Hakeem Jeffries · [email protected]

October 4, 2023 at 10:15 PM

if you read nothing else, read this

Extreme MAGA Republicans have barreled the People’s House into chaos, crisis and confusion. Who knows how long it will take for them to get their act together.   I want to give you the latest. Extreme MAGA Republicans have barreled the People’s House into chaos, crisis and confusion. …

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  Josh Riley · [email protected]

October 1, 2023 at 4:30 PM

still doing our final calculations

Anything we do, whether it’s hiring staff members or even sending emails like these, is only possible because of supporters like you.   John, Hi, it’s Josh. My team and I are still doing our final calculations, but I just wanted to send a quick message to thank you for all of…

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  Josh Riley · [email protected]

September 30, 2023 at 9:12 PM

I’ll get straight to the point

There’s far too much at stake in next year’s toss-up election to fall behind now, so I’m really counting on your support to help us reach our goal.   Hi John, it’s Josh. I’ll get straight to the point. Our next FEC filing deadline is only a few hours away, but we’re still $1,829 short of…

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  Team Riley · [email protected]

September 30, 2023 at 3:10 PM

most at-risk

If it wasn’t clear before, it is now: our race will be one of the most competitive in the entire country.   John, Daily Kos just released their list of the most vulnerable House Republicans, and look at who’s right near the top: Marc Molinaro. If it wasn’t clear before,…

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  Josh Riley · [email protected]

September 29, 2023 at 8:40 PM

Marc Molinaro’s track record

Marc Molinaro would rather play political games and do whatever Kevin McCarthy wants him to do instead of advocating for the issues hardworking folks in our community actually care about.   John, I’ll be blunt: Marc Molinaro is too extreme for Upstate New York. My team and I …

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  Al Franken · [email protected]

September 28, 2023 at 10:16 PM

real quick!

My friend Josh Riley is running for Congress in NY-19, one of the most competitive races in the country and a must-win to take back the House.   John, They told me I had to make this quick because we’re up against the deadline, so here’s a pitch in 100 words or less (and if yo…

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  Riley HQ · [email protected]

September 28, 2023 at 2:05 PM

Republicans are spending millions

Republicans will do whatever it takes to hold onto their razor-thin House majority – even if it means spending millions of dollars right here in Upstate New York.   John, here’s the deal – Our next FEC quarterly fundraising deadline is in 2 days, but we’re not on track to meet …

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  Josh Riley · [email protected]

September 27, 2023 at 8:56 PM

we’re running out of time ⏰

While far-right extremists and corporate special interests bankroll Molinaro’s campaign, I’m doing things the right way: relying on the grassroots support of everyday folks like you.   John, In a moment, I’ll tell you three reasons why the upcoming FEC quarterly deadline is so…

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  Al Franken · [email protected]

September 26, 2023 at 10:17 PM

The full package.

Josh is the hardest-working person I know. Together, we passed bills expanding rights for survivors of domestic abuse and providing new funding for addiction treatment and mental health programs.   John, I got a favor to ask you. My friend and former Senate counsel Josh Riley…

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  Josh Riley · [email protected]

September 26, 2023 at 1:29 PM

Stefanik is protecting Molinaro 🚨

Stefanik called our race “the nation’s top battleground for control of the House in 2024,” and she’s right.   John, This is BIG: Elise Stefanik announced a dark money campaign to re-elect Marc Molinaro and save the GOP’s narrow House majority. FIGHT BACK Ste…

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  Josh Riley · [email protected]

September 26, 2023 at 12:06 AM

Not asking for money this time!

We’re over a year away from the election, but I can already see the momentum building across this district. See below for some recent highlights from my time on the campaign trail.   Dear John, It was quite the summer! Monica and I welcomed our second son, Mateo, into the world…

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  Josh Riley · [email protected]

September 24, 2023 at 3:05 PM

Sorry to bother you on a Sunday

Kevin McCarthy joined Marc Molinaro right here in our district for a fundraiser last month, and Elise Stefanik is funneling $100 million of dark money into this race to protect his seat.   John, I hate to bother you on a Sunday, so I’ll try to keep this short. My team and I ar…

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  Al Franken · [email protected]

September 23, 2023 at 2:03 PM

another big announcement!

While Josh is catching sleep in 30-minute increments and cleaning up spit-up, I’m pitching in to make sure his fundraising doesn’t look like a dirty diaper.   John, A month or two ago I wrote to you with a big announcement: my friend and former Senate counsel Josh Riley is run…

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  Josh Riley · [email protected]

September 22, 2023 at 9:40 PM

Can I count on you to chip in $1 or more today →

Upstate New Yorkers deserve better than corrupt career politicians who sell them out to special interests.   John, Our next FEC fundraising deadline is just days away, and we’re running out of time to reach our goal. Can I count on you to chip in $1 (or more!) to our campaign…

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  Team Riley · [email protected]

September 21, 2023 at 10:32 PM

dark money is being poured into our race

Marc Molinaro’s extremist allies have been flooding Upstate New York with dark money to keep him in this seat.   John, We’ll get straight to the point – MAGA Republicans are pouring dark money into this race because they cannot afford to lose their most reliable Yes-Man, Marc M…

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  Josh Riley · [email protected]

September 20, 2023 at 8:53 PM

our next public filing deadline is almost here 🗓️

After this deadline, we’ll have to publicly report our fundraising numbers, and everyone will be keeping a close eye on our campaign to see if we have what it takes to flip this district from red to blue.   FEC DEADLINE: 10 DAYS AWAY GOAL: $10,000 CHIP IN …

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  Josh Riley · [email protected]

September 19, 2023 at 7:26 PM

Marc Molinaro is holding a fundraiser with Elise Stefanik

Stefanik and the rest of the GOP will do anything to keep Molinaro in Congress because he’ll always vote for them, not for us.   Did you hear about this, John? Marc Molinaro is holding a fundraiser with Elise Stefanik this Friday. FIGHT BACK Stefanik and the re…

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  Jim Obergefell · [email protected]

September 18, 2023 at 7:45 PM

the fight to protect our rights

We can’t – and won’t – allow MAGA Republicans to tear away our hard-fought freedoms and send us back. That’s why I’m fighting to elect leaders like Josh Riley, who are committed to protecting our rights.   Hi John, it’s Jim Obergefell – as in Obergefell v. Hodges, the landma…

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  Josh Riley · [email protected]

September 17, 2023 at 8:55 PM

we need to stay competitive in this race

If we want any chance of flipping this district next year, we have to meet all of our fundraising goals and deadlines to stay competitive in this race.   John, Hi, it’s Josh. I know my team has already sent you an update on our fundraising progress, but I just wanted to send y…

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  Riley HQ · [email protected]

September 16, 2023 at 3:10 PM

re: our next fundraising checkpoint

Just last month, Kevin McCarthy headlined a high-dollar fundraiser to pump money into Marc Molinaro’s campaign. Now, Elise Stefanik has promised to spend $100 million to stop our campaign and keep Molinaro in Congress.   John, Yesterday, our team set a goal of raising $5,000 by…

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  Ronald Holmes · [email protected]

September 15, 2023 at 7:41 PM

we need to keep up this momentum

While we’re relying on the contributions of grassroots supporters like you, Marc Molinaro has been raking in cash from GOP special interests.   John, It’s Ronald, Josh’s Finance Director. I’ll level with you: We’re falling behind on our fundraising this month, so I’m setting a…

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  Josh Riley · [email protected]

September 14, 2023 at 3:26 PM

Molinaro completely supports McCarthy’s decision

We’re teetering on the brink of a government shutdown that will hurt seniors, farmers, and small businesses, but McCarthy and Molinaro are focused on exacting political revenge instead of solving problems.   Molinaro backs Biden impeachment inquiry - Daily Freeman …

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  Josh Riley · [email protected]

September 13, 2023 at 9:11 PM

Elise Stefanik is in the news (again)

She’ll do anything to protect the narrow Republican House majority. That’s why she’s raising over $100 million for her New York battleground fund.   John, Elise Stefanik is in the news again. Take a look: CHIP IN TO FLIP NY-19 Last week, Stefanik’s team said…

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  Team Riley · [email protected]

September 12, 2023 at 7:48 PM

THIS is what they’re focused on

It’s wrong, and it’s why we NEED to flip the House in 2024. Our race in NY-19 is one of Democrats' best opportunities to regain the House majority and reject extremism.   Dear John, Get a load of this: Kevin McCarthy and Elise Stefanik have caved to the most radical fringes of…

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  Josh Riley · [email protected]

September 9, 2023 at 3:14 PM

important strategy meeting

We won’t be able to get any of those priorities done unless we win this race, and we can’t do that unless we have the resources we need to get our message out to voters.   John, it’s Josh. The boys and I were just having a very important strategy meeting in which we deci…

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  Team Riley · [email protected]

September 8, 2023 at 7:29 PM

What would you do with $100 million?

Well, Elise Stefanik has that money and more, and now she’s using it to buy her party a whole Congressional race.   🛥️ 8 Super-yachts ✈️ 3 private jets 🖼️ 2 original Van Gogh paintings 🏰 A luxury chalet in France If we had $100 million dollars to burn, those are some of the …

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  Josh Riley · [email protected]

September 6, 2023 at 9:53 PM

Can I count on your support, John?

I can’t tell you how important it is to know exactly how much we can spend at every step of the race.   Hi John, it’s Josh. I want to thank you so much for all of the support you’ve shown my campaign. In a second, I’m going to ask you to make a recurring contribution to help o…

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  Josh Riley · [email protected]

September 5, 2023 at 8:51 PM

Elise Stefanik just declared ‘guerilla warfare’

Stefanik called our race “the nation’s top battleground for control of the House in 2024.” Now she and the rest of the GOP are hellbent on protecting their yes-men like Marc Molinaro   John, last week we heard that Elise Stefanik was planning to pour dark money into Marc Molina…

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  Josh Riley · [email protected]

September 2, 2023 at 2:15 PM

just saying thanks!

I love campaigning for Congress, meeting so many great people, and learning what’s important to you.   John, Hi, it’s Josh. I just wanted to send a quick message to say THANK YOU for helping us reach our fundraising goal last week. I love campaigning for Congress, meeting so …

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  Josh Riley · [email protected]

August 31, 2023 at 11:10 PM

this email is only 4 sentences!

I know we’ve been emailing a lot lately, so I’ll get straight to the point.   Hi John, it’s Josh. I know we’ve been emailing a lot lately, so I’ll get straight to the point. Our August deadline is only hours away, and with the GOP doing all they can to help Marc Molinaro fundraise this m…

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  Team Riley · [email protected]

August 31, 2023 at 2:06 PM

look at who’s contributed to Molinaro’s campaign 👀

While Josh is committed to running a completely grassroots campaign, Marc Molinaro is doing the opposite.   John, take a look at some of Molinaro’s donors: 💰 Kevin McCarthy, who came to NY-19 just last week to help bankroll Molinaro’s campaign. 💰 George Santos, a notorious se…

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  Riley HQ · [email protected]

August 30, 2023 at 8:58 PM

We know we’ve been emailing a lot lately

Unlike Molinaro’s campaign, ours is entirely grassroots-powered, so contributions from folks like you have an immediate impact on our work.   John, We know we’ve been emailing a lot lately, so we wanted to take a moment to explain why. Here are 3 reasons why we’re asking you …

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  Team Riley · [email protected]

August 29, 2023 at 11:20 PM

re: this morning’s email from Josh

NY-19 is a top target going into 2024 as Democrats fight to take back the House and protect reproductive rights, but we need your support to flip this district from red to blue.   Did you see Josh’s message? Marc Molinaro has shown us time and again that he’ll do anything to ro…

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  Josh Riley · [email protected]

August 29, 2023 at 2:05 PM

Did you see this headline?

Marc Molinaro voted to restrict access to abortion for servicemembers and their families. He opposed the law keeping abortion legal in New York right now.   John, NY-19 is critical to retaking the House majority and protecting a woman’s right to make her own reproductive healt…

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  Riley HQ · [email protected]

August 28, 2023 at 11:10 PM

We have some good news and bad news, John.

Extreme Republicans in Congress know we have momentum, so they are doing whatever they can to slow us down.   We have some good news and bad news, John. GOOD NEWS: Our grassroots campaign has been gaining momentum! Last quarter, we were one of only 4 challenger campaigns acros…

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  Josh Riley · [email protected]

August 28, 2023 at 5:18 PM

Elise Stefanik is protecting Marc Molinaro 🚨

Stefanik called our race “the nation’s top battleground for control of the House in 2024,” and she’s right.   John, In case you missed the news yesterday, this is BIG: Elise Stefanik just announced a dark money campaign to re-elect Marc Molinaro and save the GOP’s narrow House…

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  Team Riley · [email protected]

August 27, 2023 at 4:13 PM

NEW from Elise Stefanik

Stefanik’s latest move confirms what we already knew: NY-19 is key to the GOP’s mission to keep the House majority   Did you see this, John? Elise Stefanik just launched a dark money slush fund to support Marc Molinaro and attack Josh Riley. She even called our race a “top batt…

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  Josh Riley · [email protected]

August 25, 2023 at 8:10 PM

a quick message before the weekend

It’s becoming clear that our grassroots-powered campaign is gaining momentum, and Republicans are scrambling to keep up.   John, Hi, it’s Josh. I wanted to send a quick message before you logged off for the weekend. Our race has really heated up. Marc Molinaro’s last campaign…

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  Riley HQ · [email protected]

August 24, 2023 at 9:58 PM

what we’re fighting for

Josh Riley is running for Congress in NY-19, and he needs your support to flip this district from red to blue.   If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately. CONTRIBUTE $5 CONTRIBUTE $10 …

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  Josh Riley · [email protected]

August 23, 2023 at 5:11 PM

Molinaro and McCarthy’s fundraiser is just hours away

Kevin McCarthy is hosting a fundraiser for Marc Molinaro in NY-19 that is sure to raise tens of thousands of dollars to prop up Molinaro’s campaign.   John, FIRST: We found out that Kevin McCarthy is hosting a fundraiser for Marc Molinaro in NY-19 that is sure to raise tens of …

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  Team Riley · [email protected]

August 22, 2023 at 8:50 PM

McCarthy will be in NY-19 tomorrow

Kevin McCarthy is coming to this district because re-electing Marc Molinaro is key to the GOP’s path to holding their slim House majority.   John, Kevin McCarthy is joining Marc Molinaro for a fundraiser right here in our district tomorrow. They’re sure to raise thousands from…

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  Josh Riley · [email protected]

August 21, 2023 at 8:10 PM

Kevin McCarthy is coming to NY-19 🚨

This district could decide control of the House, and McCarthy knows his only chance at keeping the Speaker’s gavel is by keeping yes-men like Marc Molinaro in Washington.   John, did you hear the news? Kevin McCarthy is joining Marc Molinaro for a fundraiser right here in NY-19…

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  Josh Riley · [email protected]

August 19, 2023 at 3:09 PM

we have real grassroots momentum on our side

Marc Molinaro’s last FEC report showed that he only had 18 living, breathing human donors from our Congressional district in the last fundraising quarter.   Here’s the deal, John – Marc Molinaro’s last FEC report showed that he only had 18 living, breathing human donors from ou…

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  Riley HQ · [email protected]

August 18, 2023 at 8:41 PM

making sure you saw Josh’s message

The fundraising quarter is already halfway over, so this is an important checkpoint for our campaign to ensure we’re on track ahead of next month’s FEC filing deadline.   Hi John, We just wanted to make sure you saw Josh’s message! The fundraising quarter is already halfway over, so thi…

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  Josh Riley · [email protected]

August 17, 2023 at 3:56 PM

John, I’m reaching out with an important ask

The truth is, we’re at risk of falling behind in this must-win race.   John, We’re just about halfway through the FEC fundraising quarter, so I’ve been checking in with my team to make sure we’re staying on track. The truth is, we’re at risk of falling behind in this must-win r…

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  Josh Riley · [email protected]

August 15, 2023 at 8:13 PM

Marc Molinaro and I agree...

Enough is enough with the pay-to-play politicians who care more about enriching their donors and advancing their careers than helping working families, small businesses, and seniors.   John, Marc Molinaro and I don’t see eye-to-eye on a lot, but last week he finally said somethi…

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  Al Franken · [email protected]

August 10, 2023 at 9:45 PM

the hard way

Josh is running for Congress in NY-19, and his race could decide the House majority.   Running for office is tough. You have to ask a bunch of people for money (like this), and then the other side gets together and says lots of mean things about you. Having a baby is tough, t…

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  Team Riley · [email protected]

August 8, 2023 at 4:00 PM

Take a look at Molinaro’s donors 👀

Molinaro has spent his career selling out Upstate New York, and now that he’s in trouble, special interest donors are rushing in to prop up his campaign yet again.   John, Do you know who’s bankrolling Marc Molinaro’s campaign? FIGHT BACK If you guessed Kevi…

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  Josh Riley · [email protected]

August 7, 2023 at 8:37 PM

our average online contribution for July

Unlike my opponent, I’ll never cash checks from corporate PACs looking to buy influence in Washington.   CONTRIBUTE $23.80 OTHER AMOUNT John — our campaign always has been and always will be completely grassroots. Just take a look at our average onlin…

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  Al Franken · [email protected]

August 5, 2023 at 4:10 PM

another big announcement

While Josh is catching sleep in 30-minute increments and cleaning up spit-up, I’m pitching in to make sure his fundraising doesn’t look like a dirty diaper.   John, A month or two ago I wrote to you with a big announcement: my friend and former Senate counsel Josh Riley is run…

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