Official campaign site for Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth, 2016 Democratic candidate to represent Illinois in the United States Senate.

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  Tammy Duckworth · [email protected]
April 3, 2025 at 9:12 PM

What I said to Cory Booker

We talked about Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s disgraceful treatment of our nation’s Veterans. John, This week, I asked Cory Booker a question during his record-breaking, 25-hour speech on the Senate floor. I focused on Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s disgraceful treatment of our nation’s Veter…
  Cory Booker via TammyDuckworth.com · [email protected]
April 2, 2025 at 10:21 PM

My remarks on the Senate floor

This is a moment where we must all speak up. Hey John, it’s Tammy. I wanted to share this message from my friend Cory Booker with you. I think it’s important. Please, take a second to read it and then split $5 between our campaigns if you can. - Tammy John, it’s Cory. Yesterday, …
  Tammy Duckworth · [email protected]
March 31, 2025 at 10:11 PM

Before midnight

Hi John, it’s Tammy Duckworth here. I’m reaching out tonight to ask for a quick favor: Will you make a contribution of $5 or any amount you can afford to my campaign before the FEC fundraising deadline at midnight? DONATE NOW We’re just a few hours away from the deadline, and my team tel…
  Tammy Duckworth for Illinois · [email protected]
March 31, 2025 at 2:26 PM

Check it out:

John, we know that you’ve probably gotten a lot of emails lately, so we’ll keep this quick. We wanted to share FIVE important reasons why you should chip in $5 to support Tammy Duckworth today. Check it out: Tonight at midnight is our very first FEC fundraising deadline of 2025. When the d…
  Tammy Duckworth · [email protected]
March 30, 2025 at 3:11 PM

I wouldn’t ask if it weren't so important.

Hi John, it’s Tammy here with a humble request: Can you please make a $5 contribution to my campaign before tomorrow’s official FEC deadline? I wouldn’t ask if your support didn’t make a difference. The reality is that tomorrow at midnight, we face our first FEC fundraising deadline of 202…
  Team Duckworth · [email protected]
March 28, 2025 at 2:08 PM

$5 to support Tammy’s work in the Senate

John, When you donate $5 to Tammy Duckworth, know that it goes right toward her work in the Senate to create a better future for you and your loved ones. $5 goes toward Tammy’s efforts to hold the Trump Administration and officials like Pete Hegseth accountable for their actions. $5 helps…
  Tammy Duckworth for U.S. Senate · [email protected]
March 26, 2025 at 5:27 PM

Pete Hegseth is a f*cking liar

ADD YOUR NAME TO TAMMY’S IF YOU AGREE >>> SIGN ON   Paid For By Tammy For Illinois This email was sent to [email protected]. Email is a very important way we communicate with supporters like you, but if you want to, you can unsubscribe here. Visit our campaign store to check o…
  Tammy Duckworth · [email protected]
March 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM

Pete Hegseth must be fired immediately

John, Pete Hegseth shared information critical to the safety of American troops over an unsecured channel with someone uncleared to receive it. He put American troops in danger. He can’t guarantee that his communications haven’t been intercepted by Russia or China. He is running military…
  Tammy Duckworth · [email protected]
March 24, 2025 at 3:37 PM

This is not work I can do alone

Hi John, it’s Tammy Duckworth. We’re exactly 1 week out from our FEC deadline—the first time this year our fundraising numbers will be publicly reported. It’s critical that we report a strong number of contributions and demonstrate that people are pushing back against Donald Trump and his…
  Tammy Duckworth for U.S. Senate · [email protected]
March 22, 2025 at 2:09 PM

A quick message for John from Tammy

We’re reaching out with a quick request this Saturday morning because we’re tracking a bit behind on our March grassroots fundraising goals. So we wanted to share a quick message from Tammy about why your support is so important: That’s the truth, John. Tammy’s work in the Senate is fue…
  TammyDuckworth.com · [email protected]
March 19, 2025 at 2:09 PM

Tammy’s Story

See this little girl, John? Growing up, this little girl learned that through hard work and perseverance, she could break barriers and accomplish anything she set her mind to. So after enlisting in the military, she trained to become a pilot, and served as one of the first handful of Army…
  Tammy Duckworth · [email protected]
March 14, 2025 at 7:38 PM

I am voting NO

John - I am voting hell NO on the Republicans’ budget bill. Here’s why: I can trace my family’s history in this country back before the Revolutionary War. Several of my ancestors fought in that war—and someone in my family has served in every period of conflict since then, because we be…
  Team Duckworth · [email protected]
March 14, 2025 at 2:07 PM

A bit of a problem

John, We’re reaching out with a bit of a problem and we’re hoping you can help. Let us explain. Today is the 14th, meaning we’re almost halfway through the month. But right now, we’re much less than 50% toward hitting Tammy Duckworth’s monthly fundraising goal. Now, we’re not panicking.…
  TammyDuckworth.com · [email protected]
March 13, 2025 at 2:19 PM

Donald Trump and Elon Musk are trying to enact their radical Project 2025 agenda to pay for tax breaks for their billionaire friends.

John - We’re asking you to chip in $5 or any amount to Tammy Duckworth’s campaign today. Here’s why we’re asking: Donald Trump and Elon Musk are trying to enact their radical Project 2025 agenda: cutting tens of thousands of jobs at the VA, attempting to destroy the Department of Educati…
  TammyDuckworth.com · [email protected]
March 11, 2025 at 2:07 PM

$1.

John - $1. Yes, just $1. That is the contribution we’re asking you to make to Tammy Duckworth’s campaign today. $1 because Senator Duckworth is working hard each and every day for Illinois families, and she can only continue that work through the support of people like you. $1 because …
  TammyDuckworth.com · [email protected]
March 9, 2025 at 7:17 PM

Pushing back against MAGA’s radical Project 2025 agenda

John, we know it’s late on a Sunday and you’re probably focused on getting ready for the coming week, so we’ll keep this brief. Tammy Duckworth is one of the leading voices advocating for servicemembers and Veterans on Capitol Hill. And with Trump and Musk targeting the VA, it’s as import…
  Tammy Duckworth · [email protected]
March 7, 2025 at 9:49 PM

Trump and Musk want to cut 80,000 jobs at the VA

John, Earlier this week, the AP reported that the Trump Administration is planning to cut more than 80,000 jobs at the VA. This is a slap in the face to all who served, and it will make it harder for Veterans to get the care they’ve earned. Every single area of the VA is in danger from c…
  Tammy Duckworth · [email protected]
March 5, 2025 at 7:07 PM

It is an insult to our heroes

John, Donald Trump, Elon Musk and DOGE’s cuts to our government are a disaster for Veterans and slap in the face to all who were brave enough to have served. Trump and Musk have fired thousands of Veterans across the government, and have cut more than 2,000 jobs at the VA alone—actions th…
  Tammy Duckworth for Senate · [email protected]
March 2, 2025 at 8:08 PM

Why I’m asking you to get involved today

Good afternoon, John. I’m reaching out to ask you to support my campaign. But first, let me explain something important about why I’m asking. It’s more than just your financial contribution that matters. It’s the fact that you see what Trump and Elon Musk are doing, and you’re taking acti…
  Tammy Duckworth · [email protected]
February 28, 2025 at 3:17 PM

Humbly asking for your support before our midnight deadline

Hi John, it’s Tammy Duckworth, Today, I’m writing to humbly ask you to make a contribution of $5 or any amount you can afford to my campaign before our end-of-month deadline at midnight. I’m always grateful that I can count on this team to give at times when we need it the most. Today is o…
  TammyDuckworth.com · [email protected]
February 27, 2025 at 3:17 PM

It’s not just your $5.

John, When you donate $5 to Tammy Duckworth, just know that it goes right toward her work in the Senate to create a better future for you and your loved ones. $5 goes toward Tammy’s efforts to push back against Donald Trump’s and his MAGA friends’ assault on our democracy. $5 helps us buil…
  Tammy Duckworth for Senate · [email protected]
February 25, 2025 at 3:17 PM

Do you have a second to hear us out?

We’re counting on your help to close our fundraising gap and get us back on track. John, We’re reaching out today with a quick but important request. Do you have a second to hear us out? As of this morning, we’re pacing a little bit behind on our monthly fundraising goals for Tammy’s camp…
  TammyDuckworth.com · [email protected]
February 23, 2025 at 3:37 PM

When you woke up today…

When you woke up this morning, you probably didn’t think you’d be making a contribution to Tammy Duckworth today Good morning, John! You may not have woken up this morning thinking you’d be making your first contribution to Tammy Duckworth today, but right now we’re asking you to do just t…
  Tammy Duckworth · [email protected]
February 21, 2025 at 3:58 PM

There are no kings in America

This should not be a controversial statement John, There are no kings in America. We are a government for the people, by the people and of the people. Yet Donald Trump doesn’t seem to understand this. This week, Donald Trump used his official White House social media account to post a photo…
  Tammy Duckworth · [email protected]
February 20, 2025 at 3:38 PM

As a mom, Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s attacks on education are personal

Trump and Musk have set their sights on gutting the Department of Education John - Looking out for our children’s future by investing in their education should not be a partisan issue. Yet Donald Trump and co-president Elon Musk have set their sights on gutting the Department of Education, …
  Tammy Duckworth · [email protected]
February 17, 2025 at 3:38 PM

I’m voting “no” on Trump’s remaining top-level cabinet nominees

Will you please join me in urging my Senate colleagues to do the same? John - When it comes to the process for confirming presidential cabinet nominations, I have always reviewed each and every nominee based on their merit and qualifications—regardless of political party. It was my intenti…
  Tammy Duckworth · [email protected]
February 16, 2025 at 3:37 PM

This will be quick

My team just set a goal of receiving 500 individual grassroots contributions by the end of the day today Hi John, it’s Tammy Duckworth here. I know it’s the weekend, so this will be quick: My team just set a goal of receiving 500 individual grassroots contributions by the end of the day tod…
  TammyDuckworth.com · [email protected]
February 15, 2025 at 3:37 PM

An important message from Tammy for John

John - We're reaching out because here at Team Duckworth, we've fallen a bit behind the pace on our February grassroots fundraising goals. We wanted to share a quick message from Tammy about why your support is so important: That’s the truth, John. Tammy’s work in the Senate is fueled by …
  TammyDuckworth.com · [email protected]
February 14, 2025 at 4:38 PM

Donald Trump is Putin’s puppet

This should terrify us all, John John - This week, Trump took to Truth Social to share that he and Russian president Vladimir Putin have agreed to “work together, very closely, including visiting each others Nations,” supposedly to end the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. Yet we shou…
  Tammy Duckworth · [email protected]
February 13, 2025 at 10:59 PM

My Republican Senate colleagues just voted to confirm RFK Jr.

While I’m deeply disappointed, I’m not backing down Yesterday, I spoke on the Senate floor to plead with my colleagues to vote against confirming Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Secretary of Health and Human Services. Even though RFK Jr. holds extremist, dangerous views on health care and entirel…
  TammyDuckworth.com · [email protected]
February 11, 2025 at 3:17 PM

The Trump Administration is putting our national security in danger

In a new article, The New York Times revealed that the CIA sent an unclassified email to the Trump Administration containing personal information about new hires This headline should disturb us all, John: In a new article,The New York Times revealed that the CIA sent an unclassified email…
  Tammy Duckworth · [email protected]
February 10, 2025 at 10:27 PM

I was proud to join my fellow Senate Democrats in a 30-hour protest

Let me be clear, John: The Trump-Musk oligarchy is a danger to us all. John, Last week, I joined my Senate Democratic colleagues in a 30-hour protest opposing the nomination of Russell Vought—an architect of the MAGA Project 2025 agenda—to serve as Director of the Office of Budget and Mana…
  Tammy Duckworth · [email protected]
February 5, 2025 at 9:09 PM

Donald Trump and Elon Musk are making America authoritarian

By cutting funds from critical agencies like USAID, they’re giving their billionaire buddies a tax break John, Donald Trump and Elon Musk are working together to overwhelm and confuse the American people. This week, we learned that Musk has access to the Treasury Department payment system. …
  Tammy Duckworth · [email protected]
February 4, 2025 at 3:38 PM

Los Angeles needs our help

Will you contribute to the American Red Cross today to support the organization’s work helping wildfire victims in Southern California? John, By now, you’re most likely familiar with the wildfires that devastated Southern California last month. These were the most destructive fires in Calif…
  Tammy Duckworth · [email protected]
February 1, 2025 at 3:37 PM

Unlawful and unacceptable

While the future of Donald Trump’s attempt to freeze federal grants and funding is uncertain, it has already hurt everyday Americans Earlier this week, President Trump signed an executive order unlawfully freezing federal grants and funding. As a result, countless Americans were plunged in…
  Tammy Duckworth · [email protected]
January 31, 2025 at 3:28 PM

I’m asking you for a favor

Will you please contribute $5 to my campaign before my end-of-month fundraising deadline at midnight? Hi John, it’s Tammy Duckworth here. Today, I’m asking you for a favor: Will you make a contribution of $5 or any amount you can afford to my campaign before my January fundraising drive end…
  Team Duckworth · [email protected]
January 30, 2025 at 4:37 PM

Let us explain

Here’s why your contribution today is so important: Big news, John: Today we’re launching our critical end-of-month fundraising drive. If you already know that you’d like to make a contribution to support Tammy Duckworth today, please use the personalized link below to make your donation: h…
  Team Duckworth · [email protected]
January 25, 2025 at 7:18 PM

ICYMI: Pete Hegseth was confirmed as Secretary of Defense last night

Hegseth is the most unqualified Secretary of Defense in our nation’s history John - Last night, nearly every single Senate Republican voted to confirm Pete Hegseth—the most unqualified Secretary of Defense in our nation’s history. While Tammy is extremely disappointed in her colleagues who p…
  Senator Tammy Duckworth · [email protected]
January 25, 2025 at 3:17 AM

We will hold Pete Hegseth accountable

While I am extremely dismayed by Hegseth’s confirmation, this is not the time to give up. John - Although Pete Hegseth does not have the qualifications for the job, tonight he was confirmed as Secretary of Defense. I am deeply disappointed that so many of my Republican colleagues bowed dow…
  Tammy Duckworth · [email protected]
January 23, 2025 at 9:28 PM

My resolution to honor women in the Armed Forces

Last week, I was proud to work with my colleague Senator Patty Murray to introduce a Senate resolution honoring the service of women in combat roles in the Armed Forces. John, Last week, I was proud to work with my colleague Senator Patty Murray to introduce a Senate resolution honoring th…
  Senator Tammy Duckworth · [email protected]
January 20, 2025 at 2:27 PM

My thoughts on Donald Trump’s second term

The work ahead won’t be easy. But I hope you agree that defending our democracy is worth the effort. Today, Donald Trump will be sworn in for his second term as President of the United States. I know this isn’t the reality we hoped for, and I understand that many of you are concerned abou…
  Tammy Duckworth · [email protected]
January 17, 2025 at 6:28 PM

Pete Hegseth has not earned his place

At his confirmation hearing on Tuesday, Pete Hegseth failed to prove that he has the qualifications needed to be our nation’s Secretary of Defense. John - At his confirmation hearing on Tuesday, Pete Hegseth failed to prove that he has the qualifications needed to be our nation’s Secretary…
  Tammy Duckworth · [email protected]
January 16, 2025 at 3:07 PM

Humbly asking

Hi John, it’s Tammy Duckworth, Today, I’m writing to humbly ask you to make a contribution of $5 or any amount you can afford to my campaign. I’m always grateful that I can count on this team to give at times when we need you most. Today is one of those days. At midnight, we’re facing our…
  Tammy Duckworth · [email protected]
January 14, 2025 at 4:52 PM

I’m saying no to Pete Hegseth. Will you join me?

Right now, Pete Hegseth is in front of my colleagues and I on the Senate Armed Services Committee for his confirmation hearing. From what I know about this man, he is inordinately unqualified to serve as our nation’s Secretary of Defense. If you agree that Pete Hegseth is unfit to serve as…
  Team Duckworth HQ · [email protected]
January 13, 2025 at 3:28 PM

[SIGN ON] Say NO to Pete Hegseth

Tomorrow is Pete Hegseth’s Senate confirmation hearing John, Pete Hegseth, Trump’s pick to serve as the next Secretary of Defense, will go in front of the Senate Armed Services Committee tomorrow for his confirmation hearing. Tammy has been firm in her stance on Pete Hegseth: She believes …
  TammyDuckworth.com · [email protected]
January 10, 2025 at 4:25 PM

[ADD YOUR NAME] Personally endorse Tammy Duckworth

Every signature sends an incredible message that we support Tammy and the work she does in the Senate. John, The new Congress is in session, and Tammy Duckworth is hard at work with colleagues new and old to make a difference for you and your families. As always, Tammy will continue to cen…
  Senator Tammy Duckworth · [email protected]
January 8, 2025 at 3:18 PM

My thoughts on the 119th Congress

I know you may be feeling uncertain about what’s next for our country. Dear John, Friday marked the start of the 119th Congress. I won’t sugarcoat it: We will face challenges with this new Congress—that’s something we’ve all known since the election results rolled in. Both chambers are now…
  Team Duckworth · [email protected]
December 31, 2024 at 3:10 PM

Sharing Tammy's story with you

Growing up, Tammy learned that through hard work, she could break barriers and accomplish anything she set her mind to. See this little girl, John? Growing up, this little girl learned that through hard work and perseverance, she could break barriers and accomplish anything she set her min…
  Tammy Duckworth · [email protected]
December 30, 2024 at 3:07 PM

I wouldn’t ask if it weren’t so important

Our end-of-year FEC deadline is tomorrow and we’re still not where we need to be Hi John, it’s Tammy here with a humble request: Can you please make a $5 contribution to my campaign today? I wouldn’t ask if it weren't so important. The reality is that tomorrow at midnight, we face our final…
  TammyDuckworth.com · [email protected]
December 29, 2024 at 3:08 PM

Asking for just $5 today

John - Today, we’re asking you to join the thousands of others who have contributed to Tammy Duckworth by making your first online contribution to her campaign today. Our final FEC fundraising deadline of the year is in just two days, and we really need your help to reach our 2024 fundrai…