Eric Sorensen · [email protected]

July 6, 2023 at 4:30 PM

Following up

  Thank you, team. With your support, we met the mark on our second FEC fundraising goal of 2023. I’m so incredibly grateful and lucky to have you on the team. Your donations during these deadlines enable me to stay focused on the crucial work we are tackling in Congress. Last week,…

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  eric sorensen (personal) · [email protected]

June 30, 2023 at 4:47 PM

before you break for the weekend:

Hi, friend. I’m glad I caught you before you break for the weekend. I know my team and I have been in touch quite a bit lately, but I assure you we only do it because it’s absolutely necessary as we approach a crucial fundraising deadline. Tonight at midnight, we’ll report our second quarter fund…

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  Jacob Fette via EricForIllinois.com · [email protected]

June 29, 2023 at 2:23 PM

We’d love to see your name on Eric’s public report 📄

  Hi, team. Jacob Fette here – finance director for Rep. Eric Sorensen’s re-election campaign. Since our operation is largely fueled by grassroots supporters, I want to keep you in the loop on our fundraising progress ahead of Friday’s FEC filing deadline. We set a goal of raising $…

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  Team Sorensen via EricForIllinois.com · [email protected]

June 27, 2023 at 5:45 PM

BREAKING: “The only truly competitive seat” in Illinois→

  IL-17 Update: Elections Analysts at The Cook Political Report confirm that IL-17 is “the only truly competitive seat in the state.” Send in a $3 contribution to Eric Sorensen’s re-election campaign in IL-17 before Friday’s FEC deadline.   Donate Here we go, team. …

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  Eric Sorensen HQ · [email protected]

June 26, 2023 at 7:54 PM

Here’s why Friday’s deadline is more urgent than usual.

  Friend, The end of this week marks our quarterly fundraising deadline with the FEC. We're pacing a bit behind where we need to be and could use some help closing the gap. But first, we want to explain why Friday's deadline is much more important than usual. As you know, we’re leg…

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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]

June 25, 2023 at 3:38 PM

I’m hoping for lots of responses to this survey >>

  Friend, Before I launched my last campaign, I made a personal commitment to prioritize the needs of folks in Illinois’ 17th Congressional District and to hear them out directly. Today, almost six months into my first term in office, I’m doubling down on that commitment. I know I c…

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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]

June 23, 2023 at 4:55 PM

Reproductive freedom is on the line →

  Friend, Tomorrow, exactly one year will have passed since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and stripped millions of American women of the right to make their own healthcare decisions. The ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization was an attack on freedom of ch…

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  Adam Schiff · [email protected]

June 22, 2023 at 5:25 PM

Eric asked me to reach out

MAGA Republicans officially passed their resolution to censure me.   Friend, Last night, Kevin McCarthy took up the resolution attacking me for holding Trump accountable. After Trump threatened a primary challenge against any Republican who refused to vote for it, MAGA Republicans …

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  Colin Allred · [email protected]

June 21, 2023 at 10:32 PM

Ted Cruz and book bans →

  Hi there, friend. I’m Rep. Colin Allred, and I’m running to beat Ted Cruz and represent Texas in the U.S. Senate. I've always been a big reader. Growing up, my world was pretty small. I used to treat our local bookstore like a library, sitting there for hours, reading books cover…

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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]

June 17, 2023 at 5:17 PM

Three reasons:

  Team, We’re a little more than halfway through June, and less than two weeks from the next all-important FEC quarterly fundraising deadline. Here are three simple reasons why meeting our goal is critical at this juncture in the race: The report we’ll file with the FEC will be publ…

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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]

June 14, 2023 at 8:13 PM

The far right took the House hostage:

  It’s a hectic time in Washington, friend. With all the news surrounding the Trump indictment and the growing field of Republican presidential candidates, some important pieces of news risk getting lost in the noise. Here’s one thing I thought should have gotten more play: the far-…

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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]

June 12, 2023 at 7:34 PM

I heard a lot of “hell, no.”

  Friend, When I first wanted to talk about climate change on the weather forecast, convincing my bosses at the TV station wasn't easy. In fact, I heard a lot of “hell, no” from management. At the time -- well over a decade ago -- climate change was even more politicized than it is …

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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]

June 9, 2023 at 4:02 PM

SURVEY: What our farmers need.

  Friend, As a member of the House Committee on Agriculture, I’ll play a major role in negotiating the upcoming Farm Bill. It’s a responsibility I take seriously, especially given the importance of farming in my home state and because tens of thousands of families in my community dep…

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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]

June 6, 2023 at 6:52 PM

500,000 veterans.

  Friend. Did you know there are over 500,000 veterans living in Illinois? A big portion of our state’s population has served this country courageously, and they deserve our utmost respect and appreciation. Our veterans also deserve to thrive in their daily lives – and the government…

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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]

June 4, 2023 at 4:38 PM

A gay kid named Eric.

  Happy Pride Month, friend. Pride has taken on a new meaning for me this year. It's my first as a member of Congress, and as the first openly gay federal representative elected in Illinois state history! I'm an example of the progress that's been made on LGBTQ rights. But the truth …

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  Dick Durbin · [email protected]

May 31, 2023 at 4:03 PM

Reaching out personally for Rep. Sorensen:

We did an incredible job getting Eric across the finish line in 2022   Hi Friend, it’s U.S. Senator Dick Durbin. I was elated when I got the news that Eric Sorensen had been elected in Illinois’ 17th District. I had the opportunity to meet with him before his election, and it was imm…

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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]

May 30, 2023 at 6:16 PM

Respectfully asking:

  Friend, Today I'm reaching out to respectfully ask if you would make a $3 contribution to my campaign before midnight. Let me briefly explain why: The end of May means there’s just one month until we will have to submit our next quarterly fundraising report to the FEC. Lots of pe…

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  Tammy Duckworth · [email protected]

May 25, 2023 at 9:25 PM

A quick explanation.

  Friends, I’m writing to ask you to send a donation to Eric Sorensen's reelection effort in IL-17. Let me explain why: If you don't know, Eric's district is quickly emerging as ground zero in our shared efforts to retake the House. Right now, Republicans are raising and spending …

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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]

May 23, 2023 at 8:27 PM

playing chicken

  Friend, This should go without saying, but Congress should not be run by folks craven enough to risk crashing the global economy to get one over on their political rivals. House Republicans won't agree to raise the debt ceiling without making huge cuts to government programs that …

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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]

May 16, 2023 at 11:41 PM

Do you have a moment?

  Friend, I’ll try to make this quick: I’m reaching out because we’re officially halfway through our second fundraising quarter of 2023, but we’re not quite halfway to our fundraising goal. This isn’t one of those desperate email pleas, but we are pacing a bit behind and could use so…

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  Eric Sorensen HQ · [email protected]

May 15, 2023 at 5:18 PM

Update: Ron DeSantis fundraiser with Eric's opponent.

  Friend, Last Friday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis was in Peoria, Illinois for a massive fundraiser with the Illinois Republican Party. Eric's new opponent was in attendance, rubbing shoulders with DeSantis and the big donors backing him. DeSantis used this platform to tout his ex…

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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]

May 11, 2023 at 9:21 PM

Not the news I wanted to share today.

  Friend, This isn't the news I wanted to share today, but it's important that you're kept in the loop about what's happening in my race. Earlier this week, we got word that the National Republican Congressional Committee -- Kevin McCarthy's political arm -- has launched yet another…

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  Eric Sorensen HQ · [email protected]

May 9, 2023 at 10:36 PM

How’s this for contrast?

  Friend, Here's how Republicans are trying paint Eric's first term in Congress in their near-daily barrage of negative press hits:   Here's a more accurate look at what he's been up to:   Eric's been working like hell to serve his constituents in IL-17. This past weekend, he met…

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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]

May 7, 2023 at 2:20 PM

My conversation with a Trump supporter.

Good morning, team. ☕ In my last election, I had more conversations than I can count with folks across IL-17. One especially memorable chat happened just after we launched when I was knocking doors for signatures to get my name on the ballot. It was one of my neighbors a few streets down who tur…

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  Jacob Fette via ericforillinois.com · [email protected]

May 4, 2023 at 4:05 PM

Nice to meet you, friend

  Hi there, friend! 👋 I’m Jacob Fette, the new finance director for Eric Sorensen’s 2024 re-election campaign. I’m ready to help raise the money we’ll need to win this competitive district once again. But today, I wanted to share a story about how I got to know Eric and why I’m so t…

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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]

May 3, 2023 at 2:37 PM

Nice to meet you, friend

  Friend, To start, I want to say thank you. With your help, we met our April fundraising goal, and I’m so grateful for your ongoing support. Now that there’s a new opponent in the race, it’s becoming increasingly important to meet our fundraising marks, and you continue to prove th…

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  eric sorensen (personal) · [email protected]

April 30, 2023 at 5:04 PM

My least favorite part of running for Congress.

It’s Sunday, so I’ll keep this brief, friend. I’m reaching out to make sure you saw the news that we officially have a Republican challenger in my race.   We'll be sharing more details about our opponent soon. For now, here's what you need to know: Since my election, national Republicans and the…

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  Eric Sorensen HQ · [email protected]

April 29, 2023 at 4:19 PM

It’s official. We have a Republican opponent!

  Here we go, team. The first Republican candidate just announced their campaign to challenge Eric Sorensen in Illinois' 17th District! While 2024 may seem like a ways off, the GOP is wasting no time trying to flip this seat red. We had a hunch this was coming, but an early challeng…

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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]

April 27, 2023 at 5:38 PM

Big endorsement

  Friend, I've got some exciting news: My campaign was just endorsed by End Citizens United and Let America Vote -- two of the largest grassroots organizations working to fix our broken campaign finance laws. I just got to Congress, but it doesn't take years in the beltway to see th…

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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]

April 26, 2023 at 7:59 PM

I want to be fully transparent.

  I have a quick favor to ask, friend. The end of this week marks an important end-of-month fundraising deadline for our campaign. To be completely transparent, it’s been a relatively slow fundraising month up to this point. So today, I’m hoping you can help us make up ground. Can y…

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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]

April 23, 2023 at 4:39 PM

I was given a choice.

  I don't share this story often, friend. Before I came home to Illinois, I was a meteorologist at a local station in Tyler, Texas. One morning, my boss approached me and said we needed to speak after the show. When I got to the conference room, I saw my employment contract laid ou…

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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]

April 20, 2023 at 5:04 PM

Fact-checking crazy talk on climate change:

  Friend, As the only meteorologist in Congress, my ears perk up when I hear colleagues talk about extreme weather or how to handle climate change. I also feel a responsibility to call out climate misinformation when I see it. A few days ago, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (I know…🙄) t…

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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]

April 18, 2023 at 3:30 PM

I’m being attacked.

Friend, I’m reaching out to ask you to make a $5 donation to my re-election campaign. National Republicans just launched a fresh wave of attacks against me, so I hope you’ll let me elaborate more on why today's request is so important.   Last month, we go…

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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]

April 14, 2023 at 7:17 PM

By the numbers: My first 100 days in Congress.

Friend,   It’s officially been 100 days since I was sworn in to represent Illinois’ 17th District in Congress. It’s been a bit of a whirlwind, but very productive, and I wanted to share some stats highlighting the work we’ve done for the people of Central…

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  Tammy Baldwin · [email protected]

April 13, 2023 at 4:22 PM

I’m officially running for reelection to the United States Senate

Hi there — I have exciting news to share, and I wanted you to hear it from me:   I’m officially running for reelection to the United States Senate.    I know the road ahead won’t always be easy — election experts are already calling me one of the most vul…

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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]

April 11, 2023 at 3:00 PM

It happened again.

It happened again, friend.   We started the week with news of yet another mass shooting -- this time in Louisville. Four were killed and another nine were injured. This comes just weeks after six students and teachers were killed at a school in Nashville.…

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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]

April 7, 2023 at 4:00 PM

What are the pundits and polls missing?

Hi folks,   There’s been a lot going on this past week. Former president Trump was indicted and charged with crimes, and House Republicans continue to defend him. We just had local elections across IL-17. Severe storms just hit Central Illinois and more e…

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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]

April 4, 2023 at 3:38 PM

I want your input, friend.

Hi friend,   I wanted to give a heartfelt thank you to everyone who donated to our campaign ahead of last week’s FEC fundraising deadline. With your support, we met and exceeded our first quarter fundraising goal!   Your support couldn't have come at a be…

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  eric sorensen (personal) · [email protected]

March 31, 2023 at 9:33 PM

final check-in.

Friend,    I’m glad I could catch you before we break for the weekend. I know we’ve been in touch quite a bit this week, so I’ll get right to the point.   Tonight at midnight is my first legal fundraising deadline as a member of Congress. After this deadline, we’ll submit…

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  Eric Sorensen HQ · [email protected]

March 31, 2023 at 1:28 PM

Critical deadline TONIGHT.

Friend,   The first quarter of 2023 is coming to an end, and we’re SO close to reaching our online fundraising goal. It’s critical we meet this benchmark to show potential opponents we’ve still got the grassroots power to defend this seat in 2024.   We’re…

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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]

March 30, 2023 at 3:47 PM

first.

Hi friend,   With my first FEC deadline since I was sworn into Congress closing in, I wanted to share a couple more ‘firsts’ you may not be aware of: - I'm the first trained meteorologist elected to Congress in almost 50 years!  - I'm the first …

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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]

March 29, 2023 at 1:49 PM

Allow me to (re)introduce myself.

Hi there, folks.   We’re just two days away from my first FEC fundraising deadline as a member of Congress. We’ve added quite a few supporters to our email list lately, so I wanted to take a moment to reintroduce myself and share my vision for a better IL-17 and a better …

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  Eric Sorensen HQ · [email protected]

March 28, 2023 at 4:38 PM

Three reasons we’re asking.

Hi there, friend.   We’re writing to ask you to make a contribution to Eric’s campaign before Friday’s FEC fundraising deadline. But before we do, here are a few reasons why this deadline is so important. Whether we like it or not, our FEC rep…

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  Tammy Duckworth · [email protected]

March 27, 2023 at 4:47 PM

I have a special request today

Hi friend, it’s Senator Tammy Duckworth.   I have a special request today—one I don't make very often. I'm asking you to join me in supporting Eric Sorensen's campaign to keep Illinois' 17th Congressional District blue.    I'll explain exactly why your su…

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  Eric Sorensen HQ · [email protected]

March 25, 2023 at 3:41 PM

We’d love to see your name on our public FEC report, friend.

Hi there, friend. In just one week, we’ll submit our first quarterly fundraising report to the FEC since Eric was sworn into Congress. This is a big deal because potential opponents will be combing through this public report closely to see if we’re still …

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  Hakeem Jeffries · [email protected]

March 24, 2023 at 2:05 PM

Friend, did you see this?!

I need you to understand where things stand, friend: – I just announced the 29 most vulnerable Democrats we must protect in 2024. – So now, Republicans are furiously targeting these races as prime pick-up opportunities. – The latest polls show this will b…

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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]

March 23, 2023 at 5:13 PM

a quick note about our emails

I remember my inbox getting flooded with desperate, hair-on-fire emails. Friend,Before running for Congress, I remember my inbox getting flooded with desperate, hair-on-fire emails from other Democratic campaigns.    To be honest, I hated them. The deadlin…

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  Adam Frisch · [email protected]

March 20, 2023 at 5:43 PM

“Safe Republican”

Hello,   In a moment, I’m going to ask you to make a donation to my campaign for Congress against Lauren Boebert. But before I do, please let me explain why your support now is so important if we’re going to defeat Boebert in 2024.   Very few people belie…

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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]

March 18, 2023 at 5:01 PM

Against a national sales tax 💸

Team,   In case you hadn’t heard: A few weeks ago, House Republicans introduced a bill that would create a 30% national sales tax while eliminating corporate income taxes and the IRS altogether. It was a clear attempt to benefit the GOP’s wealthy donors w…

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  Jon Tester · [email protected]

March 16, 2023 at 4:56 PM

re: 2024

Folks, I have an exciting announcement and I want you to be the first to know: I’m officially running for reelection here in Montana.    I know this race won’t be easy, but my fight for working families isn’t done yet.    If you’re with me, please split a…

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