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  Lauren Underwood for Congress · [email protected]
June 22, 2024 at 4:02 PM

A simple request

John, We’re reaching out with a simple request that can make a difference in our campaign. We're asking for just $1 — yes, one single dollar — to help us continue our work for IL-14. DONATE $1 Four quarters: It might seem like a small amount, but when combined with the contr…
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  UnderwoodforCongress.com · [email protected]
June 21, 2024 at 6:32 PM

Look

John, we don’t expect you to donate to every email. But the truth is, if our fundraising doesn’t pick up we could fall short of our FEC end-of-quarter goal. The only way Lauren wins reelection and Dems reclaim the House majority is if folks like you chip in what they can,…
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  Team Underwood · [email protected]
June 20, 2024 at 8:02 PM

Will you sign our pledge?

John, we need your help to do everything we can to protect our wins and continue moving our district forward. Will you join Team Underwood today by signing our pledge to be an end-of-quarter donor? SIGN OUR PLEDGE Working together, we can ensure that Lauren is reelected to C…
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  Team Underwood · [email protected]
June 19, 2024 at 9:01 PM

It’s urgent

Hey John, We’re reaching out today with an urgent request: Will you contribute $4, $10, or any amount that works for you toward our end-of-quarter goal? We’ll explain why it’s critical. If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through im…
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  Lauren Underwood · [email protected]
June 19, 2024 at 4:03 PM

Juneteenth

John, today, we commemorate Juneteenth. Juneteenth recognizes the day the last enslaved Black Americans learned they were free 158 years ago, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed. Our celebrations today must include concrete commitments to advocate fo…
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  Lauren Underwood · [email protected]
June 18, 2024 at 9:02 PM

What can I say?

John, is there anything I can say that would convince you to chip in to my campaign ahead of our end-of-quarter FEC 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. What if I told you that we didn…
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  Team Underwood · [email protected]
June 17, 2024 at 10:02 PM

Stopping GOP chaos

John, by now, you know that Lauren is always working for the people — her constituents, Illinosans, and everyone across America. But the GOP works for the ultra-wealthy. If Republicans maintain control of the House, they’ll do everything to pass more tax cuts for corporations and …
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  Team Underwood · [email protected]
June 16, 2024 at 10:02 PM

Our answer

We didn’t want to send this email today. In fact, we weren’t planning to press send if we reached our mid-month goal last night. While we didn’t quite get there, we got pretty close. And if we raise just $3,893 today, it’ll put our fundraising right back on track. So, if you can s…
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  Lauren Underwood · [email protected]
June 16, 2024 at 3:31 PM

Sending love and appreciation

John — Happy Father's Day! 🌟 We’re celebrating all the amazing dads out there who inspire, support, and love unconditionally, just like my dad, Clarence Underwood. My dad taught me about discipline. He's a former football player and a classical pianist. When my sister and I were …
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  Lauren Underwood · [email protected]
June 15, 2024 at 9:33 PM

Tonight

Hey John — I don’t want to take up too much of your valuable time today, so I’ll keep this short. Tonight, my team will close the books on our mid-month deadline, and it’s incredibly important to me that we hit our goal. Your support helps make sure this seat remains focused on po…
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  Team Underwood · [email protected]
June 15, 2024 at 3:03 PM

News

Hey John —  We have some disappointing news to share: it’s the middle of the month and we’re nowhere near where we need to be if we want to hit our monthly fundraising goal. June is always a tough month for fundraising — when you hear folks talking about the “summer slump” that’s …
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  Emma Benson · [email protected]
June 14, 2024 at 11:32 PM

Deliver good news

John — I’ll be brief. I spend a lot of time with Lauren on the campaign trail which gives me the chance to give her updates on our campaign finances in real time. We have a check in later on tonight when I’ll let her know where things stand on our grassroots fundraising. Lauren wo…
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  Team Underwood · [email protected]
June 14, 2024 at 5:32 PM

The good and the bad

John, here’s some good news and some bad news. We’ll start with the bad news: We tallied our numbers and found we’re still falling behind on our mid-June fundraising goal. And the truth is, if we fall short of our goals, we’ll have to adjust our budget and scale back. We simply ca…
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  Underwood HQ · [email protected]
June 13, 2024 at 8:02 PM

Five bucks

Hi John, we’ll cut right to the chase: We’re respectfully asking you to pitch in $5 today to Lauren’s reelection campaign. We’ll explain more in just a minute. If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately: CHIP I…
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  Finance @ Team Underwood · [email protected]
June 12, 2024 at 9:03 PM

Some thoughts

John — don’t underestimate the power of a small, consistent donation. We asked Emma to share a few compelling thoughts on our sustaining donor program: How can giving $4 or $10 a month to support Lauren’s reelection for the next five months can be a game-changer?  Monthly support …
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  Team Underwood · [email protected]
June 12, 2024 at 3:32 PM

Our Pride archives

John, We’re thrilled to add another incredible story to Team Underwood’s Pride archives. Check us out at Aurora and Ottawa pride over the weekend: Aurora Ottawa This was another beautiful moment to recognize the fight for love, equality, acceptance, and the amazing progress we’v…
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  Team Underwood · [email protected]
June 11, 2024 at 8:02 PM

Screenshot from ActBlue

John, hitting our FEC quarterly goal is vital to our campaign and right now we’re falling behind. If we don't reach 500 contributions, we'll have to scale back our operations, including digital and social media advertising, volunteer coordination, and grassroots organizing, at the…
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  Emma Benson · [email protected]
June 10, 2024 at 10:45 PM

Heads-up

John, I wanted to give you a heads-up on something we're facing right now. The summer slump is here. Let me explain: Every summer, we tend to see a dip in our online fundraising. People are out enjoying vacations or simply busy with life, and that's completely understandable. But …
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  Team Underwood · [email protected]
June 9, 2024 at 6:01 PM

Goal Status:

Lauren Underwood for Congress Q2 2024 Election Year Goal TARGET: 500 Contributions by 6/30 STATUS: Not On Track DEFICIT: 32% ⬇ DONATE Lauren Underwood for Congress13400 S. Route 59Suite 116 Box 248Plainfield, IL 60585United States www.underwoodforcongr…
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  Team Underwood · [email protected]
June 8, 2024 at 7:02 PM

Overnight

Making progress isn’t quick and easy, John. It’s a long journey that requires patience, perseverance and passion. Movements don’t happen overnight, and especially not by just a couple of people working loosely together. A grassroots coalition made up of thousands of activists like…
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  Team Underwood · [email protected]
June 7, 2024 at 3:01 PM

Before the weekend

John,   A few days ago, we shared our ambitious 500-contribution goal for the month.  Here’s why: With the GOP’s hold on the House majority, reproductive rights, accessible health care, our right to vote, and so much more are on the line.   Under a Republican-led House, we’ve had …
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  Lauren Underwood · [email protected]
June 6, 2024 at 11:02 PM

Shady

John, I’m unafraid to call it how I see it: James Marter is a self-serving extreme MAGA Republican who lacks the courage, compassion, and ability to lead. Period. I’m also unafraid to meet the needs of IL-14 working families with the urgency, tenacity, empathy, and resourcefulness…
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  Team Underwood · [email protected]
June 6, 2024 at 1:22 AM

Just a second

John — this will take just a second.   The days are getting longer, the sun feels warmer... Summer's practically knocking on the door.   Folks who have been on our team for a while may know that, for us, summer means a considerable dip in fu…
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  Emma Benson & Pavitra Abraham · [email protected]
June 4, 2024 at 10:21 PM

This is pretty important

John, it’s Emma and Pavitra and we have a quick story for you today. We were just talking with Lauren about how excited we are for summer on the campaign trail — and we can’t wait to see you out there! In the meantime, we wanted to share something pretty important. When Lauren lau…
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  Lauren Underwood for Congress · [email protected]
June 3, 2024 at 8:34 PM

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈

John — Happy Pride Month! 🏳️‍🌈 This month is special to Team Underwood as we celebrate love, diversity, and unity. We especially love Pride because it gives us the chance to join supporters, advocates, and champions to walk in annual Pride parades across the district. It’s an hono…
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  Team Underwood · [email protected]
June 1, 2024 at 4:32 PM

This is just sad

Nothing screams, “I’m a corrupt and extreme MAGA loyalist ” like this unhinged, unintelligible post James Marter made attacking Lauren after Trump’s verdict was handed down this week: Honestly, this is just sad. This complete loser thinks that putting even a shred of faith behin…
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  Lauren Underwood · [email protected]
June 1, 2024 at 1:51 AM

This is the last time

Hey John — I promise this is the last time I’ll send you a note before our end-of-month deadline tonight. I’m reaching out because this grassroots team has been instrumental over the last few months in powering our campaign to protect this seat. And my team tells me that since the…
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  UnderwoodforCongress.com · [email protected]
May 31, 2024 at 9:02 PM

The site crashed

In response to yesterday’s GUILTY verdict, MAGA donors flooded the Republican donation platform at an unprecedented rate, so much so that the site crashed: John — did you know that grassroots supporters just like you are what is keeping another extreme Republican out of Congress?…
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  Alert via Team Underwood · [email protected]
May 31, 2024 at 4:04 PM

We messed up

Our end-of-month deadline expires in roughly 12 hours and we have some bad news, John — we messed up. We really thought we were on track to meet our goal by 11:59 p.m. ET tonight — we even told Lauren grassroots support this month has improved and that we’d get there. But with jus…
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  Team Underwood · [email protected]
May 30, 2024 at 9:39 PM

Guilty

John, Today, a jury found Donald Trump GUILTY, convicting him on all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to conceal campaign finance violations during the 2016 election. Can you believe it? Despite today’s verdict, the former president and MAGA Republicans including La…
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  Underwood HQ · [email protected]
May 30, 2024 at 9:21 PM

Lauren secured $6 million for Illinois

John, we are thrilled to share some incredible news with you! As you know, Lauren is a dedicated member of the House Appropriations Committee and tirelessly strives to bring crucial federal resources to northern Illinois. This week, Lauren announced a round of $6 million she secur…
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  Congressman Steven Horsford · [email protected]
May 29, 2024 at 9:38 PM

My story

Dear John, My name is Steven Horsford, and I’m proud to represent Nevada’s 4th Congressional District and serve as Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus as well as the Co-Chair of the Labor Caucus.  In a minute, I’m going to humbly ask for a donation of just $25 to my campaign …
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  Emma Benson · [email protected]
May 28, 2024 at 9:01 PM

What if

What would it take to convince you to donate to Lauren’s campaign before our end-of-month deadline? What if I told you that our goals are not arbitrary and when we ask for donations, we really do need them? (We put every single dollar to work!) Or what if you knew Lauren reviews e…
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  Pavitra Abraham · [email protected]
May 28, 2024 at 6:03 PM

Status update

Hi John — It’s Pavitra, Lauren’s senior advisor, here to give you a status update on the race to reclaim the House majority. I don’t like to be the bearer of bad news but right now, it’s not looking good for Democrats. Take a look at this headline: The Congressional Leadership …
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  Lauren Underwood for Congress · [email protected]
May 27, 2024 at 9:32 PM

A dollar from your wallet

John, Congressional Republicans have yet to use their majority to present a unified plan that will help the American people by lowering costs, mitigating global warming, expanding access to affordable health care, and increasing safety in our communities for one simple reason. The…
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  Lauren Underwood · [email protected]
May 27, 2024 at 2:01 PM

Our duty

John, Today, we honor the brave men and women who served and lost their lives in our armed forces. Their dedication and sacrifice ensure the safety and security of our nation, serving as an important reminder of the debt of gratitude we owe them. Memorial Day is a solemn reminder…
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  Team Underwood · [email protected]
May 26, 2024 at 6:32 PM

Not a drill

Hi John, there’s a good chance your inbox is about to be filled with end-of-month donation requests so we’ll get right to it. While we don’t expect you to respond to every request with a donation, we hope you’ll consider chipping in toward our May fundraising goal today. Here are …
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  Lauren Underwood · [email protected]
May 25, 2024 at 4:02 PM

I didn’t see your name

John — do you have a second? I didn't see your name on our list of endorsers so I wanted to reach out to you, personally, to humbly ask if you'll sign on to support my reelection. I am so grateful for your support over the years and commitment to IL-14 values and Team Underwood. …
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  Team Underwood · [email protected]
May 24, 2024 at 4:02 PM

Good and bad news

Hi John, we have some news. The good news: Grassroots supporters have gotten back in the game this month after a very slow April. The bad news: Unfortunately our fundraising is still falling short and at this rate, we will not reach our May goal in time. It’ll take a lot of resour…
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  Lauren Underwood · [email protected]
May 24, 2024 at 1:02 AM

Back at it

  Hey John, I just wrapped up my final work emails for the day. I have a few more campaign items to handle tonight, but wanted to send you a note before I squeeze in a quick dinner. Do you recall President Obama’s parting words on his last day in office? He reminded us that our dem…
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  Underwood HQ · [email protected]
May 22, 2024 at 9:36 PM

Insight on our campaign strategy

John, you are a vital part of our work so we wanted to share some insight on our campaign strategy. Below is a segment from our campaign’s digital opponent brief where we collect and record everything James Marter has been up to — from direct attacks on Lauren in interviews and so…
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  Underwood HQ · [email protected]
May 21, 2024 at 10:32 PM

Since we elected Lauren

Our movement is growing stronger every day. Despite Republicans' relentless efforts, since we elected Lauren in 2018, we have consistently shown our strength as a grassroots force. Team Underwood has grown stronger and engaged new members from across our district and beyond. In or…
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  Team Underwood · [email protected]
May 21, 2024 at 1:54 AM

Quick

Hey there, John! We wanted to drop you a quick message because our end-of-month fundraising deadline is just around the corner. Right now, we're only 21.5% away from reaching our goal and we can only bridge that gap with your help. Can you pitch in any amount that’s meaningful to …
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  Team Underwood · [email protected]
May 19, 2024 at 8:01 PM

Our pledge

John, As you may know, this month is a time to honor the rich history, vibrant cultures, and countless contributions of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities across our nation.  From the innovation of Asian American scientists and entrepreneurs to the dedication o…
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  Underwood HQ · [email protected]
May 17, 2024 at 8:02 PM

Roadblock

John, Our extreme Republican opponent, Jim Marter, recently made some pretty scary comments that reveal his true vision for our community, seeking to deepen divisions rather than bring us together. Our campaign is committed to a different path — one that embraces unity, progressiv…
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  Team Underwood · [email protected]
May 17, 2024 at 12:02 AM

All out

John, Republicans are going all out to defeat Democrats and keep control of Congress. The GOP’s dark money PACs are pouring millions of dollars into relentless attacks and false information about our progress for working families — to cast doubt and confuse voters ahead of the ele…
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  Lauren Underwood · [email protected]
May 15, 2024 at 7:03 PM

Exciting news

John, I’m thrilled to share that I was recently named Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security. It is often said that budgets are a reflection of our values. And here in Northern Illinois we know the importance of keeping America safe. As the le…
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  Lauren Underwood · [email protected]
May 14, 2024 at 11:02 PM

Just ask my parents

John, I want to share a little background about my journey to Congress with you. When I was three years old, my parents and I moved to Naperville by way of Cleveland. This was in 1990, at a time when the population of our community was growing quickly. As a kid, I believed that pu…
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  Underwood HQ · [email protected]
May 13, 2024 at 7:34 PM

Our job →

The situation → We need to raise $1,722 to reach our daily fundraising goal today. This is an important moment for our campaign because there are just two days left until the mid-quarter deadline. Why this matters → Our campaign depends on grassroots donations from emails like the…
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  Lauren Underwood for Congress · [email protected]
May 12, 2024 at 9:02 PM

Wrapping up

It’s the last day of National Nurses Week and we want to express our heartfelt gratitude to the nurses and health care workers who dedicate their lives to caring for others. This week, we celebrated the extraordinary skills and leadership of our nurses, including Lauren who has dr…
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