Eric Sorensen (personal) · [email protected]

December 1, 2025 at 12:10 AM

What I’m doing, and how I hope you can help

I'm glad I caught you, friend. I know the last thing you want to think about is fundraising during the end of a holiday weekend. But midnight tonight marks an important fundraising deadline. At the moment, we’re still coming up $2,513 short of our online fundraising goal. Will you rush in a donat…

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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]

November 29, 2025 at 2:42 PM

A fight powered by you

  Friend,  My roots run deep in IL-17— my parents met in Peoria, I grew up in Rockford, and now I’m proud to live in the Quad Cities with Shawn and our dogs, Petey and Oliver. It has been my life’s privilege to give folks here the support they needed to get ahead. The future of IL-17…

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  Eric Sorensen (personal) · [email protected]

November 25, 2025 at 9:41 PM

Before you log off for your holiday…

Hi friend, Whether you're still traveling or settled in, I hope you're finding moments of peace amid the Thanksgiving rush chaos! Before you sign off, I’m reaching out to ask you for a $3 donation to help reach our November fundraising goal. But first, I want to explain exactly why your support i…

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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]

November 24, 2025 at 7:32 PM

Sharing my favorite holiday recipe (HINT: 🎃)

  Friend, As we near Thanksgiving, it's important to take stock of our situation and those around us. We are all in the same storm, but we are NOT all in the same boat. That's why, if there’s anything we need more of us in the world, it’s kindness and compassion. Some people in this w…

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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]

November 23, 2025 at 5:46 PM

Affordable healthcare is a human right

  Friend, Whenever I’m moving through Central and Northwestern Illinois, I hear from dozens, if not hundreds, of constituents about the same thing: The importance of protecting access to affordable, high-quality health care.  People in our district -- including seniors on fixed income…

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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]

November 19, 2025 at 7:32 PM

Sign your name: Demand the White House release the Epstein List

  Team, We are one step closer to justice. For far too long, the ultra-wealthy and well-connected have been able to commit some of the grossest sexual crimes imaginable hiding in plain sight. These bad actors have continued to walk among us scot-free while permanently scarring thousan…

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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]

November 14, 2025 at 4:05 PM

What your support means to me

  Hey friend, it’s Eric.  I’m about to ask you for a donation of $3 or whatever you can afford to give, and here’s why: We are officially halfway to our final FEC quarterly deadline of the year. That means we’re halfway to our FINAL opportunity to show unified grassroots strength befo…

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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]

November 13, 2025 at 7:16 PM

A provision you might have missed:

  This current Senate deal, as passed, is a travesty friend. And here’s one very obvious reason why: Senate Republicans have authorized their own special protections that would allow them to intimidate and enrich themselves simply by being investigated for treason. Ensuring their own…

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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]

November 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM

Make it six months or a year?

  Friend, It’s that time of the year again. I recently received the renewal notice for my campaign’s PO Box, and my mind raced back to one of the toughest early decisions I had to make as a new, inexperienced candidate back in October 2021. Should I rent the PO Box for six months – en…

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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]

November 8, 2025 at 4:06 PM

Leading the fight for our soybean farmers

  American agriculture is the pride of the agricultural world. And Illinois is the soybean farming capital of our country, friend. Over 43,000 strong soybean farmers call our state home. It is even our official state bean! Donald Trump doesn’t know that, but he should. Because his rec…

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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]

November 6, 2025 at 5:20 PM

We are on the ballot! Here’s what’s next:

  Friend, It’s official: We’re in! For the past several weeks, Team Eric volunteers across the district have worked tirelessly to collect signatures, and I cannot thank them enough.  And now, I can say that we’ve submitted our petition signatures and we are officially on the ballot fo…

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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]

November 5, 2025 at 4:49 PM

Justice for Adelita Grijalva

  Team, I’ll keep this brief: We HAVE to swear in Adelita Grijalva. Immediately. If that’s all you need to hear, sign your name to demand that Mike Johnson and Republican leadership swear in Adelita Grijalva as constitutionally demanded and allow her to do her job. Add Your Name …

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  Eric Sorensen (personal) · [email protected]

October 31, 2025 at 10:08 PM

Before your sugar rush:

Friend, I’m glad I could catch you around your Halloween plans. Tonight marks our October end-of-month fundraising deadline. We haven’t been fundraising much during Trump’s shutdown of the government, and at the moment, we’re hoping to make a late splash to keep our operation funded. Will you rus…

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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]

October 30, 2025 at 11:06 PM

Electing an ally who shows up

  Friend, I want to talk about our neighbors across the river today, and why we should be paying attention to Iowa’s 1st Congressional District. This race is personal to me.  As a meteorologist trusted with people’s safety for decades, it was horrifying to see IA-01’s current represen…

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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]

October 30, 2025 at 6:36 PM

A tradeoff that made plenty of sense:

  Friend,  Today I'm reaching out to respectfully ask if you would make a $3 contribution to my campaign before October ends. Let me briefly explain why: House Republicans are spreading lies and refusing to come to work. Their top priority is tax breaks for their billionaire donors, n…

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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]

October 27, 2025 at 10:21 PM

Republicans are targeting our seniors

  413%.  That’s how much health insurance premiums could increase in districts like ours, friend -- hitting older Americans the hardest. And it’s not a hypothetical.  That’s the real math that Republicans -- who have control of the House, Senate, White House, and the Supreme Court -- …

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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]

October 26, 2025 at 3:48 PM

Please support our organizing efforts

  Friend,  I’m reaching out today with a special request – one I don't make very often. I’m asking you to support our petition drive as our team collects signatures across the district to make sure we get on the ballot. Donate In a district as competitive as ours, a huge part o…

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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]

October 19, 2025 at 6:02 PM

Yes, it is discrimination

  This past weekend, I heard something in a debate that even shocked me, friend. In the Virginia governor’s debate, the current Lieutenant Governor of Virginia Winsome Earle-Sears said that it wasn’t discrimination to ban gay couples from marriage. When my former House colleague Abiga…

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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]

October 18, 2025 at 2:46 PM

This is not how democracy works.

  Hi friend,  I don’t usually write to you about television hosts – but this one’s different. Over the weekend, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth – a former morning show host and Trump loyalist – told a crowd at a far-right conference that he sees himself as a future “Secretary of Offens…

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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]

October 17, 2025 at 4:50 PM

We have No Kings in America

  Team, In America, we don’t have kings – that’s what our founding was all about! – and we certainly won’t bend to the knee for people trying to change that. Earlier this summer, I joined active, concerned Americans in my district to make clear that we don’t stand for kings here. And …

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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]

October 11, 2025 at 2:31 PM

Sign On: Our tax dollars should pay for us!

  If you’re not from here you may not know this, friend, but Illinois is one of the nation’s leaders in producing the soybeans that feed the world. There are over 43,000 soybean farmers in Illinois. Just this year, it was named our state bean. Now, as you might know, Donald Trump’s ta…

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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]

October 7, 2025 at 6:07 PM

Sign on: Demand justice for Adelita Grijalva

  Team, My friend and colleague, Congressman Raul Grijalva, passed away in March. He was a dedicated public servant, speaking out against injustices and how we must work for the people. Two weeks ago, his daughter, Adelita, won the special election to replace him, but she still hasn’t…

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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]

October 3, 2025 at 2:33 PM

Grateful

  Friend, First off, I want to thank each and every one of you who supported my campaign through our last deadline. Thanks to each of you in your own way, we cleared our third-quarter fundraising goal. I’m heartened to know that grassroots supporters like you have consistently come th…

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  Eric Sorensen (personal) · [email protected]

September 30, 2025 at 9:55 PM

Here’s the kicker

I’m glad I could catch you tonight. I know we have been in touch quite a bit this week, so I’ll get right to the point. Midnight marks my FEC fundraising deadline, where my team and I are working hard to send a strong message about what our campaign is made of. As it stands, we’re about $3,146 s…

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  Gov. JB Pritzker · [email protected]

September 30, 2025 at 3:31 PM

My Congressional ally, Eric Sorensen

  Hi friend, It’s JB Pritzker, governor of the great state of Illinois. I’m proud that over the last six years, we’ve fought back against far-right extremism by passing laws to protect reproductive freedom, public services, public safety, and more. And right now, at a time when Donal…

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  Eric Sorensen HQ · [email protected]

September 30, 2025 at 12:15 PM

Your dollars make a difference. Here’s how:

  Hey there, The 17th District covers A LOT of ground in Northwest and Central Illinois. As a result, running a campaign here can get expensive quickly. I know we ask you a lot, so we want to be totally transparent about what we do with your donations. The money you donate goes direct…

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  Cheri Bustos · [email protected]

September 29, 2025 at 6:29 PM

Help protect our hometown representative, Eric Sorensen

  Hi 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. Eric’s roots in our district run …

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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]

September 28, 2025 at 1:22 PM

Keeping this short

  Hi there, It’s your weekend, you’ve got work tomorrow, and I’m sure that today will be busy for you so I’ll keep it short: Our end-of-quarter fundraising deadline is in less than 48 hours. We have come so far together, and I am so grateful for the excellent team we have built. The b…

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  Eric Sorensen HQ · [email protected]

September 27, 2025 at 7:39 PM

What you should know about IL-17

  Friend, You’ve likely been getting a lot of emails this past week and it’s hard to keep track of everything flying around, so we wanted to take a moment to give you the latest directly from HQ about what’s going on in our race: - Eric has TWO opponents. And both are MAGA as they com…

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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]

September 26, 2025 at 6:07 PM

Might I have a moment of your time to explain?

  Hi there, I’m writing to ask you to make a $3 contribution to my re-election campaign before Tuesday’s FEC fundraising deadline. But before I do, I hope you’ll allow me to explain why this moment is so critical for our fundraising. The truth is, whether we like it or not this FEC re…

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  Tammy Duckworth · [email protected]

September 25, 2025 at 5:08 PM

Asking for your support for Eric Sorensen

  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 already know what's at s…

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  Hakeem Jeffries · [email protected]

September 24, 2025 at 4:34 PM

important update for you

Quick update on where Eric Sorensen stands ahead of his end-of-quarter deadline   Friend, I want to give you an important update on where my friend, Eric Sorensen stands. The past few months, we have seen Republicans roll out their plan to win the 2026 midterms with their mid-decade…

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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]

September 23, 2025 at 6:45 PM

I read the Constitution live

  Friend, Not a day goes by that I don’t reflect on the honor of having your trust to work in this place. For decades as your Meteorologist, looking out for families in bad weather. And now as a Representative of my home state and for my hometown. But I’ll be honest: it’s not easy to …

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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]

September 16, 2025 at 8:02 PM

Support forces for good. Support Rebecca Cooke

  Friend, The loudest and most divisive voices want to pit us against each other. They want us to believe we have to choose whose values matter, or whose worth protecting. But I know in my heart there are way more good people than bad. And that our best days as Americans are when we w…

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  Team Eric Sorensen · [email protected]

September 14, 2025 at 3:48 PM

Would you endorse Eric’s campaign? [SIGN ON]

  Friend, It’s not a stretch to say that what happens in this district will have a major hand in the direction of Congress – and our country – for years to come. As early as it might seem, our race for IL-17 is the most competitive in the state, and outside dark money donations and Re…

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  Eric Sorensen HQ · [email protected]

September 9, 2025 at 4:20 PM

He even supports burning trash!

  Friend, Eric’s wealthiest, self-funding opponent just held a rally in Rockford. We were there to capture what you need to know: Eric’s opponent supports Trump’s tariffs – and misinformation. When questioned about the unemployment numbers, he simply said, “who knows what the right a…

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  Rep. Eric Sorensen · [email protected]

September 5, 2025 at 4:43 PM

My friend & fellow meteorologist Sean Sublette

He’s running to flip the competitive House seat in VA-01 blue.   Good morning, to win the House majority in 2026, we’ll need to keep my competitive seat blue and win flippable districts like Virginia’s 1st. That’s why I’m reaching out about my friend and fellow television meteorologis…

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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]

September 3, 2025 at 7:24 PM

Real, grassroots energy

  Thank you, friend. With your support in August, we surpassed our monthly fundraising goal, and are headed into September in a better position to defend this critical seat from far-right extremists. That’s what makes a movement. Not some megadonors handpicking their members of Congre…

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  eric sorensen (personal) · [email protected]

August 31, 2025 at 11:01 PM

Final request before the holiday

I’m glad I caught you, friend. Tonight marks our August end-of-month fundraising deadline, our second to last deadline of the quarter and officially four months from our election year. At the moment, we’re still coming up $2,527 short of our online fundraising goal. Will you rush in a donation be…

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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]

August 30, 2025 at 5:20 PM

Communities under attack - again

  Friend, As you may know, 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 out on the desk. Nex…

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  Eric Sorensen HQ · [email protected]

August 29, 2025 at 5:02 PM

NEW OPPONENT in IL-17

  Friend, Last week, a new GOP opponent jumped into the race to try to unseat Eric. That means there are now multiple MAGA-supporting Republicans vying for this seat in 2026. Given how much MAGA Republicans in Congress have allowed Donald Trump to do – at the expense of our freedoms –…

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  Shawn (Eric Sorensen’s partner) · [email protected]

August 23, 2025 at 5:46 PM

SCOTUS is legislating from the bench again

  Hi friend - It’s Shawn, Eric’s partner. I want to thank you for the power you have brought to Eric to the campaign. Your energy is what gives us the courage and the strength to keep going, even in the most challenging times. And right now, the Supreme Court has ensured it’s a chall…

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  Lauren Underwood · [email protected]

August 19, 2025 at 5:47 PM

I’ve been thinking quite a lot lately

  Hey, Lauren Underwood here! I’ve been thinking a lot recently. I've been thinking of all the ways Democrats need to do better. We need to listen more, we need to meet our voters where they are at, show up better in our communities, and get to know the people we’re serving; their ho…

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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]

August 15, 2025 at 5:26 PM

Two things you need to know:

  Friend, Congress might be out of Washington in August, but that doesn’t mean our race to flip the House is stopping. Here’s the latest from HQ: Republicans are using delay tactics on BBB to hide the truth. They know kicking people off healthcare is unpopular, so their spending bill…

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  Team Mrvan · [email protected]

August 11, 2025 at 6:27 PM

JD Vance in Indiana

  You need to see this, friend: Republicans know they can’t beat Frank at the ballot box, so now they’re trying to rig the map and draw him out of office altogether. They’ve sent JD Vance to Indiana to push extreme partisan redistricting behind closed doors in order to silence voters…

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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]

August 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM

Quad Cities, USA

  Friend, The Quad Cities are a pretty special place to call home. We’re a big, diverse and vibrant community that stretches across two states, separated only by the Mississippi River. If it wasn’t for the signage welcoming you to Illinois or Iowa, you wouldn’t know we were two states…

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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]

August 5, 2025 at 10:00 PM

40,000 messages in a year. I want yours:

  Friend, Last year, our team answered over 40,000 messages from constituents – that’s more than 110 a day. And I still want more. Whether serving you as your local community meteorologist or as your Congressman, your voice matters. This relationship should always be a back-and-forth …

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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]

August 2, 2025 at 3:35 PM

Together, steering us where our country belongs

  Hi friend, I wanted to give a heartfelt thank you to everyone who donated to our campaign ahead of our fundraising deadline. With your support, we exceeded our goal for the month of July! Of course our work doesn't stop now. We have to keep serving North and Western Illinois. With …

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  Eric Sorensen (personal) · [email protected]

July 31, 2025 at 10:27 PM

Hoping you’ll open this before midnight:

I’m glad I caught you, friend. Tonight marks our July end-of-month fundraising deadline, and we’re still coming up about $2,750 short of our online fundraising goal. At a time when National Republicans have already begun attacking me, we have to stay on track. Will you rush in a donation before m…

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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]

July 30, 2025 at 4:54 PM

“These” emails

  Friend, Before I ran for Congress, I remember getting bombarded with non-stop, world-is-ending emails from political campaigns. To be honest, I often tuned them out. The deadlines seemed arbitrary, and they were full of obnoxious scare tactics. In my view, Democratic donors have ple…

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