Started in 2006 and backed by more than 600,000 veterans, military family members and their supporters, the mission of VoteVets.org is to use public issue campaigns to give a voice to veterans on matters of national security, veterans' care, and every day issues that affect the lives of those who served, and their families.

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  VoteVets · [email protected]
January 24, 2025 at 4:03 PM

Tell the United States Senate: VOTE NO on Hegseth

We’ve been doing everything we can to stop this — behind the scenes, through our allies, in the media, and beyond. The unfortunate truth is that it appears that he has enough Republican votes to be confirmed. JOHN: The United States Senate is set to vote on Pete Hegseth’s nomination as Secret…
  VoteVets HQ · [email protected]
January 23, 2025 at 6:48 PM

14th Amendment: VoteVets members are moving to the front

VoteVets endorsed Attorneys General in North Carolina, Maryland, and Washington State are leading the charge against Trump’s assault on the Constitution. JOHN, here at VoteVets we know all too well that elections have consequences. It’s why we worked so hard to stop Trump in 2016, 2020, and 20…
  VoteVets.org · [email protected]
January 22, 2025 at 3:55 PM

The purge is beginning

JOHN, We’ve walked you through our approach as we head into the next Trump administration. We have to be more disciplined, more focused, and more efficient. We can’t jump on every single crisis Trump manufactures, because that’s part of his strategy — distraction. VoteVets is going to be wor…
  VoteVets HQ · [email protected]
January 22, 2025 at 12:05 AM

Men like this

More than 400,000 Americans died during World War Two. Our parents and grandparents fought fascism to free the world and unleash an era of unprecedented prosperity and peace. JOHN, More than 400,000 Americans died during World War Two. Our parents and grandparents fought fascism to free the w…
  VoteVets · [email protected]
January 20, 2025 at 2:25 PM

Day One

JOHN, a quick note on a dark morning. Today, Donald Trump begins his second term in the White House. Now, our real work begins. And before Trump takes the oath of office, we’re asking you to make a donation to VoteVets. CONTRIBUTE When you love this country you don’t quit on …
  VoteVets.org · [email protected]
January 19, 2025 at 10:55 PM

This is actually unprecedented...

JOHN, From administration to administration, there has always been partisan tension. But there is one area where the parties have continued to set their differences aside and focus on what they can do together, in the interest of the entire country. National Security. That is not to say the…
  VoteVets HQ · [email protected]
January 18, 2025 at 5:45 PM

Hegseth isn’t up to the job. Period.

Several direct and damaging lines of inquiry from Democrats — especially those from VoteVets members — tell you all you need to know. JOHN, nothing we saw at his confirmation hearing should convince anyone that Pete Hegseth is the right person to lead the Department of Defense. The softball q…
  VoteVets · [email protected]
January 17, 2025 at 10:15 PM

It’s a no from us

Pete Hegseth sat in front of the Senate as he is considered for the role of Secretary of Defense, and VoteVets is going to be crystal clear about our position on his nomination: JOHN — Pete Hegseth served. We’re grateful he answered the call. We honor that service. But earlier this week, Pete…
  VoteVets.org · [email protected]
January 17, 2025 at 12:16 AM

This is actually unprecedented

JOHN, From administration to administration, there has always been partisan tension. But there is one area where the parties have continued to set their differences aside and focus on what they can do together, in the interest of the entire country. National Security. That is not to say the…
  The Vet Voice Foundation · [email protected]
January 15, 2025 at 7:16 PM

We need your help: Public lands will be under siege during the Trump administration

Project 2025, a policy blueprint backed by powerful interests, outlines a sweeping plan to dismantle public land protections. JOHN, Vet Voice Foundation and our partners have worked relentlessly over the last several years to expand federal protections for our public lands. Thanks to that work,…
  VoteVets HQ · [email protected]
January 14, 2025 at 11:39 PM

Hegseth is not up to the job. Period.

Several direct and damaging lines of inquiry from Democrats — especially those from VoteVets members — tell you all you need to know. JOHN, nothing we saw today should convince anyone that Pete Hegseth is the right person to lead the Department of Defense. The softball questions Hegseth got f…
  VoteVets · [email protected]
January 13, 2025 at 10:19 PM

It’s gonna be a no from us

Tomorrow Pete Hegseth will sit in front of the Senate as he is considered for the role of Secretary of Defense, and VoteVets is going to be crystal clear about our position on his nomination: JOHN — Pete Hegseth served. We’re grateful he answered the call. We honor that service. Tomorrow Pete…
  VoteVets · [email protected]
January 11, 2025 at 10:18 PM

It’s going to be different this time

We’re going to have to be smarter, more efficient, and more effective to prevent the worst of what Trump intends to accomplish. JOHN — In just a moment, we’re going to ask you to make a donation to VoteVets as we lay the groundwork to fight back against Trump and the MAGA Right over these nex…
  VoteVets HQ · [email protected]
January 9, 2025 at 10:19 PM

You can’t balance the budget on the backs of Veterans

VoteVets is going to do everything we possibly can to defeat their attempts to slash the care that Veterans fought to earn. JOHN — When Trump promised to balance the federal government and slash regulation, a lot of people thought that sounded pretty good. Then he tasked two out-of-touch, fi…
  VoteVets.org · [email protected]
January 8, 2025 at 10:17 PM

NATO & Peace

Denmark, which Greenland is a part of, is one of the original member states of NATO — the greatest force for peace in generations. JOHN — Something we’re all going to have to do over the next four years is get better at parsing the noise from the substance, and responding to what really matter…
  VoteVets · [email protected]
January 7, 2025 at 2:16 PM

We have not forgotten, and we will not forgive.

As a new Congress met to certify the 2024 presidential election, we all remembered what happened four years ago yesterday. We have not forgotten that the man enjoying the time-honored peaceful transition of power is the man who destroyed that tradition four years ago. We have not forgotten t…
  Major General Paul Eaton, U.S. Army, Ret. · [email protected]
December 31, 2024 at 9:16 PM

Getting back in touch for the final time this year

JOHN — Paul Eaton here. This will be the last time I reach out before midnight tonight. This is also your last chance to chip in to VoteVets before year-end. I won’t belabor the point here, because you know it all too well. Your support, especially ahead of our midnight FEC deadline, is goi…
  Major General Paul Eaton, U.S. Army, Ret. · [email protected]
December 30, 2024 at 4:29 PM

I am personally asking you to make a contribution to VoteVets

Good morning, JOHN. Paul Eaton here. If you’re anything like me, you respect it when people don’t waste your time. So I’ll cut right to the chase: At midnight tomorrow night, we hit our Q4 FEC deadline. Our final FEC deadline of the year. And I am personally asking you to make a contribution…
  VoteVets.org · [email protected]
December 29, 2024 at 8:06 PM

☀️ To all VoteVets supporters - please don’t click away 🫡

When we think about the people who have done the most to support VoteVets over the years, it’s not the people who write the biggest checks who come to mind. JOHN - When we think about the people who have done the most to support VoteVets over the years, it’s not the people who write the bigge…
  VoteVets · [email protected]
December 28, 2024 at 7:59 PM

It makes a difference. Really.

$5. That’s the donation we’re asking you to make to VoteVets today, as we kick off our final fundraising drive of the year. JOHN, In just a moment, we are going to ask you to make a contribution to VoteVets as we continue our final, year-end fundraising drive. Please give us a chance to explai…
  VoteVets.org · [email protected]
December 23, 2024 at 7:17 PM

We never forget the essential role that you play in this organization — and we hope you don’t, either.

Your support helped us minimize our losses in the U.S. Senate, and actually gain a seat in the House. You helped us win 243 downballot races this cycle. The candidates you helped elect, from federal office down to school board, are going to stand in the breach as we work to hold the line against T…
  VoteVets · [email protected]
December 20, 2024 at 7:16 PM

It makes a difference. Really.

$5. That’s the donation we’re asking you to make to VoteVets today, as we kick off our final fundraising drive of the year. JOHN, $5. That’s the donation we’re asking you to make to VoteVets today, as we kick off our final fundraising drive of the year. $5 because we spent down our resources…
  VoteVets · [email protected]
December 18, 2024 at 11:20 PM

The tank is running low, JOHN

JOHN, Coming to you with a moment of complete honesty: Our tank is running low. VoteVets spent extensively over the course of the last two years to fight back against Trump and the MAGA Right. In just the final months of the campaign we spent over $10 million, and the total amount across the c…
  VoteVets.org · [email protected]
December 17, 2024 at 5:32 PM

You might be wondering, JOHN...

Some of us served in Vietnam, or the Gulf War, or the War on Terror. We’ve been through it — and we got through it together. It’s more important than ever that we stick up for ourselves, for our communities, and for what’s right. JOHN, You might be wondering how an organization like VoteVets w…
  VoteVets · [email protected]
December 15, 2024 at 5:34 PM

Dangerous, Unfit, Compromised....

From Kennedy to Hegseth to Gabbard to Kash Patel — none of these people should be serving in positions of public trust and massive importance. JOHN — Most people are taking some down time now. But at VoteVets, we’re gearing up. There’s too much coming for us to take time off. Think about it: T…
  VoteVets · [email protected]
December 13, 2024 at 6:19 PM

Trump and his billionaire buddies want to destroy the VA to make a quick buck....

Trump’s appointees — the architects of Project 2025 — are getting ready to execute their plan to slash benefits for Veterans, gut the agency of career public servants, replace them with Trump loyalists, and privatize care. And we’ll just let you guess who will pick up those contracts when privatiz…
  VoteVets.org · [email protected]
December 11, 2024 at 5:32 PM

You might be wondering…

Some of us served in Vietnam, or the Gulf War, or the War on Terror. We’ve been through it — and we got through it together. It’s more important than ever that we stick up for ourselves, for our communities, and for what’s right. JOHN, You might be wondering how an organization like VoteVets w…
  VoteVets · [email protected]
December 8, 2024 at 5:25 PM

Dangerous, Unfit, Compromised

From Kennedy to Hegseth to Gabbard to Kash Patel — none of these people should be serving in positions of public trust and massive importance. JOHN — Most people are taking some down time now. But at VoteVets, we’re gearing up. There’s too much coming for us to take time off. Think about it: T…
  VoteVets · [email protected]
December 5, 2024 at 8:16 PM

Trump and his billionaire buddies want to destroy the VA to make a quick buck

Trump’s appointees — the architects of Project 2025 — are getting ready to execute their plan to slash benefits for Veterans, gut the agency of career public servants, replace them with Trump loyalists, and privatize care. And we’ll just let you guess who will pick up those contracts when privatiz…
  Major General Paul Eaton, U.S. Army, Ret. · [email protected]
November 29, 2024 at 5:16 PM

An effort to bend the United States Military to Trump’s will

You can be sure that if I still served in uniform, Trump’s Purity Board would slate me for separation, to be replaced by someone unwaveringly loyal to Trump above all else. JOHN, I served for over 33 years in the United States Army on Active Duty and retired as a Major General. I deployed arou…
  Major General Paul Eaton, U.S. Army, Ret. · [email protected]
November 26, 2024 at 5:37 PM

JOHN, it’s a disgrace.

You can be sure that if I still served in uniform, Trump’s Purity Board would slate me for separation, to be replaced by someone unwaveringly loyal to Trump above all else. Paul Eaton here. Purity Boards to purge the United States Armed Forces. I never thought I’d see the day. But now, with…
  VoteVets HQ · [email protected]
November 25, 2024 at 5:14 PM

We need you activated, JOHN...

Hey JOHN— it’s time to get off the sidelines. Trump’s going to purge any senior flag officers he perceives as “disloyal” when he retakes office. He’s going to use Purity Boards to do it — collections of what will probably be the most extreme true believers you can think of redlining any Three…
  Major General Paul Eaton, U.S. Army, Ret. · [email protected]
November 22, 2024 at 8:04 PM

It’s a disgrace, JOHN.

You can be sure that if I still served in uniform, Trump’s Purity Board would slate me for separation, to be replaced by someone unwaveringly loyal to Trump above all else. Paul Eaton here. Purity Boards to purge the United States Armed Forces. I never thought I’d see the day. But now, with…
  VoteVets HQ · [email protected]
November 21, 2024 at 5:52 PM

Need you activated, JOHN.

Hey JOHN— it’s time to get off the sidelines. Trump’s going to purge any senior flag officers he perceives as “disloyal” when he retakes office. He’s going to use Purity Boards to do it — collections of what will probably be the most extreme true believers you can think of redlining any Three…
  VoteVets.org · [email protected]
November 19, 2024 at 10:30 PM

What we CAN do

JOHN — 142. That’s the number of VoteVets endorsed candidates that won races across the country this year. When Veterans run, Veterans win. And YOU make it happen. We’ve gone through our victories at the federal level already — Andy Kim, Elissa Slotkin, and Ruben Gallego are going to the Se…
  VoteVets HQ · [email protected]
November 18, 2024 at 9:59 PM

Trump will mobilize the Military for mass deportations

Our job now and for the next four years is to show everyone what Trump is and what he is doing to our country. We have to make it clear — we have to show it. And we have to be honest. JOHN — many of you are Veterans. Many of you are the children of Veterans, or the spouse, brother, sister, or c…
  VoteVets HQ · [email protected]
November 14, 2024 at 5:25 PM

Gabbard + Gaetz + Hegseth

If we can find a way to stop them, we will. If we can’t, we’re going to make their lives a living hell for the next four years. JOHN — Yesterday we wrote to you about the “Purity Boards” that Donald Trump aims to establish as he works to purge the Military of senior flag officers who he views …
  VoteVets · [email protected]
November 13, 2024 at 8:34 PM

The fight starts here

Our National Security depends on people of resolve and dedication speaking out and working to stem the worst of the effects of Trump as he rolls out Project 2025. JOHN, we won’t be able to take on every single horrendous thing that comes out of the Trump administration. We’re going to need to…
  VoteVets · [email protected]
November 11, 2024 at 2:41 PM

What it means to be a Veteran today

JOHN, Happy Veterans Day. Being a Veteran means that you made a decision to put your country before yourself. It means that you have sworn an oath of loyalty — not to a religion, or to a party, or to a person. You swear to support and defend the Constitution of the United States of America. …
  Major General Paul Eaton, U.S. Army, Ret. · [email protected]
November 6, 2024 at 11:37 PM

JOHN, none of us wanted to be in this position today. But there is purposeful work ahead of us, for those who wish to do it.

Those of us who are Veterans swore an oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States. I will not break that oath, even in this dark hour. I will not surrender, and I am proud to continue to protect our Constitution with VoteVets. JOHN, it’s Paul. There is no utility in avoidi…
  Major General Paul Eaton, U.S. Army, Ret. · [email protected]
November 5, 2024 at 10:54 PM

The Election Security Fund

Donald Trump is relentless, and his campaign’s efforts to subvert the will of the voters will not cease when the polls close. JOHN, Paul Eaton here. I’ll get right to the point. Donald Trump’s efforts to steal this election are already underway. The Trump campaign has filed litigation in Pen…
  VoteVets HQ · [email protected]
November 5, 2024 at 6:28 PM

This election cycle, by the numbers:

120,000 people have made over 300,000 donations since January of 2023. Our average grassroots donation is right around $39 dollars. JOHN — check this out. Over the last two years: VoteVets has raised almost $12 million from grassroots supporters. 120,000 people have made over 300,000 donation…
  VoteVets HQ · [email protected]
November 4, 2024 at 11:35 PM

A final request from VoteVets for JOHN, before Election Day.

In the Military, you plan extensively for any outcome. What happens, and what happens next. JOHN, VoteVets has been one of the most heavily engaged organizations in politics in this election cycle. We packed one hell of a punch. That is thanks in large part to you. But this is not over yet. …
  VoteVets · [email protected]
November 2, 2024 at 3:34 PM

Ruben Gallego is down by a point in Arizona

We’re investing $50,000 in phone calls and texts over the next few days to ensure we mobilize our voters and turn them out to the polls in support of Ruben. JOHN, we’ve put $3 million into Arizona supporting Ruben Gallego. He is one of our original members, our first Arizona State Captain. H…
  VoteVets · [email protected]
November 1, 2024 at 11:33 PM

Captain Bone Spurs thinks he’s tough

“Let's put her with a rifle standing there with 9 barrels shooting at her. Let's see how she feels about it. You know, when the guns are trained on her face.” “Let's put her with a rifle standing there with 9 barrels shooting at her. Let's see how she feels about it. You know, when the guns are…
  VoteVets · [email protected]
November 1, 2024 at 1:36 AM

Supreme Court rules in favor of last minute PURGE of Virginia voters. We will fight.....

The GOP is pushing scams like this all over the country. We’ve helped get cases struck down in multiple states, but Trump and his MAGA lawyers continue to push baseless election misinformation. JOHN — we’ve endorsed two strong Veterans in Virginia Congressional races. Eugene Vindman in VA-7, a…
  VoteVets · [email protected]
October 31, 2024 at 9:54 PM

A $500,000 investment to defeat Ted Cruz. Are you in, JOHN?

Ted Cruz. You know him. You don’t like him. Well, guess what. We’re days from kicking him out of the Senate and turning his lame podcast into his full-time job. Colin Allred has Ted Cruz on his heels, and the Texas Senate campaign is a dead-heat. Consider us on the move. VoteVets is putting…
  VoteVets · [email protected]
October 31, 2024 at 1:34 AM

Supreme Court rules in favor of last minute PURGE of Virginia voters. We will fight.

The GOP is pushing scams like this all over the country. We’ve helped get cases struck down in multiple states, but Trump and his MAGA lawyers continue to push baseless election misinformation. JOHN — we’ve endorsed two strong Veterans in Virginia Congressional races. Eugene Vindman in VA-7, a…
  VoteVets · [email protected]
October 29, 2024 at 11:34 PM

Join the fight against Misinformation on Social Media

JOHN - We are in the final stretch. You know it is information warfare out there, especially on Tiktok where almost 50% of voters under 30 use the app as their main news source. Foreign adversaries and opponents know this, and are making the most out of this platform. This is why we have to st…
  VoteVets HQ · [email protected]
October 29, 2024 at 8:10 PM

Puerto Rico

JOHN, Let’s be absolutely clear: Puerto Ricans are Americans. They have served our country for generations, and we have served beside them. Shoulder to shoulder. They’ve bled for us and with us. They’ve given their best in defense of our nation. They are owed the same respect and dignity as …