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  UnderwoodforCongress.com · [email protected]
October 27, 2023 at 9:51 PM

Will you look at this screenshot?

  We hope we caught you before you log off for the weekend, John. Our October fundraising deadline is just 4 days away, and we’re hoping that grassroots donors can chip in $4 to help us reach our goal. Since it’s not an election year, we expected to see a drop in grassroots energy…
  Lauren Underwood HQ · [email protected]
October 26, 2023 at 11:26 PM

Why the GOP doesn’t want Lauren to win reelection:

  John, do you know why the GOP doesn’t want Lauren to win her reelection? It’s easy — because she’s not like other people in Washington. While waiting to be sworn in for the 118th Congress, Lauren witnessed two colleagues who looked like they were about to lay hands on one anothe…
  Democratic Party of Illinois · [email protected]
October 25, 2023 at 6:31 PM

Asking for just $5

  John, we know we ask for your help a lot. We really do appreciate that you have our backs — because your grassroots support is what’s going to help us chart a strong path to elect Democrats at all levels across Illinois while building the most active, inclusive, and diverse part…
  Lauren Underwood · [email protected]
October 23, 2023 at 11:30 PM

Weighing on my mind

  John, During these turbulent times, I want to talk about an issue that’s been weighing on my mind for some time. Every chance I get, I support and vote for legislation addressing gun violence with meaningful action, not lip service. But the issue of our kids’, our families’ and …
  Emma Benson · [email protected]
October 17, 2023 at 6:31 PM

John, can I be honest?

  John, can I be honest? It’s been a slower fundraising month for us than we expected. That’s bad news because our campaign hinges on some critical priorities we need to achieve in the immediate future. First and foremost, we have to ensure Lauren’s name is on the ballot! That mea…
  Team Underwood · [email protected]
October 15, 2023 at 7:01 PM

She’s “unbought and unbossed”

  Hey John — this email is a little longer than what we’d typically send on a Sunday, but with our first mid-month deadline expiring tonight, we hope you’ll take the time to hear us out. If you’re with us in this fight and ready to chip in now, please do so below, and if you have …
  Lauren Underwood · [email protected]
October 14, 2023 at 10:01 PM

Saving moms’ lives

  John, The United States has the worst maternal mortality rate in the developed world. This rate is steadily rising with far higher mortality rates among Black mothers and people of color. As a registered nurse, one of my top priorities in Washington is improving our health care …
  Emma Benson · [email protected]
October 13, 2023 at 6:59 PM

We need 4 donations from grassroots supporters

  Hey John, it’s Lauren’s Finance Director, Emma. As we head into the election year, it’s important that we maintain a strong campaign and continue to work together to support Lauren.  I’ll be honest that the road ahead won’t be easy — but this campaign is no stranger to tough fig…
  Pavitra Abraham · [email protected]
October 12, 2023 at 6:30 PM

52 years

  John, Today marks 52 years since the House approved the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). However, over half a century later, it is still not enshrined in our Constitution. And here’s the hard truth: far-right groups and politicians stand in opposition to the ERA because they fear i…
  Team Underwood · [email protected]
October 11, 2023 at 8:03 PM

1 in 8 women

  John — This Breast Cancer Awareness Month, it’s critical that we all know the facts: Fact 1: Breast cancer is the most common cancer worldwide and the most commonly diagnosed cancer among women in the U.S. About 1 in 8 women will develop breast cancer in her lifetime. Fact 2: In…
  Lauren Underwood for Congress · [email protected]
October 10, 2023 at 10:52 PM

Since we last heard from you

  Hey John, We’re checking in to see how you’re doing and find out what’s new. Will you take a quick second to let us know how you are and how your priorities may have changed since we last heard from you? CHECK IN WITH US We’re officially in Quarter 4 and just a few months …
  Team Underwood · [email protected]
October 7, 2023 at 6:00 PM

A little late to the party

  Hi John, In case you missed it, Wednesday was Lauren’s birthday and we put together a card signed by folks on this team. If you didn’t get to sign it, you still have time to wish her a happy belated birthday! So, please take a moment to sign her birthday card to let her know you…
  Team Underwood Merch · [email protected]
October 6, 2023 at 6:30 PM

Lauren’s birthday week

  It’s Lauren’s birthday week, so we’re continuing the celebration by stocking up on our Team Underwood merch. For one week only, you can grab a piece of the Lauren Underwood campaign with 10% off of your order using the code BDAY10.  It’s the perfect season for beanies, long s…
  Lauren Underwood · [email protected]
October 5, 2023 at 11:41 PM

Trailblazer

  John, On Tuesday, Senator Laphonza Butler was sworn in by Vice President Kamala Harris, making history as the first openly LGBTQ+ Black woman to join Congress and is now the only Black woman serving in the Senate. Sen. Butler succeeds the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the longest-…
  Team Underwood · [email protected]
October 4, 2023 at 4:31 PM

Birthday cheer

  Big news, John — today is Lauren’s birthday! 🎈🎈🎈 Every day, Lauren champions the issues and priorities that are most important to our district’s working families in Congress, so we want to make this day special by showing her how many folks appreciate her.   In honor of Lauren’s…
  Underwood HQ · [email protected]
October 2, 2023 at 9:31 PM

Tough

  John — we wanted to send you a note of thanks today. It’s been a tough few months for a lot of folks, and we want to acknowledge that and let you know we understand. We see you! Despite the challenges we’re facing, whether it’s extreme MAGA representatives stunting our progress,…
  Lauren Underwood · [email protected]
September 30, 2023 at 9:46 PM

I know this in my heart

  Hey John — I promise this is the last time I’ll send you an email before our end-of-quarter deadline tonight. My team tells me that since they asked for support at the beginning of the week, many of you have stepped up, and now, we’re only a few contributions away from reaching …
  Lauren Underwood · [email protected]
September 30, 2023 at 3:16 PM

Humbly asking

  Hi John — I have a few free minutes in my schedule today, and I wanted to take this time to share something with you. Before I was elected to Congress, I spent my career as a registered nurse working for the Obama administration to expand access to health care for folks in Illin…
  Emma Benson · [email protected]
September 29, 2023 at 7:36 PM

Sharing a few photos

  Hi John, It’s been quite a busy month for Lauren. She kicked off September with a powerful Labor Day speech (see our picture from the audience below) celebrating labor unions and hardworking Americans from families in IL-14 to communities across the country. Lauren shared som…
  UnderwoodforCongress.com · [email protected]
September 28, 2023 at 7:57 PM

Our checklist

  John, we put together a checklist of four areas where we need to focus right now to win this race. Being ready to fight back against our four Republican opponents and every right-wing dollar spent against us Doing our part to reclaim the Democratic majority, defeat MAGA Republi…
  Team Underwood · [email protected]
September 27, 2023 at 5:45 PM

Don’t tell Lauren

  Hey John, Next week, we have two exciting events to look forward to: Lauren’s birthday just one week from today and the results of our end-of-quarter fundraising push. We’re aiming to make her birthday extra special by showing Lauren that she has a strong team behind her and kee…
  Team Underwood · [email protected]
September 26, 2023 at 8:01 PM

It’s all in her name

  Lauren continues to show us every day that she’s in Congress to fight for us. It’s even in her name! L is for Leader:  Lauren is a trailblazer, she leads by doing what she knows is right no matter the range or extent of the challenges we face. She’s leading the way to expand aff…
  Lauren Underwood for Congress · [email protected]
September 25, 2023 at 8:56 PM

Not going down that road

  John — in this email, we could talk about the five seats Democrats need to gain to reclaim the House, but we won’t get into it. We could also go over the extremism that now defines the increasingly dysfunctional House GOP, but we won’t go down that road either. Listen, we all kn…
  Emma Benson · [email protected]
September 24, 2023 at 8:01 PM

A tough time

  Hi John, I know we’ve been asking for your help a lot recently — and we’re so grateful for those of you who have stepped up to help support our work. Every dollar has made an incredible difference as we prepare for a competitive election in IL-14 and a consequential presidential…
  Team Underwood · [email protected]
September 23, 2023 at 3:01 PM

Not thrilled

  We’re going to give it to you straight, John. We know that we tend to send out more emails asking for donations than those that ask for your involvement in other ways. Honestly, we aren’t thrilled that we need to send them and we wouldn’t if it weren’t absolutely necessary. We 1…
  Pavitra Abraham · [email protected]
September 21, 2023 at 8:02 PM

Campaign update

  Hi John, here’s the latest update on our campaign. It all started when: we rallied together to overcome the odds, GOP attacks and campaign hurdles to elect Lauren to represent our district in 2018, 2020 and 2022.  Then, thanks to your support: Lauren got to work right away to ma…
  Tammy Duckworth · [email protected]
September 19, 2023 at 8:01 PM

We have a lot in common

  Hi John, I’m Tammy Duckworth, Senator from Illinois. My friend Lauren asked me to send you an email before the quarter winds down, so here I am. In a moment, I will ask you to split a donation between our campaigns to keep Illinois and IL-14 blue, but if you have some time to re…
  Your Voter Registration via Underwood HQ · [email protected]
September 18, 2023 at 9:02 PM

Check your voter registration status

  John, Tomorrow is National Voter Registration Day, when millions of voters review the status of their voter registration, and check their eligibility to vote or register to vote.  Here’s a link so you can take a moment to join in on this important civic holiday: VOTER REGISTR…
  Your Voter Registration via Underwood HQ · [email protected]
September 18, 2023 at 8:31 PM

Check your voter registration status

  John, Tomorrow is National Voter Registration Day, when millions of voters review the status of their voter registration, and check their eligibility to vote or register to vote.  Here’s a link so you can take a moment to join in on this important civic holiday: VOTER REGISTR…
  Team Underwood · [email protected]
September 15, 2023 at 7:55 PM

Stronger

  John — e're in the home stretch of our mid-month fundraising deadline, with just a few hours to go. We’re counting down the days until our public end-of-quarter deadline, and right now, our team is working hard to raise the resources to report the strongest fundraising numbers w…
  Emma Benson · [email protected]
September 14, 2023 at 4:06 PM

Scheming

  Hi John, it’s Emma, Lauren’s Finance Director. I am always reviewing our fundraising numbers and calculating what we need to ensure we have enough in our budget to deliver meaningful results for our district. In my latest review, I saw something that concerns me a bit: Our numbe…
  Team Underwood · [email protected]
September 13, 2023 at 9:31 PM

Coffee, tea, boba, or matcha

  John — For just $5, the price of a cup of coffee (or tea, boba, matcha — whatever drink fits your liking!) you can help reelect Lauren and secure the House majority. Here’s how: One $5 donation gives our campaign the resources it needs to knock on a few extra doors or make a co…
  GA Dems via Team Underwood · [email protected]
September 12, 2023 at 8:32 PM

The GA Secretary of State is canceling nearly 200,000 voter registrations

  John, Ahead of the 2024 presidential election, GA Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is moving to remove nearly TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND voters from the voter rolls. This move comes right as groups across Georgia are suing the state government for diluting the Black vote, just as…
  Lauren Underwood · [email protected]
September 9, 2023 at 5:01 PM

The truth

  Hey John — According to my team, fewer folks have been opening and donating to these emails recently and as a result, we’re not on track to hit our quarterly fundraising goal on September 30. Look, I get it — I know these emails can get pretty pesky sometimes, John. My staff may…
  Team Underwood · [email protected]
September 8, 2023 at 5:15 PM

Breaking

  Breaking news, John: Another Republican, Charlie Kim, just filed to run against Lauren in 2024 — raising the number of Republican opponents looking to flip her seat to five. Whether or not Charlie Kim, Jack Lombardi, or another one of the three far-right candidates becomes the o…
  Team Underwood · [email protected]
September 7, 2023 at 9:56 PM

Let’s show Lauren some love today

  John — Lauren isn’t a fan of tooting her own horn, so we’re doing it for her. Lauren was announced as the 2023 winner of the Congressional Management Foundation’s (CMF) Democracy Award for Constituent Service for going "above and beyond" to support constituent needs and actively…
  Underwood HQ · [email protected]
September 6, 2023 at 6:31 PM

Good news:

  John, we have some good news: Thanks to Lauren’s work on the landmark Inflation Reduction Act, Medicare is negotiating lower prices on 10 common - and costly - medications. As a result, 342,000 seniors in Illinois will soon save on prescriptions that treat or prevent conditions …
  Team Underwood · [email protected]
September 4, 2023 at 7:01 PM

Workers’ rights

  Happy Labor Day, John! Labor Day is not just a day of rest and celebration — it's also a time to reflect on the progress made over the years by labor unions in IL-14 and across the U.S. Decades of activism from the labor movement have been essential to protecting workers' rights…
  Lauren Underwood · [email protected]
September 1, 2023 at 12:31 AM

➡️ Room for one more?

  Hey John — I don’t want to take up too much of your valuable time, so I’ll keep this short. Tonight, my team will close the books on our end-of-August deadline, and it’s incredibly important to me that we hit our goal. Your support helps make sure this seat remains focused on po…
  Lauren Underwood HQ · [email protected]
August 31, 2023 at 6:32 PM

All summer

  First: Last week, Lauren reached out asking what it would take to convince folks to chip in so we don’t fall short of this month’s fundraising goal. Then: We received a surge of online donations — this team showed the most support we’ve seen all summer! It looked like we were em…
  Lauren Underwood (Sent from my iPhone) · [email protected]
August 30, 2023 at 7:15 PM

Candidly

  I want to be candid with you, John. When you elected me to Congress in 2018, I pledged to be the most accessible, transparent, and accountable member of Congress IL-14 has ever seen. I’ve worked to make good on that promise every day since. You believed that I would best represen…
  Lauren Underwood (Sent from my iPhone) · [email protected]
August 30, 2023 at 4:08 PM

I’d love to see your name on this month’s list of supporters

  I want to be candid with you, John. When you elected me to Congress in 2018, I pledged to be the most accessible, transparent, and accountable member of Congress IL-14 has ever seen. I’ve worked to make good on that promise every day since. You believed that I would best represen…
  Team Underwood · [email protected]
August 29, 2023 at 10:28 PM

Here are the facts:

Lauren has been named one of the most vulnerable Democrats up for reelection   John, FACT: Lauren has been named by NBC as a vulnerable Democrat up for reelection, making her a likely target for the GOP’s money machine in 2024. FACT: Last election, Lauren was flagged at-risk of los…
  Emma Benson · [email protected]
August 28, 2023 at 3:23 PM

Our team’s winning record

  Hi John, I wanted to take a second this morning to let you know where we stand as we near the end of the month. The good news: I’m seeing a lot of folks opening our emails, reading our messages, taking our surveys and responding to our petitions. Thank you for engaging with us, …
  Underwood HQ · [email protected]
August 27, 2023 at 8:31 AM

So proud

  As we prepare for the final days of August, we’re thinking and talking a lot about what’s made our campaign successful so we can keep our winning streak alive. Together we’ve built something remarkable. We’ve proven time and again that we are one of the strongest congressional c…
  Team Underwood · [email protected]
August 26, 2023 at 7:31 PM

Our team’s winning record

  Hey John — remember this? Or what about this? We’re still thinking about this: In 2018, Lauren was elected to represent Illinois’ 14th district and she made history as the youngest Black woman ever elected to Congress. This team did that! In 2020, Lauren narrowly won her seco…
  Team Underwood · [email protected]
August 25, 2023 at 8:08 PM

Did Lauren convince you?

  John, did Lauren convince you to add a donation yesterday? In case you missed it, her message is below. We’ll get straight to it. Our end-of-month fundraising deadline is next Thursday. Will you pitch in today to help support Lauren’s reelection campaign? Every dollar goes towar…
  Lauren Underwood · [email protected]
August 24, 2023 at 4:02 PM

Hey

  John, is there anything I can say that would convince you to chip in to my campaign ahead of our end-of-August fundraising deadline? If you’re ready to chip in now, please do so — we really need the support. If you want to hear me out, read on. If you've saved your payment infor…
  UnderwoodforCongress.com · [email protected]
August 22, 2023 at 5:29 PM

Quick and easy

  John, As summer winds down, we've got a quick favor to ask that'll make a big difference. Team Underwood is committed to building a brighter future and to championing the issues that matter most to you. Lauren represents your voice in Congress, but she needs your input to make l…
  Team Underwood · [email protected]
August 20, 2023 at 8:31 PM

Women deserve better

  It’s a well-known fact that women in the U.S. have yet to overcome a long history of unequal pay. Despite the progress made on other fronts to level the playing field, the gender pay gap has persisted, leading to significant disparities in women’s retirement savings and financia…