Val Hoyle · [email protected]

March 30, 2023 at 5:05 PM

Take a look at these headlines

Val Hoyle for Congress     Take a look at these headlines from just the last few weeks, John: Roe wasn't enough. Precedent wasn't enough. Hoping we get a favorable judge for the next court battle isn't enough. Congress can and must put a stop to this by codifying our freedom to ch…

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  Val Hoyle · [email protected]

March 29, 2023 at 8:11 PM

Here's how they're paying for the attacks against me:

Val Hoyle for Congress     John – Did you see my team's message from the other day? Since they promised to attack me, Kevin McCarthy and the NRCC have been able to raise huge piles of cash from wealthy donors and shady PACs who want to flip this seat. Make no mistake: we're alread…

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  Team Hoyle · [email protected]

March 28, 2023 at 6:08 PM

We’re saving the fundraising for the end of this email.

Val Hoyle for Congress First, let's talk about what it means to be a "target"     Hi John, Earlier this month, the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) named Val one of their "House Democrat targets" for 2024. That's a big deal, and according to most fundraising co…

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  Val Hoyle · [email protected]

March 26, 2023 at 4:06 PM

We know his plan. We know ours, too. 💪

Val Hoyle for Congress     John – After starting off the year with a Speaker election spectacle not seen since the mid-nineteenth century, the extremists in the Republican House majority have spent these past three months trying to ban picture books, showboating for Fox News, a…

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  Peter DeFazio · [email protected]

March 23, 2023 at 6:43 PM

The antidote to this clown show:

Val Hoyle for Congress     John – Over 35 years in Congress, I always used to say I could tell if I was doing a good job or not by who hated me the most. I'm thrilled to say Val Hoyle has made all the same enemies as me. And boy, do the powers-that-be come after you when they …

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  Peter DeFazio · [email protected]

March 22, 2023 at 3:12 PM

Val’s made all the right enemies

Val Hoyle for Congress     John – Over 35 years in Congress, I always used to say I could tell if I was doing a good job or not by who hated me the most. I'm thrilled to say Val Hoyle has made all the same enemies as me. And boy, do the powers-that-be come after you when they …

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  Analicia Martinez, Team Hoyle · [email protected]

March 20, 2023 at 10:07 PM

The antidote to big money in politics isn’t more big money.

Val Hoyle for Congress     John – As you know, last week, the National Republican Campaign Committee officially declared Val a "target." This isn't a surprise – the NRCC regularly targets progressive women, and they've had their eye on this district for years – but it does mea…

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  Analicia Martinez, Team Val · [email protected]

March 15, 2023 at 11:03 PM

Check out Val's note, John:

Val Hoyle for Congress     John, I wanted to make sure you saw Val's message earlier this week. With the news that the NRCC is targeting Val, you can bet that they already have a MAGA Republican lined up to run against Val. So we have to start scaling our campaign up now. Can you c…

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  Val Hoyle · [email protected]

March 14, 2023 at 8:00 PM

Fighting for a fair wage – now

Val Hoyle for Congress     John – Today marks Equal Pay Day – the day that symbolizes how far into the year the average woman must work to earn what the average man did in the previous year. Women in the U.S. still earn only about $0.84 for every dollar that a man earns. When w…

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  Val Hoyle · [email protected]

March 13, 2023 at 8:04 PM

It’s official, John: I’m a target

Val Hoyle for Congress     Here we are, John. The National Republican Campaign Committee released their list of seats they're targeting, and I'm on it. This race just got a whole lot tougher. Please contribute $19 to help us show the NRCC that we're ready for what's coming. H…

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  Val Hoyle · [email protected]

March 11, 2023 at 5:17 PM

“Junk.” It’s right there in the name.

Val Hoyle for Congress     John – "Resort fees" tacked on to hotel bills. "Service fees" on concert tickets. Even fees for parents and children to sit together on airplanes. Billion-dollar corporations are raking in record profits – and nickel and diming working folks like neve…

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  Val Hoyle · [email protected]

March 8, 2023 at 5:09 PM

Let’s celebrate women by electing women

Val Hoyle for Congress     It's International Women's Day, John, a day to honor the achievements of women worldwide, and we've got our work cut out for us. I'm proud to be part of the largest contingent of Congresswomen in history; there are 128 of us here in the House, includin…

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  Val Hoyle · [email protected]

March 7, 2023 at 5:13 PM

The type of people I'm fighting for:

Val Hoyle for Congress     John – These days, Marjorie Taylor Greene has started calling for a "national divorce" to sever the red states from the blue states. A bunch of her friends agree. It's obviously an awful idea. The last time someone tried it, we ended up in the bloodie…

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  Val Hoyle · [email protected]

March 4, 2023 at 5:06 PM

No matter how you vote or how you worship:

Val Hoyle for Congress     John – These days, Marjorie Taylor Greene has started calling for a "national divorce" to sever the red states from the blue states. A bunch of her friends agree. It's obviously an awful idea. The last time someone tried it, we ended up in the bloodie…

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  Val Hoyle · [email protected]

February 28, 2023 at 6:04 PM

Bumping this

Val Hoyle for Congress     John – I wanted to make sure you saw Analicia's note about the NRCC coming after me.  Here's the big takeaway: keeping this movement strong enough to fight off the NRCC again depends on Continuing to prioritize grassroots support over shady corporate s…

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  Team Hoyle · [email protected]

February 26, 2023 at 9:04 PM

What the first Crystal Ball rankings say about Val:

Val Hoyle for Congress     John – The University of Virginia's Center for Politics just released their first "crystal ball" ratings for 2024, and they've named Val's seat as one that Republicans could flip next fall. We have a tough fight ahead. Please donate now to build criti…

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  Analicia Martinez, Team Hoyle · [email protected]

February 23, 2023 at 8:26 PM

It’s February, and Kevin McCarthy is already attacking Val

Val Hoyle for Congress     John – This month, the National Republican Campaign Committee published their first dishonest attacks on Val. We knew this was coming, and we knew it was coming early. We were right. If there's one other thing we know for sure, it's that from here, th…

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  Val Hoyle · [email protected]

February 22, 2023 at 4:42 PM

We were wrong about the Dobbs decision

Val Hoyle for Congress     John, Last year, lots of people said that the Supreme Court's disastrous anti-choice Dobbs decision last year was the culmination of a long right-wing campaign to take away our reproductive rights. They were wrong. Take a look: Dobbs wasn't the end of…

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  Val Hoyle · [email protected]

February 14, 2023 at 10:18 PM

What it's like sharing a birthday with Oregon

Val Hoyle for Congress     John,   Today's Oregon's birthday. It's also my birthday*.   Oregon is 164 years old today. I'm not.   I'm incredibly proud to call Oregon my home. I've been given the honor to represent Oregonians as a state legislator, a Labor Commissioner, and now …

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  Analicia Martinez, Team Hoyle · [email protected]

February 13, 2023 at 7:46 PM

The question I’ve heard a lot lately. (And my answer)

Val Hoyle for Congress     Hey there John, My name is Analicia Martinez, and I'm thrilled to introduce myself to you as Val's new campaign manager. If you're asking "didn't we just finish a campaign?" you're not the first. I've heard that a lot already. The fact is, the same han…

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  Val Hoyle · [email protected]

February 9, 2023 at 4:38 PM

My guest at the State of the Union

Val Hoyle for Congress     John – My first State of the Union address in Congress was also the most pro-worker State of the Union I can remember, and I was honored to have Jeff McGillivray, a union plumber and long time labor organizer, as my guest. With the Inflation Reductio…

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  Val Hoyle · [email protected]

February 4, 2023 at 5:12 PM

Here’s one for the garbage can of history:

Val Hoyle for Congress     John – The radical right has been trying to pass a national sales tax for years. But because it's a terrible idea, they've never gotten anywhere with it. Now, with Kevin McCarthy in charge, they're at it again. Let's get one thing straight: Oregonians…

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  Val Hoyle · [email protected]

February 1, 2023 at 3:04 AM

What “the first deadline” means

Val Hoyle for Congress     John, Today is our first fundraising deadline of the year – it's just five hours away, in fact. I imagine you're thinking that "the first deadline" means there's going to be more. And you're right. It's a long road to the election, and we have a lot of…

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  Team Hoyle · [email protected]

January 31, 2023 at 5:53 PM

They still think they can take this seat away from us

Val Hoyle for Congress     John – Val's only been in Congress a few weeks, and Kevin McCarthy and the most extreme members of his GOP machine are already laying groundwork to attack her next year. Yes, already. That's why we're already building up our movement to fight back. To…

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  Team Val · [email protected]

January 29, 2023 at 9:54 PM

We’ve seen this movie before, John

Val Hoyle for Congress     We've seen this movie before, John: In 2020, national Republicans and a shady gang of special interest groups dumped millions of dollars into Oregon's Fourth Congressional District to attack Peter DeFazio and pump up Donald Trump's hand-picked candidat…

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  Peter DeFazio · [email protected]

January 27, 2023 at 4:45 PM

After 36 years in Congress, I can see this coming a mile away:

Val Hoyle for Congress     You don't spend three decades in Congress without learning a thing or two about campaigning, John, so trust me when I tell you that DC Republicans are going to spend big to try to defeat my friend Val Hoyle in the next election. For one thing, she's a…

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  Val Hoyle · [email protected]

January 23, 2023 at 12:05 AM

Giving up is what they want

Val Hoyle for Congress     John, I was born in a world before Roe v. Wade, but I spent (almost) the entirety of my adult life knowing my constitutional, fundamental, right to decide whether and when to have children was guaranteed. And so, today's anniversary of the Roe decision…

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  Team Val · [email protected]

January 20, 2023 at 6:34 PM

It’ll be February before you know it

Val Hoyle for Congress     John, We're counting down the days before our first major deadline of the year. To that end, we need to raise $6,218 more to hit our January goal by midnight on the 31st. Will you chip in $7 now to help us reach our first goal of the new year? chip in …

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  Val Hoyle · [email protected]

January 20, 2023 at 12:45 AM

Life at the U.S. Capitol

Val Hoyle for Congress     John, After I was elected to Congress, I just couldn't wait to get sworn in. But the House Republicans had a different plan, if you can call it that. Instead of allowing Congress to move forward with our constitutional obligations and regular business,…

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  Val Hoyle · [email protected]

January 16, 2023 at 11:42 PM

How we continue to bend the moral arc of history

Val Hoyle for Congress     Today our nation celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day, John, and I want to take a moment and reflect on the health of our democracy. As a newly sworn in member of Congress, I've been really struck lately by Dr. King's quote "the time is always right t…

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  Val Hoyle · [email protected]

January 13, 2023 at 10:15 PM

I learned from the best

Val Hoyle for Congress     John, It was a tremendous honor to give my victory speech on election night in Springfield with Congressman Peter DeFazio at my side. Peter has been a principled, independent leader for our district. He served with distinction in Congress for the last …

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  Val Hoyle · [email protected]

January 9, 2023 at 8:23 PM

This is why we can't have nice things

Val Hoyle for Congress     John, I'm sure you followed the chaos last week of what should have been the first week of the 118th Congress. However it looked on TV, I'll tell you, it was even stranger in person. It is my greatest honor to have been sworn in to represent the people…

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  Val Hoyle · [email protected]

December 31, 2022 at 11:58 PM

Before the ball drops tonight

Val Hoyle for Congress     John, I'm just days away from officially taking the oath of office and stepping into my new role as your next Congresswoman. I could not be more excited, or more humbled, John. Serving in Congress will provide me with a monumental opportunity to impro…

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  Team Val Hoyle · [email protected]

December 30, 2022 at 3:41 PM

How we stopped MAGA in Oregon:

Val Hoyle for Congress     John, We're rapidly approaching our final deadline for the year. That's why we're asking everyone on Team Hoyle to dig deep and chip in $3 before midnight on New Year's Eve. Can you chip in $3 now and set us up for success in the New Year? Donate Now …

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  Val Hoyle · [email protected]

December 29, 2022 at 1:25 AM

How Oregon fights back

Val Hoyle for Congress     John, What do Oregon, Arkansas, Ohio and Virginia have in common? All four states have a political tax credit. Here's how it works, John: if you make under $100,000 a year, you can donate $50 to a candidate or political action committee of your choice …

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  Val Hoyle · [email protected]

December 26, 2022 at 8:40 PM

Happy holidays, reflections on 2022, plans for 2023

Val Hoyle for Congress     John, As we head toward the new year, I want to wish you and yours a happy holiday season. I'm spending some much-needed time with family, reflecting on the whirlwind that 2022 was, and looking forward to the opportunity to serve my community in Congre…

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  Val Hoyle · [email protected]

November 10, 2022 at 1:16 AM

We did it, John. Thank you.

Val Hoyle for Congress     John, We did it. We won this campaign. Our victory last night was for jobs and working people across this district and across the country. It was for protecting our reproductive freedoms, for our climate, and for the clean energy future that we need. A…

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  Val Hoyle · [email protected]

November 8, 2022 at 6:53 PM

8 p.m. today: the last deadline of this campaign

Val Hoyle for Congress     John, Today is the day and 8 p.m. is the deadline. Ballots have to be postmarked by today's date. Unless you put your ballot in your mailbox this morning, it's time to get it into a dropbox before 8 p.m. (Same goes for your neighbors, coworkers, friend…

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  Val Hoyle · [email protected]

November 7, 2022 at 8:25 PM

Why I'm in this fight

Val Hoyle for Congress     John, I've spent my entire life fighting for working people. Walking picket lines and attending union rallies with my dad before I was old enough to vote. Volunteering on local political campaigns when I was in high school. Organizing my community to e…

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  Peter DeFazio · [email protected]

November 5, 2022 at 3:01 PM

She’s pissed off all the right people:

Val Hoyle for Congress     John – Over the last 36 years, I've had the opportunity to work hard for the people of southwest Oregon. We've gotten a lot done. And in just a couple of short months, I'll be retired, wondering what the heck Congress is up to – just like you. When th…

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  Val Hoyle · [email protected]

November 4, 2022 at 10:30 PM

What happened, Alek?

Val Hoyle for Congress     John, We're in crunch time here as voters are deciding who the next member of Congress from southwest Oregon will be. If MAGA Republicans and their big donors get their way, Alek Skarlatos would be our voice in Washington, D.C. Republicans are absolute…

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  Aaron Team Hoyle · [email protected]

November 3, 2022 at 5:15 PM

It's all about turnout

Val Hoyle for Congress     John, Aaron here, the field guy for Val's campaign. With just five (5!) days to go, it's all hands on deck over here at Team Hoyle HQ. The old adage says winning elections is "all about turnout" and we're making our final push to get our supporters to …

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  Logan Gilles, Team Hoyle · [email protected]

November 2, 2022 at 7:44 PM

The question we have to answer

Val Hoyle for Congress     John, We're down to the last week and every indication is that our campaign to get Val to Congress will be uncomfortably close. I've run tight races before, and here's how we win: 1: Have a stellar candidate who knows the communities in her district an…

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  Val Hoyle · [email protected]

November 1, 2022 at 7:35 PM

One week to win this election

Val Hoyle for Congress     Hi John, After each end-of-month deadline of this campaign, I think about the people powering our movement - and the folks behind our MAGA opponent Alek Skarlatos. We've built this campaign together, supported by working people from across this distric…

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  Val Hoyle · [email protected]

November 1, 2022 at 12:00 AM

A quick note before the sugar rush hits

Val Hoyle for Congress     John, I know we're all about to head out with family to join in Halloween festivities, so I'll be brief: With all the MAGA money flooding into Oregon to prop up our opponent, Alek Skarlatos, I'm prouder than ever of our grassroots movement. Folks like you…

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  Team Hoyle · [email protected]

October 31, 2022 at 7:42 PM

The man behind the mask

Val Hoyle for Congress     John, Alek Skarlatos has spent this entire campaign pretending his tricks are treats. We know that Alek's so-called "moderate" public stances are just a disguise: A wig concealing Alek's hair-brained ideas about climate change. Gloves covering up Alek's …

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  Team Hoyle · [email protected]

October 30, 2022 at 7:30 PM

Not letting Alek off the hook

Val Hoyle for Congress     John, A few days ago, Val shared the urgent message below. Here's the truth, John: Alek Skarlatos has run a campaign of lies and deceit, because he knows his extreme MAGA views won't get him elected here. He thinks he can trick Oregon voters but we're no…

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  Mariah Morgan, Team Hoyle · [email protected]

October 29, 2022 at 6:20 PM

Alek wants to make our decisions for us

Val Hoyle for Congress     John, When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June of this year, it began a cascade of extreme abortion bans in Republican-controlled states across the country. Almost overnight, tens of millions of women had their reproductive rights ripped a…

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  Val Hoyle · [email protected]

October 28, 2022 at 6:02 PM

The source of Alek’s MAGA millions

Val Hoyle for Congress     John, We need to talk about Kevin McCarthy's SuperPAC slush fund, also known as the Congressional Leadership Fund. Back in 2010, the disastrous Citizens United Supreme Court decision gave corporations and their uber-rich CEOs the "right" to spend unlim…

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  Val Hoyle · [email protected]

October 28, 2022 at 12:34 AM

We know the real Alek Skarlatos

Val Hoyle for Congress     John, I was raised with the simple value that when someone shows you who they are, believe them. When Alek Skarlatos ran for Congress against Peter DeFazio in 2020, he showed us that he's a Trump-loving MAGA Republican. He showed us that he supports ba…

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