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March 29, 2024 at 9:59 PM

My deepest gratitude.

I know we’ve cleared the path for a trans person to eventually be elected to Congress.   Dear friend,   I extend my deepest gratitude for everyone who supported us on this campaign.   Although we did not advance to the general election, I’m proud of the or…

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March 4, 2024 at 7:47 PM

Final updates before Election Day

Two more big endorsements, and the fight for human rights continues.   Dear friend,   Thank you so much for sticking with this campaign for peace, justice, and equity through till the end.   We’ve been continuing to build momentum and support and have high…

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February 29, 2024 at 8:13 PM

An extra day to campaign

We’re picking up steam, but we need every bit of support we can get for this grassroots campaign to prevail.   Friend—It’s Leap Day!   February 29th means we get an extra day to reach voters and make sure they know there’s a people-over-profits candidate i…

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February 27, 2024 at 7:02 PM

Justice for Nex Benedict

Anti-trans legislation and rhetoric is directly responsible for Nex’s death.   Friend—This weekend, I attended a candlelight vigil in West Hollywood to remember Nex Benedict, a 16-year old nonbinary child who died after they were brutally attacked in their…

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February 19, 2024 at 9:01 PM

No matter who’s President, we need to elect members of Congress who will push for real change.

  Friend—President’s Day isn’t very much fun this year.   Here in LA it’s rainy and cold. Our two likely candidates for President are both out of touch and staunch supporters Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Joe Biden will be the only choice for Democrats in th…

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February 16, 2024 at 8:08 PM

I stopped by one of the most popular drag queen podcasts

Thank you Delta Work for having me on the show!   Friend—We’re hard at work gearing up for our primary election in two and a half weeks, but I still had time to stop by one of the most popular podcasts of any drag queen, the legendary Delta Work!   There a…

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February 9, 2024 at 8:26 PM

Our biggest endorsement yet: LA City Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez!

I am now one of just two candidates in this race to have received an L.A. City Councilmember’s endorsement.   Friend—I am proud and honored to have received the endorsement of a champion for justice and equity, Los Angeles City Councilmember Eunisses Herna…

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February 7, 2024 at 6:18 PM

Local, independent journalism says Yes on Maebe.

Knock LA, one of the city’s most-used progressive voter guides, recommends this campaign for Congress in the 30th district.   Friend—I’m proud to say this campaign has been recommended by one of the most widely-used progressive voter guides in Los Angeles.…

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February 5, 2024 at 8:00 PM

Ballots dropped EARLY this year

  Friend—There’s no time to waste.   Ballots dropped early in LA County this year, arriving in mailboxes four days ahead of schedule. Everyone I know has already received theirs in the mail.   We need to act now to make sure everyone knows there’s a 100% …

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February 2, 2024 at 7:13 PM

More than just a “trans activist”

  Friend—We have to talk about the LA Times.   Sometimes the nation’s 2nd-largest newspaper surprises me—they have some fantastic on-the-ground reporters, covering local events and issues and even writing an article about my run for Congress in 2022.   Bu…

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January 31, 2024 at 8:53 PM

Final monthly deadline before ballots go out

  Dear Friend,   Grassroots campaigns always seem to get underestimated here in LA. Big money has a grip on power, and because they campaign by throwing cash at the voters, they think any progressive movement that doesn’t do the same doesn’t stand a chanc…

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January 29, 2024 at 7:55 PM

Picking up steam

  Friend—This is it. We’re down to our final five weeks of the primary election cycle, ballots go out in the mail next week, and we have just two days left before our end-of-January fundraising deadline to show that this 100% people-powered campaign is in…

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January 26, 2024 at 9:11 PM

My mailbox is flooded right now

Candidates are flooding this district with money and mail, but only one campaign stands out from the rest.   Friend—This election is in full swing.   A few weeks ago, we had our first candidate forum for CA-30 with the Stonewall Democratic Club. Founded in…

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January 23, 2024 at 8:26 PM

Together, we are enough.

Watch our new campaign video!   Friend—Last month our team took an intimate look at my life and my community, and created this powerful video that distills what this campaign is all about.   We have exactly six weeks until the primary election—watch on You…

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January 18, 2024 at 6:43 PM

How much worse can inequality get?

While 5 billion people have gotten poorer since 2020, the world’s richest have doubled their wealth.   Friend—The Republican Party today is rife with contradictions.   While the official GOP Twitter account proclaims “62% of Americans report living paychec…

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January 12, 2024 at 10:05 PM

Biden breaks another promise on war

  Friend—Haven’t we done enough harm in Yemen?   The news yesterday that the U.S. and U.K. bombed the capital of the poorest Arab country filled my heart with sorrow.   The U.S. is already responsible for the humanitarian crisis in Yemen where hundreds of…

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January 9, 2024 at 7:18 PM

No candidate should be disqualified for going by their chosen name.

  Friend—Ohio found a way to stop trans people from running for office.   Using a rarely enforced law about including a candidate’s former names on ballot petitions, elections officials disqualified a trans candidate for State House because she didn’t inc…

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January 5, 2024 at 9:50 PM

No time to waste—getting out the vote

  Friend—As of today, we have exactly two months left until our primary election for this open seat.   We’re mobilizing fully to get out the vote, canvassing every day and making sure voters in CA-30 know about this campaign and our goals: Universal healt…

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December 31, 2023 at 6:50 PM

Just hours away from our final deadline

This end-of-quarter FEC report is the LAST ONE before our primary election in March. Please chip in today!   Dear friend,   We’re just hours away from our final end-of-quarter deadline before the election.   We need your support to get this campaign across…

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December 30, 2023 at 5:40 PM

When people know about Maebe, they vote for Maebe.

75% of people who watched our campaign ad said they’d vote for Maebe. Can you pitch in to help us get out the word?   Hi friend,   It’s Chloe, Maebe’s campaign manager here. I’m going to let you in on a little inside information from the campaign.   A coup…

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December 28, 2023 at 7:17 PM

What can $3 do? A lot for a grassroots campaign.

Just $3 would power this campaign across the finish line and WIN this open seat.   Friend—What can you do with $3 these days?   It might buy you a couple hours of parking. Maybe a small cup of black coffee, at least at some of the coffee shops around LA.  …

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December 22, 2023 at 8:23 PM

Happy Holidays from Team Maebe!

While we spend time with our loved ones, we need to prepare for a big get-out-the-vote push.   Dear friend,   I’d like to wish you a happy holiday season from all of us here at Team Maebe!   We’re taking a pause from canvassing for the coming week so our v…

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December 19, 2023 at 7:18 PM

Yard signs are going up now—support our end of year push!

  Friend—This campaign isn’t slowing down.    We’re knocking on doors, running ads, and putting up yard signs all across the district for this community-focused campaign.   But we need your support to keep this operation running and take it to the next le…

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December 15, 2023 at 6:50 PM

Jews deserve safety in America

Tying our safety to an apartheid country halfway across the world makes us less safe here at home.   Dear friend,   I believe in the United Nations. The world needs a peaceful, diplomatic space where leaders can work on problems facing humanity and individ…

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December 12, 2023 at 6:22 PM

A new gold rush in my backyard

Vast deposits of lithium were discovered in the Salton Sea— for the local community this could be a blessing or a curse, depending on how we regulate profit-hungry corporations.   Friend—The world’s largest lithium deposits might be right here in my own ba…

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December 7, 2023 at 7:25 PM

About Insulin

Even a $35 price cap leads to a 1000% profit margin for drug companies—it’s not enough.   Friend—For my neighbors with diabetes, insulin is a necessity to stay alive.   The Biden Administration recently capped the price of insulin at $35 per vial for those…

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December 4, 2023 at 7:45 PM

T-minus 3 months: Help us win this seat.

Working class people in Southern California need a people-powered champion in Congress.   Friend—Tomorrow will mark exactly three months until the primary election for this open seat.   As the most progressive major candidate in this race, who earned over …

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November 30, 2023 at 8:21 PM

Just $1

  Hi friend,   Just $1. That’s all we need from you before tonight’s end-of-month deadline.   If each person reading this email donated just $1 today this campaign would have the resources we need to run an effective, boots-on-the-ground campaign to get o…

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November 28, 2023 at 6:24 PM

A progressive champion from LA in Congress? More possible than you might think.

  Friend— For Giving Tuesday, let’s make a real difference in this country.   I am the only major candidate in this race agreeing with 66% of Americans and calling for a lasting, peaceful ceasefire in Gaza.   I am the only major candidate in this race wit…

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November 26, 2023 at 9:44 PM

Giving Back this Tuesday

This campaign is funded 100% by grassroots, individual donors like yourself. This Giving Tuesday, we need your help to take this campaign to the next level.   Dear friend,   As the weekend of Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals draws to a close, I have to …

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November 23, 2023 at 6:05 PM

One acre is just a start

  Dear friend,   I’m grateful for a lot this Thanksgiving: my mom, my grandmother Lala, my friends, the life I’ve been able to build for myself in LA.   I’m grateful for the wisdom and resilience of the Tongva, Chumash, and Fernandeño Tataviam people, who…

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November 20, 2023 at 7:34 PM

Remembering Jesús Ociel Baena

On Transgender Day of Remembrance, we honor those we’ve lost to violence and fight for a safer world.   Dear friend,   I dedicate this email to Jesús Ociel Baena, the first nonbinary person to assume a judicial role in Mexico, who passed away this week.   …

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November 16, 2023 at 7:58 PM

War Hawk Math

  When does 32,200 – 60,000 = 109,000 ?   That’s the estimated number of Islamist-inspired militants when America’s war on terror began, minus the number the U.S. supposedly killed between 2015 and 2018. 109,000 is the number that fought as of 2018.   Cou…

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November 13, 2023 at 7:57 PM

Transgender Awareness Week

We fight for recognition, equality, and acceptance, while others use our identity as a cudgel in the culture war.   Dear friend,   This evening at 6pm Pacific Time, I’ll be speaking on a radio show for Transgender Awareness Week, which starts today—“Moment…

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November 9, 2023 at 9:06 PM

This campaign is no underdog anymore.

We’re beating the race’s leading fundraisers, with 100% people power and no corporate money.   Friend—This grassroots campaign just surpassed 2,500 donors.   That’s huge for a little community-focused campaign that raised just $20,000 in our last primary e…

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November 6, 2023 at 8:25 PM

I’m calling on Adam Schiff to demand a ceasefire in Gaza

Zero members of Los Angeles’ congressional delegation are calling for a ceasefire. That needs to change.   Friend—Only 18 out of 435 members of Congress have signed onto Cori Bush’s resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. Zero of them represent Los Ang…

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November 2, 2023 at 7:00 PM

The new speaker of the House is very, very anti-LGBT

Mike Johnson has a long and sordid history of homophobia, transphobia, and cruel legislation.   Friend—Last week, the GOP finally settled on a new speaker of the House.   The outcome could not have been worse for members of the LGBTQIA+ community.   Not on…

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October 30, 2023 at 5:51 PM

Positioned to win—poll results out now

  Friend—Did you see the latest poll of my race?   According to a poll conducted by Goodwin Simon Strategic Research on October 17th, receiving the same share of the vote I received in the 2020 or 2022 primaries would put this campaign in the general elec…

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October 26, 2023 at 7:20 PM

Politics are spooky, but people power can vanquish corporate ghouls

A new poll shows us in prime position to win this primary!   Friend—This Halloween, I can’t think of anything scarier than Political Action Committees.   Every year, PAC representatives and politicians gather at conferences to package donations and provide…

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October 24, 2023 at 5:50 PM

Americans are sick of war. Congress needs to listen.

The US needs an intervention for our addiction to violence.   Dear friend,   When I first launched my Congressional campaign, I didn’t expect my pacifism to be a controversial topic.   I came of age during 9/11, and for much of my adult life have lived in …

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October 19, 2023 at 5:24 PM

Fundraising reports make it clear: People Power is on our side

This campaign raised 3x as much from small-dollar donations in Q3 as any other campaign in this 20-candidate race.   Friend—When Q3 fundraising numbers went public last week, it became clear that this campaign is the people’s choice to succeed Adam Schiff …

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October 16, 2023 at 5:21 PM

Standing by my values when it comes to the war in Gaza.

  Friend—My heart is broken for all of the innocent lives lost in Israel and Palestine over the last week.   For our Israeli, Jewish, Palestinian, and Muslim communities here in Los Angeles, I offer my support during this difficult time. Nobody should be …

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October 12, 2023 at 7:50 PM

Legislating across the aisle

Commonsense policy should be something every politician can get behind.   friend—I often hear people say when I’m campaigning that they just want to elect somebody who “gets things done.”   I love getting things done for my community. But Congress often se…

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October 9, 2023 at 8:14 PM

Happy Indigenous Peoples’ Day from Team Maebe!

Acknowledgment is only a first step toward rectifying centuries of injustice.   Dear friend,   Happy Indigenous Peoples’ Day!   U.S. history curriculum often tries to present Native American tribes as though they are a thing of the past. But Native communi…

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October 5, 2023 at 7:17 PM

Organizing Works

The labor movement is winning victories across the countries. Will our politicians help empower working class people or stand in our way?   Friend—Labor organizing is working wonders in this country.   Last week, the Writers Guild of America reached an agr…

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October 3, 2023 at 7:30 PM

Exponential growth

This campaign more than tripled our fundraising last quarter—all thanks to you.   Dear friend,   As we move into the final stretch of the year, I want to extend my deepest thank you for your support thus far.   This campaign has exceeded my wildest expecta…

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September 30, 2023 at 7:03 PM

Before midnight tonight

  Friend—We’re in the final hours of our biggest fundraising push to date.   Just $2,672 remains for our end of quarter goal: your contribution right now could be the one that puts us over the top. If you believe in this people-powered campaign, could you…

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September 29, 2023 at 6:01 PM

Be the light you wish to see: pitch in before our end of quarter deadline

We’re ready to show potential supporters that this campaign can WIN in March. But we need your help.   Friend—Tomorrow is our second-to-last end of quarter deadline before our primary.   This one is especially important, since this fall will likely be our …

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September 27, 2023 at 6:20 PM

Paid Protesters in Glendale

The idea that outside organizations are paying protesters to target LGBTQIA+ rights is very, very disturbing to me.   Friend—Back in June, the Glendale Unified School District became a flash point for protest as anti-trans hate groups like “Gays Against Gr…

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September 25, 2023 at 6:50 PM

People like me aren’t supposed to run for office.

And I don’t just mean trans people.   Dear friend,   People like me aren’t supposed to run for office.   I don’t just mean trans people.   I mean working class people. People who can’t call up a relative and get a couple thousand dollars for their campaign…

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