Sarah van Deest · [email protected]

January 31, 2020 at 9:48 PM

Checking in

Finkenauer for Iowa     Yesterday, Donald Trump and 80 of his closest allies touched down in Iowa to campaign. They’re busy spreading baseless accusations and falsehoods. Hi team, I’m Sarah -- Abby’s finance director -- wanted to take a moment and update you on…

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  Team Abby · [email protected]

January 30, 2020 at 10:14 PM

President Trump and his friends

Finkenauer for Iowa     Donald Trump -- and 80 of his high-ranking surrogates -- are coming to Iowa TODAY. We need to be ready to counter any misleading attacks they launch                   Paid for by Abby Finkenauer for Congress …

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  Team Abby · [email protected]

January 30, 2020 at 12:02 AM

Trump is coming, and he’s bringing friends

Finkenauer for Iowa     Just a few days ago you heard from Ned, our campaign manager. He told you Donald Trump was coming to Iowa tomorrow to campaign. Just a few days ago you heard from Ned, our campaign manager. He told you Donald Trump was coming to Iowa tomo…

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  Ned Miller · [email protected]

January 27, 2020 at 10:07 PM

How I know...

Finkenauer for Iowa     We tell you all the time that Abby’s election matters. We tell you it’s a toss-up, and that it could determine who has control of the House next year. Alright, team. We tell you all the time that Abby’s election matters. We tell you it’s …

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  Team Abby · [email protected]

January 23, 2020 at 8:35 PM

We’re proud

Finkenauer for Iowa     While this moment in history protected women around the country, there is still so much work to do for the future. Friends -- 47 years ago, the Supreme Court constitutionally protected a woman’s right to choose with their landmark decisio…

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  Ned Miller · [email protected]

January 21, 2020 at 8:11 PM

Look who’s back, team

Finkenauer for Iowa     On Friday, an ultra-conservative, dark-money group launched another round of ads aimed at Abby Breaking: On Friday, an ultra-conservative, dark-money group launched another round of ads aimed at Abby Help us counter these misleading atta…

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  Finkenauer Policy Team · [email protected]

January 17, 2020 at 4:56 PM

ACA sabotage

Finkenauer for Iowa     I wanted to make sure you saw Vice President Joe Biden’s note about our campaign. Joe knows how hard we worked to flip this seat in 2018 and how critical Iowa is to maintaining a Democratic majority in the House. Important: If the GOP laws…

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  Abby Finkenauer · [email protected]

January 15, 2020 at 5:53 PM

Joe Biden

Finkenauer for Iowa     I wanted to make sure you saw Vice President Joe Biden’s note about our campaign. Joe knows how hard we worked to flip this seat in 2018 and how critical Iowa is to maintaining a Democratic majority in the House. Hey team, I wanted to mak…

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  Joe Biden · [email protected]

January 7, 2020 at 9:25 PM

Iowa

Finkenauer for Iowa     This is important, folks. After years of hard work, we flipped the House of Representatives blue last year by electing talented leaders like my friend Abby Finkenauer. This is important, folks. After years of hard work, we flipped the Hous…

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  Abby Finkenauer · [email protected]

January 4, 2020 at 2:10 PM

Thank you, team

Finkenauer for Iowa     I hope everyone had a great holiday season filled with rest, family, and good food. But before we sprint towards Election Day -- only ten short months away -- I want to sincerely thank all of you for helping us reach our 2019 fundraising goal. …

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  Abby Finkenauer · [email protected]

December 31, 2019 at 11:02 PM

hours to go

Finkenauer for Iowa     New Year's isn't the only countdown happening soon. Here at HQ we’re counting down the hours until our end-of-year fundraising deadline -- and we have just 6 hours to go. New Year's isn't the only countdown happening soon. Here at HQ we’re…

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  Team Abby · [email protected]

December 31, 2019 at 2:51 PM

Can you join us, friend

Finkenauer for Iowa     Hey all, we’ve been working hard to help Abby reach her end-of-year goal, and we’re just $2,374 away. This is our record of your support, can you check it our and make sure its up to date before midnight? Hey all, we’ve been working hard t…

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  Abby Finkenauer · [email protected]

December 31, 2019 at 12:46 AM

It’s always good to hear from Paul Begala

Finkenauer for Iowa     We’re still $10,293 away from hitting our end-of-year goal, and we only have 24 hours to go. So please read Paul’s note and click here to chip in what you can to help us hit our mark.     Thank you, Paul. Your kind words are always so wonde…

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  Nancy Pelosi · [email protected]

December 30, 2019 at 5:45 PM

I need your help, friends

Finkenauer for Iowa     I’ll get right to the point, friends. Without your support today, holding Abby’s seat, -- and keeping Iowa’s powerful voice in Congress -- becomes more difficult. I’ll get right to the point, friends. Without your support today, holding A…

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  Paul Begala · [email protected]

December 29, 2019 at 6:00 PM

hear me out, folks

Finkenauer for Iowa     I’ve been in this world for a long time now, folks -- as a political analyst, former White House staffer, and long-time Abby supporter! I’ve been in this world for a long time now, folks -- as a political analyst, a former White House staf…

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  Cheri Bustos · [email protected]

December 28, 2019 at 4:56 PM

a special relationship

Finkenauer for Iowa     When I was elected Chairwoman of the DCCC, I knew I would have the opportunity to work with some of our amazing freshmen. But I didn’t realize I’d form a special relationship with one particular congresswoman in the district next to my own. I’m talking about the…

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  Daniel Wasta · [email protected]

December 27, 2019 at 6:18 PM

Abby's birthday

Finkenauer for Iowa     I’m Daniel, Abby’s fiancé and I’m reaching out to you today because it’s Abby’s birthday! As we have learned, time can truly be the best gift, which is why we are excited to spend the day with friends and family. Along with that, I had an idea to make the celebr…

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  Abby Finkenauer · [email protected]

December 26, 2019 at 7:04 PM

it’ll go a long way

Finkenauer for Iowa     It’s getting busy here at campaign headquarters -- we’re just starting to ramp up for our critical end-of-year fundraising drive. Hitting this goal will go a long way to winning in 2020. Hey friends -- I wanted to check in. It’s getting b…

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  Abby Finkenauer · [email protected]

December 24, 2019 at 4:29 PM

Happy holidays

Finkenauer for Iowa     I’m always grateful to spend time with my fiance Daniel and my family during the holidays, and I hope you have the same opportunity. For me it’s a special time to reflect on where I came from, my parents’ amazing strength, and how fortunate I am to work for Iowa…

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  Team Abby · [email protected]

December 22, 2019 at 5:21 PM

Abby’s working for you

Finkenauer for Iowa     Abby knows what Iowa needs, team. She’s been a tireless champion for improving our health care system, getting big money out of politics, and ensuring we have a voice in Congress. Abby knows what Iowa needs, team. She’s been a tireless cha…

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  Team Abby · [email protected]

December 20, 2019 at 10:00 PM

BREAKING: Obamacare court ruling

Finkenauer for Iowa     Just the other day, a court struck down a cornerstone of the Affordable Care Act. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …

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  Finkenauer Ads Team · [email protected]

December 18, 2019 at 1:25 PM

We’re responding to GOP attacks thanks to you

Finkenauer for Iowa     We asked you to help respond to nearly one million dollars in dark money attacks. Thanks to you our ads are now running, but we need your help to extend our digital ads through the end of the year. First, dark money groups launched nearly …

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  BLUE IOWA ACTION ALERTS · [email protected]

December 15, 2019 at 7:28 PM

[URGENT] ad buy update

Finkenauer for Iowa     Our ads are ready to go, friends, but we still need your help to hit our goal and turn them on.   Our ads are ready to go, friends, but we still need your help to hit our goal and turn them on. Donate now  Dark money groups know th…

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  Abby Finkenauer · [email protected]

December 13, 2019 at 8:45 PM

[URGENT] ad buy update

Finkenauer for Iowa     Our ads are ready to go, friends, but we still need your help to hit our goal and turn them on.   Our ads are ready to go, friends, but we still need your help to hit our goal and turn them on. Donate now  Dark money groups know th…

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  Team Abby · [email protected]

December 12, 2019 at 9:03 PM

Can you chip in to help us launch digital ads this week?

Finkenauer for Iowa     We won’t be able to outraise dark-money groups. But we can outsmart and out-strategize them and push back on their attacks. Friends — A few weeks ago, dark-money groups launched attack ads against our campaign. Why? Because they’re scared …

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  Abby Finkenauer · [email protected]

December 6, 2019 at 1:43 PM

Pooling resources

Finkenauer for Iowa     A dark money super PAC has made a multimillion-dollar television ad buy against me and thirteen of my colleagues in Congress. This ad campaign is a direct threat to each and every one of our campaigns. We've come together to launch a joint defense fund. And we n…

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  Abby Finkenauer · [email protected]

December 5, 2019 at 7:00 PM

Thank you

Finkenauer for Iowa     We had an aggressive goal, and you stepped up to the plate and met it. We’re asking a lot -- but that’s because this campaign is so important.   Friends - I knew we could do it. We had an aggressive goal, and you stepped up to the plate…

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  Abby Finkenauer · [email protected]

November 30, 2019 at 11:19 PM

This is urgent, friends

Finkenauer for Iowa     I just got off the phone with Ned and he let me know that we’re getting close to hitting our November goal.     I just got off the phone with Ned and he let me know that we’re getting close to hitting our November goal. We only need 13 mo…

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  Ned Miller · [email protected]

November 30, 2019 at 2:06 PM

Reporting to Abby

Finkenauer for Iowa     There are only a few hours left before I have to prepare my November report to send to Abby.   There are only a few hours left before I have to prepare my November report to send to Abby, friends. When I reviewed our numbers, I noticed t…

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  Team Abby · [email protected]

November 30, 2019 at 12:38 AM

Help us reach 1,000 voters

Finkenauer for Iowa     We can reach 1,000 for just $10 with our digital ad program. If we hit our November goal we’ll be able to launch our ad campaign immediately.   We’re preparing to respond to the Republican attacks against Abby, but first, we need to hit …

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  Ned Miller · [email protected]

November 29, 2019 at 6:46 PM

We can’t afford to miss our goal -- can we count on your support?

Finkenauer for Iowa     There’s less than one year until the election and we’ve been under attack for months. If we hit our November goal, we’ll be able to start our digital ad campaign right away.   We’re already being attacked on TV and online and we need to…

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  Abby Finkenauer · [email protected]

November 28, 2019 at 3:35 PM

Being Thankful

Finkenauer for Iowa     I love Thanksgiving and the opportunity to spend time with family and friends to reflect. The conversation at our Thanksgiving table is always lively.   Happy Thanksgiving, friends. I love Thanksgiving and the opportunity to spend time wit…

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  Team Abby · [email protected]

November 26, 2019 at 8:52 PM

Let's talk turkey

Finkenauer for Iowa     Did you see Abby’s email, friends? She wants to know what you’ll be talking about at the Thanksgiving table this year. The conversations with Abby’s family are always lively, and she knows how important they are for staying close. That’s what she wants to know w…

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  Abby Finkenauer · [email protected]

November 25, 2019 at 9:53 PM

Quick survey: What are you talking about this Thanksgiving?

Finkenauer for Iowa     At my Thanksgiving table there’s no shortage of discussion from the president to the Hawkeyes. What will you be talking about   Friends-- I don’t know about your family, but the Thanksgiving conversation with mine is lively. We talk about …

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  AbbyFinkenauer.com · [email protected]

October 2, 2019 at 10:00 PM

The GOP is spending $150K in IA-01 to lie about Abby

Finkenauer for Iowa         Hey, we know we JUST wrapped up our FEC Q3 fundraising -- and we couldn’t have hit our goal without you, but we have some bad news on the campaign front. The RNC dropped a $150k ad buy in our district, launched a digital attack ad, and s…

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  Abby Finkenauer · [email protected]

October 1, 2019 at 1:45 PM

Thank YOU so much!!

Finkenauer for Iowa         Team -- I’ve got to say thank you. Your individual support is the reason we’re going to have what it takes to fight hard to protect IA-01 in 2020. I was worried about hitting our Q3 fundraising goal, but thanks to hundreds of folks who st…

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  Abby Finkenauer · [email protected]

October 1, 2019 at 12:00 AM

$3,410 more

Hi there -- When Ned wrote you earlier, our Q3 fundraising numbers weren’t looking great. Right now, we’re still $3,410 short of our goal, and we have 5 hours left until midnight to show my potential opponents, GOP strategists, and pundits how powerful this campaign really is.   I ran for Congre…

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  Ned Miller · [email protected]

September 30, 2019 at 5:00 PM

When I read that memo on Abby’s race

Hi there, Ned here -- Abby Finkenauer’s campaign manager in IA-01.   Last week, The Washington Post shared a new report that analyzed all 235 House districts held by Democrats. They considered things like win-margin in 2018, whether Trump won in 2016, and whether the district is a target for the…

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  Nancy Pelosi · [email protected]

September 30, 2019 at 1:01 PM

We can’t afford to lose IA-01 in 2020

Hi there -- Losing IA-01 in 2020 will surely cost us the House Majority.   Abby Finkenauer is facing direct attacks from national Republicans, and we must defend this seat NOW.   Right wing extremists are actively campaigning against Abby, and tonight is the biggest test of her re-election campa…

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  Abby Finkenauer · [email protected]

September 29, 2019 at 11:50 PM

Hey, could use your help!

HEY -- Reaching out again with an update on our FEC filing goal! Right now, we’re still short, and what we raise before Monday’s deadline will set the tone for the kind of campaign we can run. We’ve got to show the GOP that if they think they’re going to stop me from delivering results for my ne…

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  AbbyFinkenauer.com · [email protected]

September 29, 2019 at 3:00 PM

WAPO: IA-01 is one of the MOST important House races

Finkenauer for Iowa         Hi there,   The Washington Post just shared a new report analyzing all 235 districts held by House Democrats, and IA-01 ranks among the eight most important House races in the country.   The report also states that because Iowa is a 2020 …

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  Abby Finkenauer · [email protected]

September 28, 2019 at 9:00 PM

Worried about our families

Hi there -- When I hear about how critical keeping IA-01 blue is to protecting the House majority, I worry about Iowa families.   Every day, I’m working to keep Social Security and Medicaid off the chopping block while fighting to lower the costs of prescription drugs. In 2018, we won this seat …

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  AbbyFinkenauer.com · [email protected]

September 27, 2019 at 4:15 PM

Will you share your thoughts with us now?

Finkenauer for Iowa         Hi there,   In our last survey, hundreds of people told us that healthcare is the most important issue to them -- and we know Abby feels the same.    Her work over the last nine months has proved to us that Abby is committed to expanding…

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  Ned Miller · [email protected]

September 17, 2019 at 11:00 PM

good news

Finkenauer for Iowa         Hey, Ned Miller here. I’m Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer’s campaign manager for her 2020 race for re-election. Trump won IA-01 in 2016, but Abby fought hard to flip this district last November. Now, we have to defend one of the most compet…

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  AbbyFinkenauer.com · [email protected]

September 17, 2019 at 2:00 PM

We fell short

Finkenauer for Iowa         Hi there,   If Abby Finkenauer loses re-election in IA-01, there’s almost NO CHANCE Democrats can hold the House.   This race is “toss-up,” and national Republicans have a right-wing extremist challenger lined up to take Abby on.   Look, …

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  Abby Finkenauer · [email protected]

September 16, 2019 at 2:00 PM

two weeks

Hey -- We’ve got two weeks until the next FEC deadline, and right now, we’re still $4,750 short of our mid-month goal. I’ll be straight with you, falling short right now is one of the worst things we could do. National Republicans are paying SUPER close attention to our race because they won her…

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  Abby Finkenauer · [email protected]

September 14, 2019 at 2:36 PM

Finding common ground

Finkenauer for Iowa         Hi there,   Growing up, my family and I would go to my grandparents’ house after church -- our whole family, Democrats and Republicans alike, would sit around the kitchen table and talk politics.   Now, we didn’t always agree on the issue…

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  Abby Finkenauer · [email protected]

September 12, 2019 at 4:33 PM

this month

Hey there -- My team and I just mapped out our fundraising plans for the month, and I wanted to fill you in.   Monday, September 30 is our official FEC filing deadline, and we need to have a strong show of support, especially because national Republicans are actively recruiting an opponent to ta…

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  AbbyFinkenauer.com · [email protected]

September 10, 2019 at 8:06 PM

Team Finkenauer September Survey

Finkenauer for Iowa         Hi there,   The in-district work period has come to an end, so Abby is back in D.C.   She spent the last month visiting with farmers, union members, health care providers, business owners, constituents, and her neighbors. She listened to …

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  Abby Finkenauer · [email protected]

September 2, 2019 at 4:10 PM

We have to keep our unions strong

Finkenauer for Iowa         Happy Labor Day, team!   Without union laborers, we wouldn’t have a weekend, fair wages and income equality, employer-based health coverage, or family and medical leave. If we want to move our country forward and rebuild our infrastructur…

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