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  Lisa Blunt Rochester · [email protected]
August 8, 2023 at 11:15 PM

Will you add your name to stand against the GOP’s book bans?

  30,000 SIGNATURES NEEDED Please: Add your name to demand extremists stop book bans. ADD MY NAME » SIGNATURES DUE BY 11:59 PM Hello, Some of my biggest idols are writers like Zora Neale Hurston, Alice Walker, and J. California Cooper. I adored…
  Cory Booker · [email protected]
August 7, 2023 at 8:47 PM

my good friend Lisa

Hi folks, Cory Booker here. I am so excited to watch my good friend Lisa seeking to make history as the first Black person and first woman to represent Delaware in the Senate. But before I explain why Lisa will make an incredible Senator, I’m hoping you’ll chip in to her campaign b…
  Office of Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester · [email protected]
August 5, 2023 at 6:30 PM

Let Me Be Blunt: Weekly Update from Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester

Dear friend, It’s been a great week in the First State. I hope you and your loved ones are well. See below for this week’s updates!   This Week in Delaware Assisting Delawareans at our Constitu…
  Lisa Blunt Rochester for Senate · [email protected]
August 4, 2023 at 4:03 PM

This little girl [photos attached]

Growing up, this little girl learned that through hard work, she could break barriers and achieve anything she set her mind to. So when she got older, she wrote this letter to Senator Tom Carper asking for a summer internship in his Wilmington office. With a baby on her hip and a tod…
  Rev. Raphael Warnock · [email protected]
August 3, 2023 at 8:26 PM

quick favor

Folks – we can’t defend our Democratic Senate majority without keeping Delaware blue. It’s that simple. That’s why I hope you’ll join me in supporting Lisa Blunt Rochester’s campaign for Senate by splitting a donation of $10 or whatever you can. When Lisa is elected, she’ll not only…
  Team Lisa · [email protected]
August 2, 2023 at 10:16 PM

Will you endorse our campaign, team?

  Lisa Blunt Rochester for U.S. Senate 5,000 Personal Endorsements Needed by 11:59 PM: ADD MY NAME » Team, There’s been a massive show of support for Lisa since she launched her campaign. Cory Booker, Elizabeth Warren, and Tom Carper have all told y…
  Lisa Blunt Rochester · [email protected]
July 31, 2023 at 2:09 PM

please read, friend

  Tonight is our end-of-month deadline – and we’re still falling short of our goal. In a race as historic as this one, falling behind is not an option. I need your help to close this fundraising gap so I have the resources to run this campaign from a position of strength. Please,…
  Lisa Blunt Rochester · [email protected]
July 30, 2023 at 3:03 PM

I wanted you to hear from me personally, friend

Friend, You’ve heard from my friend Senator Tom Carper and I about the importance of tomorrow’s end-of-month deadline – but now, I want you to hear directly from me. I never imagined I’d have a career in politics, let alone be running to make history as the first person of color a…
  Office of Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester · [email protected]
July 29, 2023 at 3:51 PM

Let Me Be Blunt: Weekly Update from Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester

Dear friend, I hope you and your family are having a good weekend so far and are staying cool. The House just wrapped up its last week of session until September. While we will have several critical items on the docket when we re…
  Senator Tom Carper · [email protected]
July 28, 2023 at 10:36 PM

When I first met Lisa

Hi there, it’s Senator Tom Carper. I’m reaching out to you on behalf of a former intern, an amazing leader, and even better friend, Lisa Blunt Rochester. Before I reminisce on the good old days, could you chip in $25 to her campaign for Senate? When I announced my retirement, I pr…
  Lisa Blunt Rochester · [email protected]
July 27, 2023 at 6:15 PM

I learned so much from my Dad

Friend – My Dad taught me some of the most powerful lessons of running a campaign. Growing up, I watched my Dad finish his degree in social work to rise to the President of Wilmington’s City Council. His example showed me that with hard work and respect for others, I could overcome …
  Alyssa Bradley · [email protected]
July 25, 2023 at 1:09 PM

I’m proud of you. Are you proud of you?

  Hey there, this is Alyssa Bradley. I’m emailing you on behalf of Lisa Blunt Rochester, who you know as a ground-breaking Senate candidate from Delaware. I know her as “Mom.” Growing up, my Mom was never afraid to let us be who we were. There were no boxes put on us as kids, she…
  Lisa HQ · [email protected]
July 23, 2023 at 3:05 PM

did you see Lisa on MSNBC?

  Hey team, did you see Lisa on MSNBC? Far-right Republicans are trying to accuse Democrats of starting a “culture war” after they turned the National Defense Authorization Act into another partisan ploy to further their extreme agenda. Members of the ultra-conservative Freedom C…
  Office of Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester · [email protected]
July 22, 2023 at 4:21 PM

Let Me Be Blunt: Weekly Update from Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester

Dear friend, It’s been another busy week in Washington as we finish up the July work period and get ready to spend some time in our states throughout August. It’s also one of my favorite weeks of the year - State Fair Week! The f…
  Lisa Blunt Rochester · [email protected]
July 21, 2023 at 3:05 PM

my great-great-great grandfather

  Friend, this is the document that granted my great-great-great grandfather the right to vote in 1867. The significance of this is not lost on me – 146 years later, there are NO Black women in the Senate. I’m running to change that, but I can’t make history again without your hel…
  Lisa Blunt Rochester for Senate · [email protected]
July 19, 2023 at 1:05 PM

The little girl in this photo

Growing up, this little girl learned that through hard work, she could break barriers and achieve anything she set her mind to. So when she got older, she wrote this letter to Senator Tom Carper asking for a summer internship in his Wilmington office. With a baby on her hip and a tod…
  Jim Clyburn · [email protected]
July 17, 2023 at 6:38 PM

The news about my friend Lisa

  Hey there, it’s Congressman Jim Clyburn, and I want to tell you about my good friend, Lisa Blunt Rochester and why I'm supporting her run for the U.S. Senate. This race has the potential to be historic and I want to help Lisa get her campaign off to a strong start. Will you spli…
  Office of Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester · [email protected]
July 16, 2023 at 7:44 PM

Let Me Be Blunt: Weekly Update from Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester

Dear friend,   I am thrilled to announce that my office is hosting a Constituent Resource Fair on Thursday, August 3, 2023, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm at the Wilmington University New Castle Campus in the Audrey K. Doberstein Admissions Cent…
  Lisa Blunt Rochester · [email protected]
July 15, 2023 at 8:32 PM

before midnight tonight

  Hey there, it’s Lisa. I have an urgent request for you right now: Can you please chip in $5, $10 or whatever you can before my mid-month deadline at midnight? CHIP IN NOW » See, I know you were as disappointed as I was when the Supreme Court overturned Affirmative …
  Team LBR · [email protected]
July 13, 2023 at 6:02 PM

our mid-month goal

  Folks, Electing Democrats like Lisa to the Senate is one of the most important things we can be doing right now – especially as well-funded extreme Republicans launch campaigns from coast to coast. If we can do that, we can drown out the extremists Trump has doing his work in C…
  Jacky Rosen · [email protected]
July 11, 2023 at 4:01 PM

URGENT: My new GOP opponent

I needed to reach out directly, team: GOP extremist Sam Brown just launched his campaign to defeat me here in Nevada. I needed to reach out directly, folks: GOP extremist Sam Brown just launched his campaign to defeat me here in Nevada. Mitch McConnell handpicked him because he knows…
  Lisa Blunt Rochester · [email protected]
July 9, 2023 at 7:07 PM

quick story

  Friend – I know it’s hard to believe, but this little girl is me. Back then, my number one priority was dancing. Who could’ve known that my ballet recitals would prepare me to become the first woman and person of color to represent Delaware in Congress? Believe it or not, runnin…
  Office of Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester · [email protected]
July 8, 2023 at 4:22 PM

Let Me Be Blunt: Weekly Update from Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester

Dear friend, Hope you and your family had a restful and happy fourth of July! It’s been a great week here in the First State! Keep reading to see what I was up to this week. Touring NIIMBL   The National Institute for I…
  Nick Fulchino · [email protected]
July 7, 2023 at 2:03 PM

missing your response, friend

  Hi folks, this is Nick, Lisa’s Deputy Campaign Manager. I just checked in on the endorsements for Lisa’s historic Senate race, and we are still 170 signatures short of our goal. I’ve extended the deadline to 11:59 PM tonight, because your endorsement is extremely important to u…
  Team Lisa · [email protected]
July 5, 2023 at 2:05 PM

Team, do you support Lisa?

  Lisa Blunt Rochester for U.S. Senate 5,000 Personal Endorsements Needed by 11:59 PM: ADD MY NAME » Team, There’s been a massive show of support for Lisa since her launch two weeks ago. Cory Booker, Elizabeth Warren, and Tom Carper have all told yo…
  Lisa Blunt Rochester · [email protected]
July 1, 2023 at 6:06 PM

thank you, team

  That feeling when you launch a historic Senate campaign: I can’t begin to thank you for all the support you’ve shown me and my team the last few weeks. It’s not lost on me that I’d be making history and breaking barriers as the first woman and first person of color to serve in …
  Office of Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester · [email protected]
July 1, 2023 at 4:17 PM

Let Me Be Blunt: Weekly Update from Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester

Dear friend, On Thursday, the Supreme Court released its decision to bar affirmative action in college admissions. It’s a profoundly damaging decision and will have incredibly harmful effects on millions of people across the coun…
  Lisa Blunt Rochester · [email protected]
June 30, 2023 at 10:13 PM

please, friend

  Tonight is our very first public FEC filing deadline since launching our campaign – and we’re still falling short of our $100,000 goal. In a race as historic as this one, falling behind this early is not an option. I need your help to close this fundraising gap so I have the re…
  Cory Booker · [email protected]
June 30, 2023 at 3:12 PM

before the end of the quarter

  Hi folks, Cory Booker here. I am so excited to watch my good friend Lisa seeking to make history as the first Black person and first woman to represent Delaware in the Senate. But before I explain why Lisa will make an incredible Senator, I’m hoping you’ll chip in to her campa…
  Elizabeth Warren · [email protected]
June 29, 2023 at 11:34 PM

a once-in-a-lifetime candidate

  Hey folks – Elizabeth Warren here. I want to talk about my good friend Lisa Blunt Rochester. She needs your help to defend our Democratic Senate majority and make history. But right now, the first major public fundraising deadline of Lisa's campaign is fast approaching, so ever…
  Lisa Blunt Rochester · [email protected]
June 28, 2023 at 3:04 PM

what I said on MSNBC

  Friend, I joined Lawrence O’Donnell on MSNBC to talk about why I’m running for the U.S. Senate to make history. I also need to share why your grassroots donation matters now more than ever. I’m coming up on my very first public filing deadline since launching my campaign and ev…
  LBR (personal) · [email protected]
June 27, 2023 at 8:07 PM

Sorry

  Apologies in advance, team. We’ll be sending a few more emails than normal over the next few days, but I need you to know it’s for a really important reason. You see, June 30 is not only the end of the fundraising quarter, but it’s also the first public reporting deadline since …
  Marla Blunt-Carter · [email protected]
June 26, 2023 at 6:50 PM

Bright Hope

  Hi there, team, Wow, what an incredible few days it’s been! It’s surreal to watch my sister Lisa as she kicks off her campaign to potentially be the ONLY Black Woman in the U.S. Senate. When Lisa first told us why she wanted to run for the Senate, she said her campaign would be…
  Lisa Blunt Rochester · [email protected]
June 25, 2023 at 5:06 PM

All in

  Team, I wanted you to hear this directly from me: I am officially launching my campaign for the U.S. Senate. Before I get into the details, can you chip in $10 to become a Founding Donor of my Senate campaign? It’s going to take a huge team of grassroots supporters to make me th…
  Office of Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester · [email protected]
June 24, 2023 at 4:22 PM

Let Me Be Blunt: Weekly Update from Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester

Dear friend, It’s been one year since the Supreme Court overturned fifty years of precedent and struck down Roe v. Wade. Fortunately, in Delaware, a woman’s right to choose is protected. But over the course of the last year, we’v…
  Lisa Blunt Rochester · [email protected]
June 24, 2023 at 12:15 PM

a year ago today

  Folks, A year ago today, an ultra-conservative Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, a 50-year precedent that protected millions of Americans' right to an abortion. If we weren't fighting an uphill battle before Roe was overturned, we are definitely fighting one now. Extremist …
  Stacey Abrams · [email protected]
June 23, 2023 at 8:38 PM

My friend Lisa

  Friend – When you’re a person of color, you’re used to being the only person that looks like you in a room. Despite the incredible diversity of our country, that fact is especially true in politics. In fact, there are no Black women in the Senate right now. My good friend Lisa …
  Lisa Blunt Rochester · [email protected]
June 22, 2023 at 9:05 PM

What is important to you, friend?

[Response Requested]   Hi there, If I’m elected to the Senate, I’d be joining an historic – albeit short – list of Black women Senators who shattered ceilings for women of color, which is an honor I hold extremely high. But the bigger honor is getting to do the hard work that can…
  Lisa Blunt Rochester · [email protected]
June 22, 2023 at 3:01 PM

role models

  Hi there, I’m a big believer in role models. I’m fortunate to have many. As a little girl, one of the people I looked up to was my grandmother. She worked at a ball-bearing plant as a steelworker at a time when there were few women in that position, and she went on to become a …
  Team Lisa · [email protected]
June 22, 2023 at 2:00 AM

before midnight

  Hey team, First, we have to extend a HUGE thank you. Whether you shared a post, liked a Tweet, or just told a friend – the outpouring of support Lisa has received today has been amazing to watch. But right now, we’re just a few thousand donors away from reaching our 30,000 Foun…
  Lisa Blunt Rochester · [email protected]
June 21, 2023 at 6:06 PM

the third

  Hey there team, Today has been a wonderful day. I’m so excited to officially launch my Senate campaign, and hopefully, it will be just as wonderful once I’m working in the Senate. I’d be joining an historic – albeit short – list of Black women Senators who shattered ceilings fo…
  Lisa Blunt Rochester · [email protected]
June 21, 2023 at 1:03 PM

I'm all in

  Team, I wanted you to hear this directly from me: I am officially launching my campaign for the U.S. Senate. Before I get into the details, can you chip in $10 to become a Founding Donor of my Senate campaign? It’s going to take a huge team of grassroots supporters to make me th…
  Office of Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester · [email protected]
June 17, 2023 at 4:47 PM

Let Me Be Blunt: Weekly Update from Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester

Dear friend, This Monday is Juneteenth, a day when we commemorate the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas – two and half years after the Emancipation Proclamation freed enslaved Black people in the Sout…
  Office of Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester · [email protected]
June 10, 2023 at 4:52 PM

Let Me Be Blunt: Weekly Update from Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester

Dear friend, June is National Gun Violence Awareness Month. While we made historic progress last year with the passage of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, it’s clear that Congress needs to act to curb this uniquely-American …
  Team Lisa · [email protected]
June 9, 2023 at 2:01 PM

looking for your signature

  Folks, It’s Pride Month, and that should mean a time for celebrating love and diversity. But these days we can’t celebrate without acknowledging the efforts of some extremist Republicans who are trying to ban that love and diversity altogether. From permitting religious exemptions …
  Team Lisa · [email protected]
June 8, 2023 at 1:32 AM

earn it

  We know it’s hard to think about elections right now, but we’ll give you a few reasons why you should be: Republicans hold a FIVE seat Majority in the House right now. A single election could easily reverse that.   Political pundits are predicting another uphill battle for Democrats…
  Team Lisa · [email protected]
June 5, 2023 at 2:36 PM

Quick survey on abortion >>

  Team, The moment Roe v. Wade was overturned, states immediately began rolling back the clock on abortion rights. In Florida, a 6-week abortion ban was signed into law. North Carolina just passed a 12-week abortion ban. South Carolina just passed a 6-week abortion ban Texas has b…
  Office of Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester · [email protected]
June 3, 2023 at 5:17 PM

Let Me Be Blunt: Weekly Update from Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester

Dear friend, Welcome to this week's Let Me Be Blunt! Keep reading to hear about what I've been up to. This Week in Washington A Deal on the Debt Ceiling   This week, President Biden and Leader McCarthy struck …
  Colin Allred · [email protected]
June 2, 2023 at 10:06 PM

Inside Elections just upgraded our chances

  Friend, a lot of folks told me not to run against Ted Cruz. They said a Democrat can't win a statewide election in Texas and that I should stick with my "safe" seat in the House after winning with 66% of the vote last year. But I'm not one to play it safe when our rights and value…
  Lisa Blunt Rochester · [email protected]
May 31, 2023 at 8:51 PM

an honor I don’t take lightly

  Hey folks, We made history in 2016 when I was elected to Congress. I was the first woman to represent Delaware and the first Black person. That's not an honor I take lightly, at all. So ever since Delaware has given me the chance to lead, I've dedicated my time to passing important…