on policing and how we invest in it. While the Minneapolis Police Department spent millions of doll…

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  Carole Mumford · [email protected]

June 4, 2020 at 9:06 PM

RE: Black America is being suffocated

  John, These past few days have been very difficult for us here at Team Hank HQ. We are all figuring out how best to respond, but our grief for Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, and the reminder that Black lives in this country are seen as expendable has been immeasurable. Han…

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  Hank Johnson · [email protected]

June 3, 2020 at 7:05 PM

Martin Luther King Jr. III endorses our proposals, what about John?

  John, I was humbled to see a great human rights advocate, Martin Luther King Jr. III, come forward and endorse my proposals for police and criminal justice reform in our country. The painful truth is that there’s no magic solution to resolving 400 years of racism in our c…

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  Team Hank · [email protected]

June 2, 2020 at 11:06 PM

Hank outlines police reform bills on MSNBC

  John -- Black Americans are under constant threat from the police, whether it's the use of excessive force or even death. It’s now gotten to a flash point where many Black Americans feel it's open season on them, and who can blame them? The officers responsible for the deat…

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  Hank Johnson · [email protected]

June 1, 2020 at 5:06 PM

Black America is being suffocated

  John -- My heart is heavy today. Black America is already being suffocated: COVID-19 is ravaging black communities in disproportionate numbers. Our small businesses are struggling and being shut out from critical relief funding that is instead going to wealthy corporations…

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  Hank Johnson · [email protected]

May 30, 2020 at 7:20 PM

Important: About tonight

  John, Fires are burning across America. As tonight approaches, the threat is real that the burning and other property destruction will continue, and even spread to other cities. What started out as peaceful demonstrations has devolved into arson and the criminal destructi…

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  Mereda Davis Johnson · [email protected]

May 30, 2020 at 2:06 PM

My husband before elections

  I want to tell you a little bit about how my husband Hank acts immediately before elections... Actually, he behaves normally. He acts just like he always does, John. He doesn’t panic about fundraising. He doesn’t try to change or pivot his views. He doesn’t become focused…

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  Hank HQ · [email protected]

May 29, 2020 at 3:35 PM

We need help from John

  Hi John! We know you’re busy, so we’ll get straight to the point. The data team here at Hank For Congress HQ has done the math, and to reach our end-of-month fundraising goal by May 31st, we need you to chip in $5. Our full analysis is below: Fundraising Analysis Nam…

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  Carole Mumford · [email protected]

May 28, 2020 at 8:06 PM

why this is important

  John -- We are 72 hours away from our final end-of-month fundraising deadline before Hank’s primary election, and we need your help to stay on track. As Hank’s campaign manager, it’s my job to make sure he doesn’t miss any goals before the primary. That’s why I’m asking if …

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  Hank Johnson · [email protected]

May 27, 2020 at 1:05 PM

This isn’t why I ran for Congress, John

  John, I’ll be direct: We are now officially less than two weeks away from our critical primary election and we’re facing our final end-of-month fundraising deadline before Georgians go to the polls or mail in their ballot. That’s why I’m asking you to chip in $15 or $20 to…

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  Hank Johnson · [email protected]

May 23, 2020 at 5:05 PM

RE: worker’s rights

  Hey John, I wanted to make sure you saw my team’s email about Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell trying to use the cover of COVID-19 to take rights away from workers. Mitch is leading the charge to gut workers’ rights by granting broad liability immunity to businesses who pu…

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  Team Hank · [email protected]

May 21, 2020 at 9:35 PM

Hank is standing up for workers rights - will you join him?

  As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to take lives and put essential workers at risk, what is Mitch McConnell’s first priority? Protecting businesses from sick workers. We know! It’s awful. And what’s worse: he’s refusing to pass any more COVID-19 relief until these busine…

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  Hank Johnson · [email protected]

May 19, 2020 at 11:05 PM

Matt Gaetz is at it again

  When you’ve been working in Congress as long as I have, you learn to call out hypocrisy when you see it. That’s exactly what I did a few months ago when my colleague Rep. Matt Gaetz tried to use Hunter Biden’s personal substance abuse issues as a diversion during the impea…

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  Team Hank · [email protected]

May 17, 2020 at 11:06 PM

One of the most flippable seats in Congress is next door

  Hi John -- Carolyn Bourdeaux is a leader who’s passionate about public policy and providing access to quality, affordable healthcare. She came less than 1,000 votes away from winning the “toss-up” seat when she ran in 2018. Now, the 7th District is primed for a Democratic t…

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  Rep. Johnson · [email protected]

May 16, 2020 at 9:06 PM

hope!

  It seems that Republicans often want a different set of rules for themselves than for others. For example... Donald Trump intervened to get reduced sentencing for his buddy Roger Stone, while tens of thousands of black Americans languish in prison because of racist mandato…

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  Hank Johnson · [email protected]

May 14, 2020 at 11:36 PM

433 votes away from helping turn Georgia blue

  John, In 2018, my dear friend Carolyn Bourdeaux came just 433 votes short from flipping our neighboring district to the north from red to blue. Now that the 7th District seat is open, she’s running again with the same message and an even stronger campaign operation -- and …

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  HankForCongress.com · [email protected]

May 13, 2020 at 9:06 PM

Hank on the Record is back!

Hey John, Welcome back to my weekly newsletter! As a reminder, I will be using this forum to keep you up to date on the most important news in Georgia, our nation’s capital, and throughout the country. This has been a tough few weeks for Georgia. Gov. Kemp’s insistence o…

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  Carole Mumford · [email protected]

May 12, 2020 at 1:35 PM

Four weeks to go!

  It’s official, John: We only have four weeks until Hank’s critical Primary Election. Because Hank has ruffled some feathers by leading the charge on Donald Trump’s impeachment, standing up to the NRA, holding Gov. Kemp accountable, and fighting for workers’ rights, Nationa…

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  VP Questionnaire via Hank HQ · [email protected]

May 10, 2020 at 10:05 PM

Did you answer this question?

  John -- We need a Vice President who can unify Americans and ensure Democrats take control of the White House in 2020. (And if they were from Georgia, that’d be the cherry on top!) That’s why Hank and all of us over here at Team Hank HQ want to know...what do you think abo…

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  Hank Johnson · [email protected]

May 8, 2020 at 8:06 PM

Department of Injustice [take action]

  John, The President of the United States has run a concentrated campaign to get his buddy Michael Flynn off the hook for lying to the Federal Bureau of Intelligence (FBI) about conversations he had with Russian government officials -- and unfortunately, as of yesterday, it…

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  Hank Johnson · [email protected]

May 7, 2020 at 4:06 PM

Stacey Abrams for VP?

  John, I was so honored to support Stacey Abrams when she ran for Governor of Georgia in 2018. I attended multiple events for Stacey, including marching with her in the 2018 LGBTQ+ Pride Parade. I was amazed at how she energized the whole state of Georgia, and even in face…

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  Hank Johnson · [email protected]

May 6, 2020 at 1:05 PM

“Georgia’s experiment in human sacrifice”

  John -- I wanted to take a minute today to express how proud and grateful I am for all the barber shops, beauty salons, and restaurants that have made the painful decision to keep their dining rooms closed as COVID-19 continues to ravage our state. These small businesses h…

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  Hank Johnson · [email protected]

May 4, 2020 at 9:05 PM

Your support keeps me going

  John, I wanted to thank all of you for your support last week as we raised money for our end-of-month fundraising deadline. Even under normal circumstances, fundraising is one of my least favorite parts of the job, and now in these anxious times that’s even more true. How…

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  Johnson, Hank · [email protected]

April 30, 2020 at 10:35 PM

hold on...looping John in

  + Looping John in. We’re just $528 away from reaching our end-of-month fundraising goal. My campaign manager Carole thinks we should pack this one up since it’s late and folks are likely offline, but we are so close to reaching our goal I figured it was worth one last shot! …

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  Carole Mumford · [email protected]

April 30, 2020 at 3:46 PM

John: we are SO close!

  John, There are less than 24 hours before Hank’s critical end-of-month fundraising deadline, and we still need to raise $1,327 to hit our goal and catch up on fundraising. If you haven’t had a chance to donate yet, I’m dropping a secure link below. Maybe you’ll be the one …

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  Hank Johnson · [email protected]

April 29, 2020 at 11:06 PM

Well, I guess I’m going to be a special guest!

  Hi John, I am excited to announce that tomorrow night I will be the special guest at a virtual fundraising event for my friend Jon Ossoff. I chuckle at the idea of me being a “special guest,” but I do believe it is incredibly important that we send my friend Jon to the Uni…

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  Mereda Davis Johnson · [email protected]

April 29, 2020 at 1:35 PM

My husband Hank & John

  Hi John -- Some of you I know very well and others might be hearing from me for the first time just now. But no matter how well you know me, all of you know my husband, Hank. Hank is always fighting relentlessly for everyday Georgians, but since COVID-19 became a global p…

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  Carole · [email protected]

April 28, 2020 at 5:06 PM

John: Your record

  Hey John -- Hank’s campaign manager Carole here! In advance of our critical End-Of-Month deadline, Hank asked me to send around everyone’s donor card laying out your history of support for our progressive movement: First: John Last: xxxxxx Email: [email protected] Last Do…

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  Hank Johnson · [email protected]

April 27, 2020 at 10:15 PM

A full recap for John

  John, I hope you are as well as can be during these challenging times. I know that the COVID-19 pandemic is burdening all of us. Personally, I have transitioned to speaking with my staff via Zoom calls instead of in-person and have started religiously wearing gloves and ma…

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