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  Personal Message from Val Demings · [email protected]
February 11, 2022 at 10:32 PM

That’s me [photo attached]

If you had told me back then John, That's me you're looking at. I grew up poor in the segregated South, the daughter of a maid and a janitor. If you had told me back then, as a young Black girl, that I would become the first in my family to graduate college, the first woman to lead the Orlando P…
  Dick Durbin · [email protected]
February 9, 2022 at 7:10 PM

Kwame Raoul, Susana Mendoza & Mike Frerichs

We cannot afford to lose Democratic allies like Attorney General Kwame Raoul, Comptroller Susana Mendoza, and Treasurer Mike Frerichs. John, What have Attorney General Kwame Raoul, Comptroller Susana Mendoza, and Treasurer Mike Frerichs done for you and our state? The answer is simple: They have…
  Raphael Warnock · [email protected]
February 4, 2022 at 4:16 PM

urgent news:

John, I had to reach out: FIRST: My potential opponent, Herschel Walker (R) just announced that he's raised nearly $10 MILLION to defeat me and retake the Senate for Mitch McConnell. THEN: A new poll just came out that shows me one point down – in the race experts say could decide Senate contro…
  Dick Durbin · [email protected]
January 31, 2022 at 2:33 PM

How we break Senate gridlock:

Last week, the Senate voted on legislation that would protect voting rights and safeguard the integrity of our democracy – and not a single Republican voted for it. John, Last week, the Senate voted on legislation that would protect voting rights and safeguard the integrity of our democracy – an…
  Dick Durbin · [email protected]
January 30, 2022 at 6:19 PM

Please don’t put Mitch McConnell back in charge

We cannot let Mitch McConnell take back the Senate in 2022. John: We cannot let Mitch McConnell take back the Senate in 2022. Do you remember his refusal to consider President Obama’s last Supreme Court nominee? Imagine the conversation we’d be having about Justice Breyer’s retirement announceme…
  Reverend Raphael Warnock · [email protected]
January 23, 2022 at 2:00 AM

1 year since I was sworn in

One year ago, grassroots folks like you helped ensure two Democratic Senators took office in Georgia, reclaiming the Senate for Democrats. John, One year ago, grassroots folks like you helped ensure two Democratic Senators took office in Georgia, reclaiming the Senate for Democrats. Since then, …
  Dick Durbin · [email protected]
January 21, 2022 at 5:29 PM

Polling Update: Anna Valencia Wins

You can be part of making history in Illinois on Election Day. John, Here's something every political expert in Illinois missed. The latest statewide poll shows Anna Valencia running even until one fact is disclosed to voters. Anna would be the first woman to be elected Secretary of State in the…
  Tammy Duckworth · [email protected]
January 19, 2022 at 3:28 PM

Why I’m reaching out:

We still have a lot of work to do. Hi John, Senator Durbin said I could reach out to you today. In a minute, I’ll explain why, but if you’d like to skip right to the point: Will you split a contribution of any amount between my re-election campaign and Senator Dick Durbin’s to defend our Senate …
  [email protected] · [email protected]
January 15, 2022 at 5:38 PM

reinforcements

We need your help. Hi John: We still need to raise $4,652 toward our mid-month goal today to stay on track this month. Here’s why:  Mitch McConnell and his fellow Senate Republicans are continuing to oppose us at every turn. Senator Durbin is relentlessly fighting to deliver results for working …
  Team Durbin · [email protected]
January 14, 2022 at 5:04 PM

Keep Illinois blue in 2022

We need to expand our majority with more allies who will fight for Democratic values. John: Now that 2022 is officially underway, we need to ramp up all our efforts to elect Democrats in Illinois and protect our majorities in the House and Senate. Will you contribute by midnight tomorrow to stay…
  Senator Dick Durbin · [email protected]
January 13, 2022 at 6:04 PM

This was Mitch McConnell’s top priority:

We need to keep the Senate blue to confirm more judges who are dedicated to defending our rights and protecting our democracy. John: In 2021, the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmed a record number of well-qualified federal judges from a diversity of backgrounds and experiences. In the coming y…
  Dick Durbin · [email protected]
January 12, 2022 at 5:44 PM

Here’s how we can keep Illinois blue:

While Republicans are obstructing progress, Democrats are fighting for voting rights, the climate, immigration reform, and other crucial priorities. John: We have many critical elections in Illinois this year. We have to keep Tammy Duckworth fighting alongside me in the Senate. We need to reelec…
  Dick Durbin · [email protected]
January 10, 2022 at 10:44 PM

Add your name: urgent opportunity to protect voting rights

The right to vote is fundamental to our democracy. John, Tomorrow, President Biden and Vice President Harris will be in Atlanta to discuss the immediate need for federal legislation to protect our fundamental right to vote. We have an opening to finally pass voting rights legislation through the…
  Dick Durbin · [email protected]
January 8, 2022 at 4:11 PM

Illinois’ 13th District deserves a champion

In 2022, we need to elect Nikki Budzinski to Congress. John: Nikki Budzinski is all about fighting for working families. That’s why I endorsed her. She has raised impressive early funds fueled by grassroots supporters in Central and Southern Illinois. Her supporters have put her in a strong posi…
  [email protected] · [email protected]
December 31, 2021 at 3:09 PM

Just a matter of hours

If we’re going to keep making progress for working families, we need to keep Mitch McConnell from taking back the Democratic Senate majority and we need to elect more Democrats who will fight for our values. 2021 is coming to a close, John. In just a matter of hours, we’re closing the books on t…
  Team Durbin · [email protected]
December 30, 2021 at 5:48 PM

Your support is crucial

We have a lot more work to do. John, can Senator Durbin count on you to contribute $5 now before our end-of-year deadline to protect and expand our Democratic majority? While 2021 was a tough year, our Democratic Senate majority was able to pass record investments in our infrastructure and immed…
  Dick Durbin · [email protected]
December 29, 2021 at 5:33 PM

We need to expand the Senate majority in 2022

I need you in this fight with me. John,  As we begin to enter the final days of 2021, I want to take a moment to reflect on all that we managed to accomplish thanks to you. From the American Rescue Plan, which expanded the Child Tax Credit, to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which w…
  Dick Durbin · [email protected]
December 27, 2021 at 8:42 PM

Breaking: A new threat to our majority

In his relentless drive to win back the Senate gavel, Mitch McConnell is now targeting the Maryland Senate seat held by Senator Chris Van Hollen. John,  I’m writing to you today to ask you to split a contribution, of any amount you can, between my campaign and Senator Chris Van Hollen’s before o…
  Dick Durbin · [email protected]
December 23, 2021 at 4:34 PM

The fight for Build Back Better isn’t over

Add your name to support relief for working families John, I know you’ve seen a lot of news this week about Build Back Better and I want to update you on where I stand: this fight isn’t over. I’m not giving up on relief for working families, a pathway to citizenship for immigrants, and much-need…
  Dick Durbin · [email protected]
December 18, 2021 at 3:30 PM

If we lose just one of these seats...

If we lose a single one of these seats, we lose the Senate. John:  We are in trouble. As you might have seen, CNN has named Raphael Warnock, Mark Kelly, Catherine Cortez Masto, and Maggie Hassan as the most vulnerable Senate Democrats in the country. On top of that, Donald Trump is personally re…
  Dick Durbin · [email protected]
December 16, 2021 at 10:44 PM

Let me cut to the point

Mitch McConnell is hoping you will lose interest and stop caring. John,  I know you care whether the Senate does something about global warming, women's health care, or voting rights for all Americans.  Will you step up to pitch in $5 or any amount to reach our mid-month goal to defend the Demo…
  Team Durbin · [email protected]
December 15, 2021 at 5:10 PM

This is serious.

We know you are probably inundated with campaign emails right now, but we need to finish the year strong. John,  With 2021 soon coming to a close, we need to send Mitch the right message. We are just $10,405 away from our mid-month goal. Will you chip in $5 or any amount to show the GOP that Ame…
  Dick Durbin · [email protected]
December 14, 2021 at 7:10 PM

We need to step up for a better 2022

We need to show Republicans that their efforts are moot We just have a couple of weeks left in 2021, John. It’s time to reflect on how to have a strong new year. The most obvious being that we need to defend our Senate majority. But we need to work together, and I need you to make a commitment t…
  Mark Kelly · [email protected]
December 10, 2021 at 2:14 PM

you deserve an explanation

Please give me a chance to explain. John: Please give me a chance to explain why this request is so important. In just a moment, I am going to ask you to make a contribution to my reelection campaign and Senator Durbin. Here’s the truth: This one is important, because historically December is a …
  Dick Durbin · [email protected]
December 8, 2021 at 5:23 PM

We need every Democratic Senator on board

Add your name now if you care about working families. John, Add your name now and join me in calling on EVERY Democratic Senator to support Build Back Better and expand access to pre-K, child care, and home health for our seniors. Let’s get real. Our economy is unequal. It’s time to Build Back B…
  Dick Durbin · [email protected]
December 7, 2021 at 8:57 PM

We can’t afford to lose Tammy Duckworth

Let me take a minute to tell you about why we need Tammy Duckworth in the Senate. John:  I’m reaching out today to ask you to make a contribution, of any amount you can afford, to reelect Tammy Duckworth in 2022. Let me take a minute to tell you about why we need Tammy Duckworth in the Senate. T…
  Dick Durbin · [email protected]
December 2, 2021 at 7:59 PM

Why we need Democrats like Nikki Budzinski

There’s more progress that Democrats like Nikki Budzinski and I want to make for working families in Illinois and across the country. John, Last week, I proudly endorsed fellow Springfield resident Nikki Budzinski for Illinois’ 13th District. I endorsed her because she is a strong candidate who…
  Team Durbin · [email protected]
November 30, 2021 at 9:23 PM

hours away

We simply cannot go back to the broken policies that have left American workers and families behind for so long now. John, We are so close to reaching our goal by midnight. Will you step up to defend our Democratic Senate majority in 2022 by pitching in $5 right now? We simply cannot go back to …
  Dick Durbin · [email protected]
November 29, 2021 at 7:57 PM

Don't read this email

Don’t read this. Don’t read this.  No, seriously.  You are probably clobbered with campaign emails ten, maybe twenty times a day.  Skip this one if you couldn't care less whether the Senate does anything about global warming, women's health care, or voting rights for all Americans.  Mitch McConn…
  Dick Durbin · [email protected]
November 23, 2021 at 5:50 PM

Help ensure families have food this holiday season

With Thanksgiving this week and the end-of-year holidays around the corner -- and with COVID continuing to impact our families and communities -- our local food banks need urgent support. John, With Thanksgiving this week and the end-of-year holidays around the corner -- and with COVID continuin…
  Team Durbin · [email protected]
November 22, 2021 at 6:42 PM

A make-or-break moment for our Senate majority

It’s up to us to defend vulnerable Democratic Senators up for reelection. We need to step up, John. It’s up to us to defend vulnerable Democratic Senators up for reelection, including Senator Maggie Hassan in New Hampshire and Senator Catherine Cortez Masto in Nevada. Can we count on you to pitc…
  Sen. Raphael Warnock · [email protected]
November 19, 2021 at 1:49 PM

the honest truth

If we want to keep the Senate in Democratic hands, we have to keep Georgia blue. John: In a moment, I'm going to ask you to pitch in to my reelection campaign before our critical midnight deadline -- so we can keep Georgia blue and protect our Democratic Senate majority. But first, let me explai…
  Team Durbin · [email protected]
November 18, 2021 at 3:57 PM

deadline tonight

Our futures depend on defending our Senate majority. John, Let us reiterate the good news from this week: President Biden signed an infrastructure bill with $550 billion new funds going into transportation, broadband, and utilities. This is the first step in an ambitious Democratic agenda and ex…
  Dick Durbin · [email protected]
November 17, 2021 at 8:34 PM

Build Back Better

With a blue Senate we can continue working to ensure affordable child care, action on climate change, as well as long overdue immigration reform. John: the progress we have made is under attack by the GOP. President Biden has signed the infrastructure bill and our Senate majority is working on p…
  Mark Kelly · [email protected]
November 15, 2021 at 10:53 PM

Is there anything I can say?

Please give me a chance to explain. John: In just a moment, I’m going to ask you to make a contribution to my re-election campaign. But first, please give me a chance to explain why this request -- especially today -- is so important.  Here’s the truth: We’re less than one year out from Election…
  Tammy Duckworth · [email protected]
November 12, 2021 at 9:19 PM

I'm reaching out to ask you to make a contribution in support of my reelection campaign

I need your help. John: I’m reaching out today to ask you to split a contribution, of any amount you can afford, between my campaign and Senator Dick Durbin’s. But first, let me take a minute to tell you about why I ran for Senate in the first place. When I was a kid, the company my dad worked f…
  Team Durbin · [email protected]
November 9, 2021 at 6:26 PM

It’s up to us

It’s up to us to keep the Senate blue. We’re going to keep this short because this is important, John: The 2022 elections are just a year away -- and Mitch McConnell and the Senate GOP want to take us back to the broken and bankrupt policies that left American workers and families behind. The De…
  Dick Durbin · [email protected]
November 9, 2021 at 2:32 AM

We need the Senate blue in 2022

We only have one year to protect the progress we’ve made and defend our Democratic majority. This is important, John: We only have one year to protect the progress we’ve made and defend our Democratic majority. It’s true, some elections this year did not go in our favor and some pundits are writ…
  Durbin HQ · [email protected]
November 3, 2021 at 2:59 PM

protect the right to vote (sign on now)

Tell the Senate to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. John, Yesterday, Senator Durbin joined a bipartisan group, including Senator Murkowski of Alaska, and announced a new compromise on the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.  Now, we’re closer than ever to honoring the civ…
  Team Durbin · [email protected]
October 31, 2021 at 7:35 PM

We must defend the Senate

The Democratic majority is working hard for families struggling to make it through this crisis -- but we can only keep making real progress if we keep the Senate blue in 2022. John, We cannot go back to the broken policies that have left American workers and American families behind. But that’s …
  Dick Durbin · [email protected]
October 28, 2021 at 7:16 PM

A new day for Illinois Democrats

From the governor’s race, to keeping my friend Tammy Duckworth in the Senate, to electing Democrats up and down the ballot, the Democratic Party of Illinois will be leading the fight. John, My friend Dr. Robin Kelly is an incredible member of Congress for Illinois’s Second District -- and this y…
  Dick Durbin · [email protected]
October 25, 2021 at 9:32 PM

Ready to fight for our voting rights

Last week, Republicans put their right-wing agenda ahead of the right of Americans to vote. John, To say that I am disappointed is an understatement. Last week, Republicans put their right-wing agenda ahead of the right of Americans to vote. I am no longer surprised by their brash decisions to a…
  Team Duckworth · [email protected]
October 20, 2021 at 6:33 PM

How Tammy got to where she is today →

Tammy has overcome so many obstacles and continues to be a fierce advocate for our troops, Veterans and military families in Washington. But Tammy is facing a tough re-election battle and needs your help to stay in the Senate. Growing up, this little girl learned that through hard work, she cou…
  Dick Durbin · [email protected]
October 19, 2021 at 5:05 PM

The Senate is on the line

This is an all-hands-on-deck situation. I need you to make a commitment to keeping the Senate blue in 2022. There’s no time to sugarcoat things, John: We need to fight for the Senate. This is an all-hands-on-deck situation. I need you to make a commitment to keeping the Senate blue in 2022. Can …
  Sen. Raphael Warnock · [email protected]
October 15, 2021 at 6:49 PM

the honest truth

With the Senate split 50-50, Republicans need to flip only one seat to put Mitch McConnell back in power -- and election experts from The Washington Post to NBC News confirm that I'm the GOP's top target for defeat. John, In a moment, I'm going to ask you to pitch in to my reelection campaign b…
  Team Durbin · [email protected]
October 12, 2021 at 2:23 PM

Sign on now to protect reproductive rights across the country

With the constitutional right to safe, legal abortion at risk, Dick Durbin and Senate Democrats are working to codify these protections into federal law. Every person in this country should have the right to choose, and we need to step up and keep defending it. John, Texas’ S.B. 8 abortion ban i…
  Catherine Cortez Masto · [email protected]
October 11, 2021 at 6:18 PM

2 points behind

CNN is calling me one of the most vulnerable senators in the nation and the Cook Political Report just *downgraded* my chances of winning. BREAKING: A brand-new poll shows me LOSING to my Trump-endorsed opponent in the race which could decide Senate control! Rush $5 right now to help me and Se…
  Dick Durbin · [email protected]
October 5, 2021 at 11:09 PM

Before tomorrow’s hearing on voting rights

Will you add your name as a citizen co-sponsor of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act? John, The right to vote is sacred in a democracy. Tomorrow, I will chair a full Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on protecting that right with the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. The late …
  Durbin Team (via DurbinForSenate.com) · [email protected]
October 1, 2021 at 2:33 AM

sorry for the late email

Instead of doing what’s right for families, Republicans are playing political games in Washington. We can’t let Mitch McConnell’s hyper-partisan GOP take back the Senate. We just can’t. We know it’s late, so we’ll keep it short, John: Instead of doing what’s right for families, Republicans are …
  [email protected] · [email protected]
September 30, 2021 at 8:26 PM

in a matter of hours

We need a strong showing at the end of this quarter to keep our 2022 fight on track -- and ensure the GOP doesn’t see any weaknesses they can target in the upcoming elections. Midnight, John. The end-of-quarter fundraising deadline is tonight at midnight -- and we can’t fall short. In a matter o…