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December 8, 2019 at 10:53 PM

We’ve got 100 days.

John,   It’s hard to believe that the March 17 primary here in Illinois is now just 100 days away! This time, we’re going to finish what we started last year: finally give the people of IL-07 the bold and true representation the incumbent has never given…

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December 6, 2019 at 7:49 PM

This is your Congressman.

John,   In 2018, incumbent Danny Davis tried to keep us off the ballot with frivolous court challenges designed to drain time and money from our campaign. The courts ruled in our favor, but we lost critical resources we needed to reach voters.    What we…

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December 4, 2019 at 11:30 PM

What will you do?

John,   I’m checking in today with a big milestone. Thanks to you and our entire team, we have gathered 3,800 signatures to get on the ballot, far beyond the 1,400 required! We filed our petition on Monday, and it was a great feeling. But that was only t…

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December 2, 2019 at 10:39 PM

Time for some truth.

John,   When I emailed you last week, I let you know that myself and many of my progressive comrades had a slow fundraising month in November. Many of you stepped up in the last few days of the month to help out, and for that, I can’t thank you enough.  …

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November 30, 2019 at 5:01 PM

Be bold with me now

John,   If you follow me on social media, you know I’m not afraid to say what’s on my mind. I’m not afraid to point out the failings of our system and pressure lawmakers to do what’s right for the people they so-called “represent.”   But you and I both k…

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November 29, 2019 at 11:29 PM

Time for some real talk

John,   I’ve been looking back at November, and what a month it’s been. I made news with my campaign to ensure civil rights are protected in light of Illinois’ legalization of marijuana. I went to D.C. to learn from and network with my friends from Brand…

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November 27, 2019 at 6:39 PM

The next phase

John,   This week, a lot of us are thinking about what we’re thankful for. My list won’t be much different. I’m thankful for my family, our community, and the thousands of folks who believe in this campaign and believe in progress. Because of the hard wo…

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November 25, 2019 at 11:00 PM

Let's beat him at his own game.

John,   In a recent Tweet, I shared that my opponent, incumbent Danny K. Davis, told me the only reason he beat me last cycle is because he has greater name recognition.   He has about 13,400 Twitter followers, so I put out a call in that Tweet to get to…

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November 25, 2019 at 1:18 AM

Before the holiday.

John,   This month, we’ve ramped up our digital game and our ground game. We’ve been at it every day, both here at home and at events with our progressive counterparts, like the Brand New Congress Summit in D.C. last weekend. These efforts are critical i…

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November 22, 2019 at 12:00 AM

Cannabis saved my life.

“If you dare to struggle, you dare to win.”  Fred Hampton John,   Our struggles are many. But together, my friend, I know we can win. On January 1, Illinois residents join the residents of 26 other states where cannabis is legal or decriminalized…

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November 15, 2019 at 5:00 PM

It's always been about you!

John,   Our campaign isn’t just about impeachment proceedings, it’s not just about Trump, and it’s not just about putting more Democrats in D.C.   It’s always been about YOU: the person who can’t afford healthcare or prescriptions, the person who’s worri…

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November 12, 2019 at 11:26 PM

Chicago snow storm. 5:30 AM.

John,   Chicago snow storm. 5:30 a.m. Pay it no mind. We’re up and at it, doing some quick literature drops so our supporters have the materials they need to canvass during the day.  In this progressive movement that we’re all pa…

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November 11, 2019 at 11:31 PM

Honoring veterans by changing the status quo.

John,   On Veterans Day, I reflect on my many family members, spanning multiple generations, who are veterans. Most of them didn’t join because they wanted to go to war, but rather—like so many other working class people—because they needed a safety net.…

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November 9, 2019 at 8:57 PM

Boots on the ground, not on the desk.

John,   Last month, I stood with my fellow teachers in the longest teachers’ strike in Chicago in decades. We made some important gains, like funding to reduce class sizes and increase support staff. Although we didn’t get everything we wanted, we effect…

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November 7, 2019 at 12:11 AM

Let's keep this going.

John,   We’re all so excited about yesterday’s momentous occasion: voters in deep red-state Kentucky ousted Republican Governor Matt Bevin and elected Democrat Andy Beshear!   This is such a huge deal for a state where Trump won by 30 points. It’s a huge…

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October 31, 2019 at 11:00 PM

Did you catch this? Can you do $12 by 12?

John,   I’m checking in with you one last time this week to let you know where we are on our fundraising goal for October. With just a few hours until the clock strikes 12, we still need to bring in another $1,512.     Can you please dig deep before the …

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October 31, 2019 at 3:56 PM

Can you do $12 by 12?

John,   I’m checking in with you one last time this week to let you know where we are on our fundraising goal for October. With just a few hours until the clock strikes 12, we still need to bring in another $1,512.     Can you please dig deep before the …

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October 30, 2019 at 6:53 PM

Just hours to go!

John,   I’m checking in briefly ahead of our monthly fundraising deadline tomorrow at midnight.   This 100% people-powered campaign is back on track after a tough summer. We’re out every day speaking with voters, supporting the teachers’ strike, and gath…

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October 28, 2019 at 8:46 PM

What scares you?

John,   Everywhere we look, we see Halloween: in the grocery store, at school, in decorations throughout the neighborhood. It’s a fun time in which we take a step back from reality to wear costumes, throw parties, and challenge ourselves to confront what…

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October 27, 2019 at 10:10 PM

My birthday wish

John,   It’s my birthday today!   What I want is the ability to give everything I have in the movement addressing climate change, health care and housing as human rights, a jobs guarantee/livable wage, gun violence, & all other interconnected issues …

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October 25, 2019 at 8:03 PM

My birthday wish

John,   On Sunday, I will turn 37 years old.   That’s an age the 12 students I’ve lost to gun violence in the last 10 years will never see. It’s an age many people in IL-07 never get to see due to the environmental and institutionalized racism, daily gun…

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October 21, 2019 at 11:12 PM

Life or death: Americans’ impossible decision

John,My cousin and I both have Behcet's Disease. It’s a rare disorder that causes systemic blood vessel inflammation throughout the body and can manifest through many and varied signs and symptoms.    Humira, one of the medications I have to take for Beh…

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October 16, 2019 at 6:51 PM

The people of IL-07 need us!

John, This campaign has always been about the people of IL-07. People like my students, who live with the ghosts of too many classmates lost to gun violence. People like my neighbors, who work so hard for so little, and don’t get anywhere …

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October 14, 2019 at 9:47 PM

Indigenous People Day: Holding ourselves accountable.

John, In 2017, I pushed for the village of Oak Park to approve a resolution authorizing Oct. 9 as Indigenous People Day. Now, we, as a nation, celebrate Indigenous People Day on Oct. 14, and this year, it coincides with Columbus Day.Many A…

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October 11, 2019 at 10:29 PM

Hittin’ the streets of IL-07

John,As I headed into work today, it was with a heavy heart, thinking about the pervasiveness of hate, supremacy, and gun violence. As you know, just this last week I lost a 12th student to gun violence right here in IL-07.   That’s 12 stude…

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October 10, 2019 at 10:41 PM

10 years. 12 deaths.

John, This is Michael Reese. He was one of my students, and on Oct. 2, he was shot on a street in my district.  Five days later, he succumbed to his wounds and died. I’ve shared with you before that in my 10 years of teaching here …

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October 5, 2019 at 1:12 AM

It’s ON! Our Chicago DSA endorsement is official.

John – First, I want to say a huge thank you to so many of you who stepped up last month. September was my best fundraising month in this cycle, which helps us come out fighting for the fourth quarter! I have some other great news to share. Last Sunday eve…

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September 30, 2019 at 11:00 PM

Nothing can stop us.

John, Our campaign learned a lot this quarter. We learned a lot about ourselves, too. When I was hit by a car, the campaign was put on hold for a little while. We could’ve easily called it a day and gone home.   But we didn’t.   The Anthony Clark 2020 te…

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September 30, 2019 at 1:30 PM

Time’s up at midnight!

John -- We need less than $2,000 to meet our third quarter FEC filing goals! While my opponent’s campaign is fueled by money from big pharma and insurance companies, I don’t take any corporate PAC or special interest money. I rely only on the support of …

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September 29, 2019 at 10:00 PM

Checking back in

Hi John -- we’re getting there!    Before tomorrow at midnight, my team still needs to raise $2,442 to hit our third quarter FEC filing goal of our 2020 campaign.   If we’re going to have what it takes to unseat my PAC-funded opponent, I need YOU to help…

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September 28, 2019 at 5:02 PM

Enough of the status quo!

John, Our campaign is in the streets daily. We’re hearing from folks across IL-07 that Medicare for All, employment, justice in all forms, housing, education, and the climate emergency are issues that are important, and MUST be tackled by our elected rep…

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September 27, 2019 at 3:00 PM

Courage, empowerment, and you: our movement!

John, We all know the inspirational story of my friend and Congresswoman, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who won her 2018 race in New York after a courageous and empowering campaign. AOC was a working class underdog who took on not just a longt…

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September 26, 2019 at 5:59 PM

Only hours to go!

John,   Yesterday, Brand New Congress—the grassroots progressive organization that helped drive AOC’s bold, empowered campaign—re-announced its endorsement of me alongside its announcement of the newest additions to its 2020 slate. …

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September 25, 2019 at 6:35 PM

Even more corruption? Not on my watch!

John, Growing up on the south side of Chicago and as a teacher here in the 7th District of Illinois, I’ve seen firsthand how little our corrupt, complacent government actually cares about us.    Yesterday’s impeachment announcement was a step in the righ…

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September 22, 2019 at 10:21 PM

I need YOU with me today!

John  – As we get close to the end of this final week of the quarter, the campaign takes stock of where we are. So far, our campaign has been running strong, with volunteers making calls and knocking on doors.  Our August fundraising goal did take a big …

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September 20, 2019 at 6:21 PM

My amazing students are the future!

John  – I have to brag on my amazing students: many of them are participating in today’s climate strike, so I provided some class time yesterday for them to create signs for the demonstration!  I’m in the classroom teaching today, but I am looking forwar…

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September 17, 2019 at 2:32 PM

Time is running out!

John  – As we hit the middle of this month, I’m checking in with a brief update. Our campaign has been busy collecting signatures for our petition, and spending time in the community hearing from folks. It’s one of my favorite aspects of cam…

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September 12, 2019 at 6:55 PM

Connections

John -- Collecting petitions is one of my favorite parts of campaigning. It’s a chance to connect with members of the community and hear their voices. After all, those are the voices I plan to take to Congress in 2020.  Our campaign is in the streets daily…

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September 9, 2019 at 9:43 PM

Touching base

John – It’s petition-signing season! Our campaign has been out for the last several days talking to voters across Chicago.  Excitement is building, and we want to make sure we keep the momentum heading into this reporting quarter for our nex…

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August 31, 2019 at 6:53 PM

Just hours to go!

John  – I’ve checked in with the team, and with only hours left in the month, we're still really short of our goal for August. The people of IL-07 deserve a leader who will fight for them, no matter what.    This is OUR time – no more waiting for represent…

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August 30, 2019 at 8:22 PM

I'll hop to victory if I have to!

John  – This campaign has always been about raising the voices of the unheard. That’s why I will never give up on the people of IL-07.    I was struck by a hit-and-run driver and released from surgery this week. But I am not going to let this injury stop t…

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August 28, 2019 at 5:45 PM

Not Slowing Down!

John – It’s been a while since we’ve checked in. Even though I’m healing slowly from this accident, I’m not letting that get in the way of collaborating with communities fighting for change.    I spent the afternoon visiting one of our local community cent…

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August 15, 2019 at 12:18 AM

An Injury Cannot Stop the Work

      The Anthony Clark 2020 Campaign hopes this message finds you well. You haven't heard from us in awhile as last week, while leaving a campaign event on his bike, Anthony was struck by a driver who then drove off! Recovery has been tough & surgery is scheduled …

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August 2, 2019 at 10:11 PM

The Difference

      John, I want to thank you for an amazing July - with more than 700 contributions from 500 of you, with events throughout Chicago and Oak Park, with a recent trip to the border with Moral Monday, this campaign is continuing to grow and to show the leadership our …

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July 31, 2019 at 8:27 PM

Racist Reagan

I am running to attack the roots of injustice in our country.       John, The media's been in a frenzy over newly revealed tapes that reveal President Ronald Reagan in 1971 referring to Africans as "monkeys" "uncomfortable wearing shoes." I wish this was some histori…

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July 29, 2019 at 6:48 PM

Moral Monday

      John, Today, Anthony is in El Paso, TX, for a mass meeting and Moral Monday action against child detention. This campaign is dedicated to justice for ALL people, and we need your help to continued growing in Illinois' 7th district. Will you share AC 2020 with a…

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July 26, 2019 at 3:02 PM

Bold

I stand for community before self, for immigrants, for the right to free speech and to boycott, and against the death penalty.       John, Summer recess started a day early for the House, but we're not slowing down. Our neighborhoods, our country desperately need bol…

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July 24, 2019 at 6:41 PM

Beyond Mueller

Even the “Keurig Dr. Pepper Inc. PAC” donated to Rep. Davis.       John, Today, political observers are fixated on the testimony of Trump investigator Robert Mueller. Were I in Congress today, I would be with the growing number of House members who support impeachmen…

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July 22, 2019 at 5:01 PM

Rep. Davis' money

Rep. Davis has raised nearly $60,000 from PACs, including from pharma, insurance, finance, and even Amazon and Google       John, We've been looking at the financial reports from the incumbent, Danny K. Davis. What we've seen is alarming. Since filing for re-election…

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July 18, 2019 at 5:41 PM

Symptoms

Trump and this Administration are a symptom that grows from the root of systemic white supremacy.       John, Fighters like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the Squad are champions of the people. Throughout our journey to push for systemic change, I have been honore…

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