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  James Talarico · [email protected]
August 20, 2026 at 6:37 PM

A powerful act

[1]Talarico for Texas John — I’m not running for the U.S. Senate to go along to get along with a broken status quo. If you’re willing to sell out everyone you love and those you claim to serve, then public office can be …
  James Talarico HQ · [email protected]
August 20, 2026 at 12:56 AM

Five reasons. $5.

[1]Talarico for Texas John — We are reaching out to ask for just $5. That’s it. Here are five reasons why this is important:  1. In the past month, six new polls were released showing James in the lead. No statewide Democrat has led in this many pol…
  JamesTalarico.com · [email protected]
August 19, 2026 at 5:06 PM

Budget gap

[1]Talarico for Texas John — Making sure you saw this important request to fill our budget gap. Last week, we made the strategic decision to expand our advertising buy to reach more voters. It’s more than we had originally planned to spend this month, but the data made…
  James Talarico for Senate · [email protected]
August 19, 2026 at 12:15 AM

Hammered

[1]Talarico for Texas $5. That’s the donation we’re asking you to make to our campaign today, John. As you read this, James Talarico is getting hammered by new dark money ads. [ [link removed] ]Make a contribution to help James fend off the attacks today. If y…
  James Talarico and Jon Ossoff · [email protected]
August 18, 2026 at 2:40 PM

re: the Senate majority

[1]Talarico for Texas [1]Jon Hi, it’s Jon Ossoff.Jon Ossoff Ossoff And James Talarico here.James Talarico [2]James Talarico [3]Jon We’re reaching out because the path to a De…
  James Talarico · [email protected]
August 17, 2026 at 3:20 PM

Impossible to overstate

[1]Talarico for Texas John — There are two things that would be impossible to overstate. 1) How desperate billionaires and corporate mega-donors are to defeat us. 2) How much I hate asking people for money. If there were a way to win a U.S. Senate seat …
  James Talarico for Texas · [email protected]
August 16, 2026 at 9:25 PM

An honest explanation

[1]Talarico for Texas John — We know we have emailed you a number of times recently about the need to pick up our fundraising, and you deserve an explanation for it. Right now, we’re in a situation where we urgently need to pick up our fundraising pace.…
  JamesTalarico.com · [email protected]
August 16, 2026 at 12:58 PM

Overdrive

[1]Talarico for Texas John — The truth is we are reaching out because we are halfway to our next official FEC deadline, and we’re only about 25% to our goal for this quarter. It’s not a reason to panic yet, but if we don’t pick up our pace now, we could …
  James Talarico HQ · [email protected]
August 15, 2026 at 9:43 PM

Stretching our budget

[1]Talarico for Texas John — As you may know, we are at the halfway point to our next quarterly FEC deadline, and before we ask you to make a contribution, here’s what you should know: Texas is expected to be the most expensive competitive state on the …
  James Talarico · [email protected]
August 15, 2026 at 1:03 PM

We do not have the resources to win.

[1]Talarico for Texas John — I’m no psychic, but I can say with 99% certainty that you didn’t wake up today thinking, “Today is the day I’m going to make a donation to James Talarico’s campaign.” But I am emailing you with the hope that you will conside…
  James Talarico for Senate · [email protected]
August 14, 2026 at 11:20 PM

Down 1

[1]Talarico for Texas John — A new poll from Emerson has James down by 1. This race is in a dead heat, and the attacks against James are ramping up. We need to fight back, reach undecided voters, and organize Democrats across Texas to turn out for James…
  James Talarico · [email protected]
August 14, 2026 at 5:18 PM

Halfway

[1]Talarico for Texas [ [link removed] ]Text message from James Talarico: I'm reaching out to ask a favor. We’re about halfway to our FEC deadline and pacing behind our targets. If we don’t ramp up fundraising now, we’ll be forced to scale back and risk significant setbacks …
  James Talarico for Texas · [email protected]
August 13, 2026 at 11:57 AM

A very difficult decision

[1]Talarico for Texas John — We made a very risky decision, and as someone who cares about taking back Texas, you deserve to know about it. Yesterday, we launched our newest ad. It’s on the air and streaming all across the state, but that’s not all. We …
  JamesTalarico.com · [email protected]
August 13, 2026 at 12:06 AM

Paw Paw is on the air

[1]Talarico for Texas John — We just released our newest TV ad, and we want you to be among the first to see it. This one is personal to James (aka Jimmy — as his Paw Paw calls him). [ [link removed] ]an image from James' new ad featuring him and his …
  JamesTalarico.com · [email protected]
August 12, 2026 at 5:14 PM

Nate Silver: Texas is the tipping point

[1]Talarico for Texas John — Nate Silver just published his 2026 forecast, and his model shows Texas is most likely to decide the Senate majority. [ [link removed] ]If taking back the majority matters to you, there’s no better investment than James Talarico’s campaig…
  James Talarico · [email protected]
August 11, 2026 at 5:07 PM

Screwed

[1]Talarico for Texas John — We’re getting screwed. Whether you’re a little more conservative or a little more progressive — we’re all getting screwed. None of us can afford groceries. None of us can afford gas. None of us can afford healthcare. T…
  James Talarico · [email protected]
August 11, 2026 at 12:58 AM

When I was 28, I nearly died.

[1]Talarico for Texas John — When I was 28 years old, I almost died. I was running in my first race for the Texas House. I decided to walk the entire length of my district — 25 miles in one day — holding town halls along the way. I wasn’t worried — I hike Big Bend ev…
  James Talarico HQ · [email protected]
August 10, 2026 at 5:47 PM

$10 million ad blitz

[1]Talarico for Texas John — A right-wing super PAC just launched a $10 million ad blitz with a false AI ad attacking James. [ [link removed] ]NY Post headline: AI James Talarico stars as sex-change doc operating on girl in conservative PAC $10 ad blitz…
  JamesTalarico.com · [email protected]
August 9, 2026 at 11:22 PM

"Go to Hell"

[1]Talarico for Texas Is this the best they’ve got? Our opponents claim that James is a radical and a vegan (gasp!). Super PACs clip half-sentences into attack ads. They've used AI to put words in James’ mouth. The Lt. Governor even said James is "going to Hell."…
  James Talarico · [email protected]
August 9, 2026 at 1:59 PM

A New American Dream

[1]Talarico for Texas John — One thing is true across this state — in big cities and small towns, in red areas and blue areas — everyone is struggling. No matter how hard Texans work — no matter how much they save, sacrifice, and stretch — the ends never …
  James Talarico HQ · [email protected]
August 8, 2026 at 9:08 PM

Weak and terrified

[1]Talarico for Texas John — Ken Paxton is a coward. When he is confronted with accountability, he runs: [ [link removed] ]Ken Paxton flees when questioned if he is ready to debate James Talarico And when he’s asked how his wealth has increased by millions — up to …
  James Talarico · [email protected]
August 8, 2026 at 4:02 PM

Tim Dunn

[1]Talarico for Texas John — I just got word that billionaire Tim Dunn’s super PAC unleashed their first six-figure expenditure against me. If you don’t know that name, that’s because most politicians and reporters in Texas are afraid to talk about him.…
  JamesTalarico.com · [email protected]
August 7, 2026 at 10:01 PM

BREAKING: “Talarico is favored over Ken Paxton”

[1]Talarico for Texas Breaking news, John: the nonpartisan experts at VoteHub just said, “For the first time this year, James Talarico is favored over Ken Paxton in VoteHub’s Texas U.S. Senate forecast.” [ [link removed] ]Please rush a $5 donation to our campaign today…
  Mark Hamill · [email protected]
August 7, 2026 at 3:24 PM

A new hope in Texas

[1]Talarico for Texas [ [link removed] ]Mark Hamill John — There’s a new hope in Texas: James Talarico. Our democracy has been captured by tyrants at the top. They use their ridiculous wealth and power to rig the system in their favor. They fear…
  James Talarico HQ · [email protected]
August 6, 2026 at 2:19 PM

Mugshot

[1]Talarico for Texas 11 years ago this week, Ken Paxton surrendered at the Collin County Jail on felony securities fraud charges. This is his mugshot. [ [link removed] ]Ken Paxton's Mugshot He was indicted on 3 felony counts for securities investment fraud. …
  James Talarico for Senate · [email protected]
August 5, 2026 at 8:36 PM

Elon Musk wants to buy another election

[1]Talarico for Texas John — Elon Musk just green lit upwards of $100 million in spending by his super PAC to help national Republicans hold onto the Senate majority, and he’s eyeing Texas as a place to invest significantly. [ [link removed] ]We cannot …
  JamesTalarico.com · [email protected]
August 4, 2026 at 6:54 PM

James is UP 3 in a new Fox News poll

[1]Talarico for Texas John — Fox News just released a brand new poll showing James Talarico LEADING Ken Paxton: Fox News Poll James Talarico: 51% Ken Paxton: 48% …
  James Talarico · [email protected]
August 3, 2026 at 4:54 PM

Exhausted

[ [link removed] ]Hey, it’s James. As I was eating some breakfast tacos this morning, I decided to reach out and share some thoughts. I’m grateful to the hundreds of thousands of people on this journey with me. I can’t overstate how important your support is. However you’ve played a role…
  Ken Burns · [email protected]
August 2, 2026 at 10:13 PM

A sincere request for James Talarico

[1]Talarico for Texas [ [link removed] ]Ken Burns John — In this moment of blatant tyranny and widening inequality, it is my deep conviction that our country needs James Talarico — a true fighter for the people — in the U.S. Senate. [ [link remove…
  James Talarico for Texas · [email protected]
August 2, 2026 at 1:39 PM

Add your name: Tell Ken Paxton to commit to three televised debates

[1]Talarico for Texas John — Ken Paxton has dodged accountability his whole career, and he’s trying to do it again in this campaign. Ken Paxton’s billionaire handlers won’t let him answer questions in public. They know their puppet politician is the mos…
  James Talarico · [email protected]
August 1, 2026 at 5:35 PM

My gratitude

[1]Talarico for Texas John — I just wanted to say thank you. This summer has been a whirlwind. We’ve held countless town halls and rallies, driven thousands of miles across Texas, and just launched our second major statewide, general election ad. …
  James Talarico for Senate · [email protected]
August 1, 2026 at 1:52 AM

Last call

[1]Talarico for Texas John — This is our last request before we close the books on July. James set a goal to hit 44,097 donations before midnight tonight. That’s not a random number. It’s the number we projected we would need to match the $1.3 million t…
  JamesTalarico.com · [email protected]
July 31, 2026 at 4:49 PM

Lowering our ask to $1

[1]Talarico for Texas John — we’re lowering our ask to $1 ahead of tonight’s deadline. Please hear us out. Taking back the Senate majority requires the largest grassroots movement Texas has ever seen to pull off a historic victory in November. We need an unprecedente…
  James Talarico · [email protected]
July 31, 2026 at 11:55 AM

A personal request

Hey John — First, I want to thank you for being a part of this team. Every day, I am in awe of this movement we’ve built. I had big dreams when we launched this campaign, and this team has exceeded my wildest imagination. I’m reaching out because we have a fundraising deadl…
  James Talarico HQ · [email protected]
July 31, 2026 at 12:10 AM

September 9, 2025

[1]Talarico for Texas September 9, 2025 John, that was the day James Talarico launched this underdog campaign for the U.S. Senate. It was an incredible moment. Within hours, we raised a million dollars and thousands of people signed up to volunteer. Today,…
  James Talarico · [email protected]
July 30, 2026 at 2:53 PM

I apologize for invading your inbox

[1]Talarico for Texas John — If your inbox is anything like mine, it feels like a constant barrage of emails from campaigns — including my own! I know it can be a lot, and I apologize that I’m invading your inbox as well today. But we do have a fundrais…
  James Talarico · [email protected]
July 29, 2026 at 11:53 PM

Compassionate candor

[1]Talarico for Texas John — One of our team’s internal core values is “compassionate candor.” It means that being honest with one another is the most caring thing you can do. And I believe you deserve the same level of honesty from us. So I want to say…
  James Talarico · [email protected]
July 29, 2026 at 4:16 PM

Paxton raised $1,322,900 from just 5 people

[1]Talarico for Texas John — We just got Ken Paxton’s FEC campaign finance report, and we’re up against even more Big Money than I thought. Ken Paxton is raking in massive money to prop up his campaign. Five different donors gave him $250,000 or more — …
  James Talarico for Senate · [email protected]
July 28, 2026 at 11:12 PM

$620 million vs. $5

[1]Talarico for Texas $238 Million Senate Republicans’ super PAC, Senate Leadership Fund, is sitting on this record-breaking war chest. They have amassed more than double the cash they had at this point in 2024 and 2022. $382 Million That’s how much President T…
  JamesTalarico.com · [email protected]
July 28, 2026 at 1:26 AM

🤠To all James Talarico supporters, please don’t scroll past this email.🤠

[1]Talarico for Texas 🤠An important request for James Talarico supporters and everybody who cares about the Senate majority.🤠 We’re emailing because our July 31 fundraising deadline is quickly approaching, and after we close the books, we have to make critical budget d…
  James Talarico · [email protected]
July 26, 2026 at 10:33 PM

I feel it in my bones

[1]Talarico for Texas John — I’m not one for hyperbole, so believe me when I say that there is something happening in Texas. There’s something in the air. Every sign points to the most competitive statewide race Texas has seen in a generation. The polli…
  James Talarico for Senate · [email protected]
July 26, 2026 at 2:58 PM

In the red

[1]Talarico for Texas John — We took a bit of a risk, and we want to be transparent with our top supporters like you. As you may know, we launched our second seven-figure ad buy of the general election this week. It’s a huge expense. Reaching vote…
  James Talarico · [email protected]
July 25, 2026 at 2:01 PM

Voter fraud

[1]Talarico for Texas John — Last week, President Trump gave a primetime address about “election integrity.” We can all agree we need secure elections. It’s important that every single eligible voter has confidence that their vote will be counted fa…
  James Talarico for Texas · [email protected]
July 24, 2026 at 1:48 PM

6 dollars — one for each of Paxton’s fraudulent votes

[1]Talarico for Texas $6. That’s our ask today to help us defeat Ken Paxton. Why $6? That’s one dollar for every one of Ken Paxton’s fraudulent votes. For years, he’s voted using an address he does not live at — putting himself above the laws he swore to uphold as attorney…
  JamesTalarico.com · [email protected]
July 23, 2026 at 11:24 PM

Mythbusting

[1]Talarico for Texas John — Fewer people have been donating to our campaign this month, and it’s put us behind our budget goals. It’s our job to make the case for why this fight is worth your donation. So we want to talk about some common myths about t…
  James Talarico for Senate · [email protected]
July 22, 2026 at 11:10 PM

Is the Senate majority worth $5 to you?

[1]Talarico for Texas $5, John. If you knew you could contribute $5 to a campaign today and it'd mean Democrats would take back the Senate in November, wouldn't you do it in an instant? Your $5 donation to our movement to flip this U.S. Senate seat has the power …
  JamesTalarico.com · [email protected]
July 22, 2026 at 12:32 AM

Trending down

We have a good update about our recent email, John. The trendline on our fundraising has started to turn around. But we still have not fully closed our fundraising gap. That’s a risk when we just launched our second ad all across Texas. If we don’t raise the money to keep it on…
  James Talarico for Texas · [email protected]
July 21, 2026 at 8:17 PM

Our second ad is on the air

[1]Talarico for Texas John — Our second major ad of the general election just launched all across Texas. It’s about folks like James’ mom — who wake up before dawn, work hard to contribute to our community, and yet can’t get ahead. [ [link removed…
  James Talarico · [email protected]
July 20, 2026 at 4:12 PM

Selfies

[1]Talarico for Texas John — Since day one of this campaign, my team has organized a photo line after every single rally and town hall. [ [link removed] ]James taking selfies with people For most politicians, a photo line is only what happens behind c…
  James Talarico · [email protected]
July 19, 2026 at 9:47 PM

Ken Paxton is everything that’s wrong with politics.

[1]Talarico for Texas John — When I decided to run for the U.S. Senate, I knew I wanted this campaign to be rooted in bringing people together — the same way I approached serving in the Texas House. I’ve brought both parties together to pass 60 bipartisan bills — to …