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Eric Sorensen

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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]
August 19, 2026 at 6:50 PM

Floatzilla!

Team, This past weekend, I loaded up the kayak and headed down to the river for Floatzilla! The weather turned out to be perfect, and the energy even better! If you're not from the Quad Cities or have never floated with us in the 17 years of Floatzilla, picture this: Thousands of us, out on the Mi…
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  Rebecca Cooke · [email protected]
August 17, 2026 at 5:22 PM

Onto the general election

Did you catch the news, friend? I was officially declared the winner of the WI-03 primary election. And it couldn't come soon enough. Every day I'm hearing from the community that West Central Wisconsin is more out of balance than ever. And I know together we can make real inroads when we show up,…
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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]
August 15, 2026 at 2:53 PM

Our midway point to the election

Team, I’ll make this quick: I’m reaching out because midnight tonight marks exactly midway through our final FEC quarter before the election -- 80 days from when votes are counted. Now is the moment we need to show undeniable strength as we gear up for the final push before November 3rd. C…
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  Josh Turek · [email protected]
August 14, 2026 at 3:07 PM

IOWA RACE RATING UPDATE

Hey friend, Let's run through the tape real quick: The first major play: I won our primary and became the official Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate in Iowa. The next key move: Cook Political Report moved Iowa in our direction, citing my strength as a candidate and the energy we've built on …
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  Eric Sorensen HQ · [email protected]
August 13, 2026 at 9:33 PM

We've seen enough: Hegseth must go

Hi team. Have you seen videos of Pete Hegseth lately? Because a lot of people have, and they're asking the same question we are: how is this man in charge of the largest, most powerful military in the world? Erratic. Unfocused. Struggling to get through basic public appearances without making a f…
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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]
August 10, 2026 at 4:20 PM

my opponent can’t even spell my name right

Hi friend, I hope your week is off to a good start. I wanted to share with you something funny that I’ve noticed my opponent likes to do – misspell my name. You see, he thinks my name is “Eric SorenSON,” not Eric SorenSEN. It’s not the first time it’s happened, or even the first opponent to try t…
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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]
August 9, 2026 at 6:07 PM

My new caucus

Friend, If you've felt this summer has been too hot to handle, you're not alone. 7 in 10 Americans now say extreme heat has impacted their lives in some way -- from rising electricity costs, to shorter times outdoors, to struggles breathing. And again, that's just the summer... Regardless of you…
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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]
August 7, 2026 at 6:07 PM

Two things to know heading into the weekend

Forgive me for reaching out ahead of the weekend, friend, but my team told me this couldn't wait. Will you chip in $3 (or any amount you’re most comfortable with) toward my people-powered movement to keep IL-17 blue? [[link removed]] I don’t like to be so direct, but with just under 90 days until…
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  Team Sorensen · [email protected]
August 5, 2026 at 3:16 PM

Here’s what needs to get done: ✅

It’s official, friend. Today is the first day to apply to vote by mail in the Illinois elections. That means as far as we’re concerned, every day from hereon out has to be treated like Election Day. Eric and the team are working around the clock to make sure we’re reaching every undecided voter t…
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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]
August 4, 2026 at 5:44 PM

Musk is targeting our region

Friend, I’ll be brief: Elon Musk wants to put his thumb on another election -- ours. Two years after Musk spent $200 million dollars to help elect Donald Trump, he's just announced he’s planning to spend millions of dollars in this year’s midterm elections to buy seats for the MAGA agenda. Tha…
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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]
August 2, 2026 at 1:46 PM

Making this work possible

Hi friend, I want to send you a simple thank you. Because of grassroots supporters like you, we closed out this month stronger than when we started it, and that matters more than ever as we head into the general election season in earnest. I also want to share some good news from back home. A …
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  Eric Sorensen (personal) · [email protected]
July 31, 2026 at 10:46 PM

Still online tonight?

I’m glad I caught you before the weekend, friend. Tonight marks our July end-of-month fundraising deadline, and we’re still coming up a bit short of our online fundraising goal. I hate to ask, but could you rush in a donation before midnight to help us meet this monthly benchmark? Here’s a good l…
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  Eric Sorensen HQ · [email protected]
July 30, 2026 at 9:41 PM

Five sentences. Major impact.

We know summer is a busy time for everyone, friend, so we promise this is the shortest email in your inbox. Tomorrow marks the end of July, and as it stands, we need a surge of support to meet this moment. Here’s why this matters: IL-17 remains one of the most critical races in the country for…
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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]
July 30, 2026 at 3:39 PM

Grateful for you, friend

Friend, It’s been a busy stretch, and I’m sure you’ve received quite a few fundraising emails. I appreciate you sticking with us as we’ve been updating you on our critical race. I need you to know: I don’t consider you an ATM. The sky is not falling, and we’ll never use fake deadlines to get y…
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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]
July 29, 2026 at 10:08 PM

Showing up for every corner of IL-17

Friend, You can’t just say you support people, you must show it. And I had two very different chances to do that in the past week. I got to join our communities for the 7th annual River City Pride in Peoria (yes, it’s in July!). [link removed] [[link removed]] And then back in Washing…
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  Cheri Bustos · [email protected]
July 28, 2026 at 8:32 PM

My successor in IL-17

Friend, It’s Cheri Bustos, former Congresswoman in IL-17 who proudly represented this community for a decade. I wanted to reach out about why your continued support for Eric Sorensen — the Democrat I endorsed as my successor — is so important. We can trust Eric to fight for our values in Wa…
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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]
July 26, 2026 at 2:12 PM

The countdown to the election is here

Friend, the countdown is on. Today marks 100 days until Election Day in November! We have a little over three months left in our campaign to keep IL-17 blue, and with it, flip the House majority to Democrats. That's why we've set a goal of bringing in 100 online donations between now and the end …
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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]
July 24, 2026 at 4:28 PM

A summer recipe from my home to yours

Friend, With so much going on every day in Washington, where I’m fighting to put money back in your pocket and protect critical local and regional jobs, you can miss the small things from back home. For me, I’m truly grateful for any opportunity to be back in Illinois and able to make a home-c…
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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]
July 23, 2026 at 4:48 PM

I can hear the complaints already

Friend, As if there wasn't enough going on, there’s a chance that the House will vote to get rid of the time change that occurs twice a year. Personally, I'm against it -- because I can hear the complaints already. Remember: We tried permanent Daylight Savings Time in the 70s, and it wasn't well-…
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  Eric Sorensen HQ · [email protected]
July 19, 2026 at 2:59 PM

This campaign is powered by people like you

We wanted to take a moment to thank you, friend. From day one, this campaign has been powered by folks who care about getting things done. Whether that means chipping in or sharing our message, your support has played a big part in what we’ve built together. With your support, Eric made history whe…
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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]
July 17, 2026 at 6:17 PM

More voting fraud nonsense

Donald Trump, Mike Johnson, and the far-right really won't rest until you don't have a vote, friend. FIRST: Donald Trump already fired the remaining Democratic commissioners of the bipartisan Election Assistance Commission. THEN: Trump has refused to sign legislation that would make costs more…
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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]
July 16, 2026 at 3:59 PM

It all adds up

Friend, When I was elected in 2022, there wasn’t a shortage of dark money groups trying to put their thumb on the scale in our race. In fact, our opponent benefitted from $7.6 million in outside, dark money PAC support. Thankfully, our grassroots movement – each one of you – helped fend off their …
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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]
July 14, 2026 at 8:59 PM

Fanatical anti-gay nonsense

Friend, My opponent is attacking me for standing up for kids — kids who want to play sports, kids who want to be treated as equal. I know folks like you can see through the spin, and that my work supporting LGBTQ+ folks and the transgender community, who deal with discrimination and isolation, isn…
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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]
July 12, 2026 at 6:32 PM

It’s pretty hot in here:

Friend, Over the past week, more than 148 heat records were shattered across the Eastern United States alone. As a career meteorologist, I’ve been discussing how climate change affects the weather for decades. I can tell you this: the record-shattering heat is a crystal clear sign of a warmer worl…
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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]
July 11, 2026 at 3:12 PM

From the weather to Washington

Friend, See this? [link removed] [[link removed]] This was five years ago in early July when I had my final day in the WQAD studios, before I ran for Congress. I didn’t earn the trust of the people by getting the weather right 100% of the time, it came because I believed in being there before an…
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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]
July 10, 2026 at 4:26 PM

BREAKING: Trump just attacked our elections.

I wish I didn't have to keep writing emails like this, team. In the past several hours, Donald Trump fired the remaining Democratic commissioners of the bipartisan Election Assistance Commission , leaving the independent agency that helps states administer elections without leadership just months b…
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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]
July 7, 2026 at 4:39 PM

A celebration of my neighbors. A celebration of what we all can be.

Friend, There is no place like home. Getting away from the extremism in Washington and coming home always seems to clarify that, behind the noise, there are real people who just want to get to know each other and rally around each other’s challenges. To know that, behind the loudest headlin…
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  eric sorensen (personal) · [email protected]
June 30, 2026 at 10:37 PM

It’s about what’s best for you

Hi friend, I’m glad I caught you before June comes to a close. My team and I have been in touch quite a bit lately, but I assure you we only do it because it’s completely necessary as we approach a crucial fundraising deadline. Tonight at midnight, we’ll report our second quarter fundraising numbe…
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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]
June 30, 2026 at 8:00 PM

They just legalized more corruption

This is despicable, friend. The Supreme Court just handed Washington's biggest donors yet another victory. In a 6-3 decision made just hours ago, the Court struck down federal limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with their candidates. That's another guardrail gone , …
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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]
June 30, 2026 at 12:46 PM

No time like now

Friend, Four years ago, we kept Illinois' 17th District blue, and made history for our state and our country: * You helped elect the first meteorologist to Congress in over 50 years. * You gave Illinois its first openly LGBTQ federal representative in our state history. * And, m…
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  Eric Sorensen HQ · [email protected]
June 29, 2026 at 9:46 PM

Just five more from 19125, friend

Friend, we'll get straight to the point. We are $8,561 short of our quarterly goal. With the deadline set to hit in just 30 hours, we’re further behind than we expected to be. But we still have time to catch up. By our math, if just five supporters from 19125 chip in today, we’ll be back on track …
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  Eric Sorensen HQ · [email protected]
June 29, 2026 at 1:56 PM

A concerning update:

Friend, Everywhere we go, when we talk about the challenge of our district, we hear the same thing: “It’s Illinois, you’ll be fine.” But friend, that ignores two key realities: 1) Our district is really more like Eastern, Eastern Iowa than Chicago. In fact, elections analysts have confirmed that…
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  Team Eric Sorensen · [email protected]
June 28, 2026 at 8:54 PM

ICYMI: $22 million in desperate spending from the GOP.

Friend, In case you missed it, we just got word that Mike Johnson’s super PAC -- the Congressional Leadership Fund -- is funneling yet another $22 million into battleground districts like ours to bolster far-right challengers for the final months of this race. It’s clear that the GOP’s corporate d…
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  Tammy Duckworth · [email protected]
June 28, 2026 at 2:23 PM

Asking you to support Eric Sorensen

[link removed] [[link removed]]Hi friend, it’s Senator Tammy Duckworth, with a special request. Will you join me in supporting Eric Sorensen's campaign so we can keep Illinois' 17th Congressional District blue? I'll explain exactly why your support is so important in a moment, but if you alrea…
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  Eric Sorensen HQ · [email protected]
June 27, 2026 at 9:13 PM

All hands on deck

Friend, We just got word that Mike Johnson’s super PAC is going ALL IN to win in key House races that will make or break his chances at keeping his majority. The Congressional Leadership Fund (CLF) – Congressional Republicans’ SuperPAC – has announced that it is dishing out another $22 million in …
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  Eric Sorensen HQ · [email protected]
June 26, 2026 at 2:47 PM

Our final push to the deadline

Friend, We’ll make this quick: We’re reaching out because we’re four days from our FEC deadline, and we could use some help. There are four months and counting down until our date with a MAGA extremist who backs Trump “100 percent.” Now is the moment we need to show undeniable strength as we g…
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  Eric Sorensen HQ · [email protected]
June 25, 2026 at 9:14 PM

This is who Eric’s opponent is celebrating

Friend, We learned something interesting this week. The Illinois Republican Party's annual Red Gala featured YouTuber Nick Shirley as its keynote speaker, and Eric’s opponent Dillan Vancil praised him for "making a difference in this country." Making a difference?!?! If using taxpayer dollars to…
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  JB Pritzker · [email protected]
June 25, 2026 at 3:19 PM

Eric Sorensen is an ally and trusted leader

[link removed] [[link removed]]Hi friend, JB Pritzker here, governor of the great state of Illinois since 2019. I’m proud that over the last seven years, our state has fought back against far-right extremism by passing laws to protect reproductive freedom, public safety, and more. Isn't it …
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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]
June 24, 2026 at 9:45 PM

It’s been four years since Roe was overturned.

Friend, It’s been a chilling four years since Roe v. Wade was overturned by the Supreme Court. The ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization was an attack on freedom of choice in this country. It was an unprecedented elimination of a previously guaranteed constitutional right. And…
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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]
June 23, 2026 at 3:23 PM

a small ask for you

Friend, I want to try something a little different today. I’m asking if you can chip in just $1 to our grassroots campaign. And no, that’s not a typo! One single dollar can make a real difference in our fight to keep IL-17 blue and flip the House. WIll you chip in now? [[link removed]] Donate $1 …
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  George Sorensen · [email protected]
June 21, 2026 at 3:26 PM

An important conversation with my son

Friend, It’s George Sorensen, Eric’s father, wishing all the dads on here a Happy Father's Day. 18 years ago, on the night Barack Obama was first elected president, I sat down with Eric for “the talk.” Any member of the LGBTQ+ community, and truthfully any parent of a member of the LGBTQ+ communi…
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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]
June 20, 2026 at 3:04 PM

Let me share a story from Moline

Friend, I was born and raised right in Rockford. I’m not a career politician, I’m just a guy who cares about Central and Northwestern Illinois, our families, our neighbors, and our world. I will never take for granted the honor you’ve placed in me to do this job. And being the only person in Congr…
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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]
June 18, 2026 at 3:02 PM

A simple question: Why is everything so expensive?

Friend, it’s unavoidable. The cost of groceries is up. Housing costs are up. Prescription drugs cost too much. Utility bills are higher than they should be. Families are carrying record amounts of credit card debt just to keep up. My neighbors are working hard, but they still can’t reach the g…
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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]
June 17, 2026 at 9:50 PM

Rockford knows how to celebrate

Friend, Last weekend, I got to spend one of my favorite days of the year exactly where I wanted to be: back home in Rockford celebrating Pride. And let me tell you, Rockford knows how to celebrate. [link removed] [[link removed]] Thousands of neighbors, friends, families, and community m…
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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]
June 15, 2026 at 6:44 PM

The penultimate FEC deadline

Friend, I’ll make this quick: I’m reaching out because midnight tonight marks two weeks before our last FEC deadline of the summer, the second-to-last before votes are counted. Now is the moment we need to find another gear for the final push to a worker-first majority. Can I count on you to chi…
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  Team Cooper (via Cooper Victory Fund) · [email protected]
June 12, 2026 at 5:35 PM

Things aren't looking good, friend

Friend, things aren't looking good – and we want to give you three reasons why you should split a $5 donation to Eric Sorensen's re-election and Roy Cooper’s Senate campaign today. 1. JD Vance came to North Carolina to campaign against Roy. Then President Trump took to Truth Social to endorse Roy…
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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]
June 10, 2026 at 4:20 PM

My opponent treats guns like toys

Friend, Something recently caught my eye: As part of their fundraising, my opponent donated a firearm to be auctioned off to their most ardent supporters -- or whoever wants a gun. This is about as out-of-touch as it gets, folks. The right to safe gun ownership is something we take very seriousl…
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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]
June 9, 2026 at 6:01 PM

What Pride really means to me

Friend, I wanted to share a story with you about what makes this time of year so important. It was only recently that my hometown had its first ever Pride Parade, and a conversation with one young man was particularly special, and will stay with me for a long time. He said to me, “You came to my …
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  Eric Sorensen HQ · [email protected]
June 7, 2026 at 4:33 PM

What you should know about IL-17:

Friend, Amid infighting on the Hill and the campaign trail, MAGA Republicans are stooping to new lows trying to influence this election and flip this seat. Before I ask for your support, here’s what you need to know about our race in IL-17. * Our seat has been named the only competitive race in I…
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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]
June 6, 2026 at 2:35 PM

We have to be more than ‘against Trump’

Friend, you've probably said it, and I want it on the record. Democrats have to show that we actually stand for something beyond opposing Donald Trump. [link removed] [[link removed]] Now, don't get me wrong – it's extremely important that we continue to fight against what Trump is doing to our c…
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