Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

September 12, 2025 at 6:45 PM

First-time donors are fueling our fight

Dozens of folks stepped up for the first time, and together, we’re building the movement to fight back.   Proud and grateful barely begin to cover it, John. I’m always so thrilled to see the names of folks who chip in to our campaign, so I want to send a special thanks to the …

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  Luke O’Connell · [email protected]

September 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM

ICYMI: Congress is facing ANOTHER government shutdown

  Sometimes I truly cannot believe the mess Republicans cause. Literally, they have got to be kidding. While Mary Gay has been meeting with small business owners in SE PA, expanding our town hall campaign in red districts, providing constitutional oversight (or trying to, if …

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

September 9, 2025 at 3:30 PM

Congress has 14 days. I’m not backing down.

I’m fighting GOP dysfunction, civil rights abuses, and rising costs — but I need you with me.     FUND OUR WORK   It’s down to a matter of days, John. For the next 14 legislative days, I’ll be working my butt off to keep the government up and running. Otherwise,…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

September 5, 2025 at 4:30 PM

Believe it or not, a big Election Day is coming soon in PA

And the voter registration deadline is Oct. 20th!   John, Election Day is coming. You read that right: Pennsylvania’s Elections are just a few months away, and it’s time to get ready. We all know that with the chaos coming out of Washington, our state and local elections are m…

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  Team Scanlon Fellows · [email protected]

September 3, 2025 at 5:01 PM

Thank you, but also…

Let’s keep going   Hiya! It’s the Democracy Summer Fellows here at Team Scanlon back again with two updates. First — we just connected with Luke and Mary Gay, and holy smokes… THANK YOU for showing up during our end-of-month deadline. Mary Gay was right when she said she had t…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

August 31, 2025 at 10:45 PM

Can’t let our foot off the gas

Hey team — we’re just hours away from our end-of-month deadline, and Luke let me know that we’re still about $1,400 short of our goal. I know you get a lot of asks, I know things are exhausting right now, and I know the news is terrifying. But that’s exactly why I need your help.…

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  Luke O’Connell · [email protected]

August 31, 2025 at 8:30 PM

I don’t want to let Mary Gay down.

Final push   John, I had to reach out one last time before our deadline tonight. Mary Gay has been traveling the country, showing up where Republicans won’t, speaking truth to power, and fighting for families who depend on Medicaid, SNAP, and all the things that Donald Trump a…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

August 31, 2025 at 3:15 PM

I’ll be blunt

We need you   Chip in today to help my team reach our fundraising goal to help me talk to voters in MAGA districts before we miss our deadline.   DONATE   John, I’ll be blunt: Every campaign hits a “summer slump.” But this one is hitting right as we’re…

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  Team Scanlon · [email protected]

August 30, 2025 at 10:45 PM

FWD: we can’t wait

Team — forwarding Mary Gay’s note below because time is running out this month. Mary Gay is hitting the road in PA and beyond, going into flippable red and purple districts, answering tough questions, fighting for lifelines like Medicaid and SNAP, and making sure the truth about …

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  Luke O’Connell · [email protected]

August 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM

Stefanik gets booed while Mary Gay shows up

It’s clear what we’re up against   Hi John, Luke here. Quick update from the road: Mary Gay just co-hosted a town hall in Elise Stefanik’s district, and I want to talk about why. While Stefanik is avoiding her constituents because she’s afraid of getting booed in her own backy…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

August 29, 2025 at 8:01 PM

I’m taking the fight on the road.

I’m not waiting for permission to speak up.   John, want to guess where I’ve been? … Deep in Republican-held districts. Want to guess why? Because they’re FLIPPABLE. And because the people there — Republican, Democrat, Independent, or simply fed up — deserve to hear the truth…

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  Luke O’Connell · [email protected]

August 26, 2025 at 4:30 PM

On a mission for Mary Gay…🤫

Help us make her birthday special   Hi John. It’s Luke here with a favor to ask. Next Saturday, August 30th, is Mary Gay’s birthday 🎉 Between the packed August recess schedule, non-stop meetings in Washington and here in the district, and our campaign needs like meeting our e…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

August 21, 2025 at 6:15 PM

We can do better, can’t we?

Tell me how you feel   Hi John, When I first heard about the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act, I knew we were in for trouble as a country. The extreme right-wing agenda was all over this thing, and the public had no idea what was in it. Here’s the deal: this GOP scheme j…

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  Luke O’Connell · [email protected]

August 19, 2025 at 4:45 PM

Big news: helping foster youth thrive

Mary Gay is on a mission   Hi John, I wanted to share some exciting news about a new bipartisan bill Mary Gay just introduced to support kids in foster care. It’s called the Foster Youth Mentoring Act, and it would help local organizations expand mentoring programs for young …

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  Fellows @ Team Scanlon · [email protected]

August 15, 2025 at 6:00 PM

Thank you. seriously.

we’re feeling the love 🥹💙   Hi again!! It’s Alizah, Daniel, Meredith, Keyarra, Teagan, Ava, and Charlie — aka the Democracy Summer Fellows @ Team Scanlon. 💙 We just wanted to pop in and say THANK YOU. This past week of support has meant the world to us. Whether you donated, re…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

August 13, 2025 at 10:00 PM

before midnight: a quick favor

Our fellows are doing their part; we need you now Over the past few days, you’ve heard from and about our incredible Democracy Summer Fellows. Let me just say: I could not be prouder of these young organizers. They’re passionate, thoughtful, and determined. They’ve spent their sum…

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  Luke O’Connell · [email protected]

August 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM

Why we’re organizing constantly

These fellows are crushing it Hey — Luke here. I just wanted to bump the email from our Democracy Summer fellows from earlier this week and send along a quick note. I work with them every day, and I’ve got to tell you: they’re some of the most fired-up, passionate, and hardworking…

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  Fellows @ Team Scanlon · [email protected]

August 12, 2025 at 4:45 PM

Hi from the fellows 👋 (we need your help)

we could be at the pool. instead, we’re organizing.   Hey there! We’re Alizah, Daniel, Meredith, Keyarra, Teagan, Ava, and Charlie — the Democracy Summer Fellows here at Team Scanlon! 💌 Most of our friends are at the beach/pool, taking trips, and enjoying their summer. Trust …

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  Luke O’Connell · [email protected]

August 8, 2025 at 7:15 PM

Trump’s threatening Philly jobs

Mary Gay’s furious — and we need your name on this.   Hi John, Mary Gay has been furious for the past few weeks. I’m sure you can guess who’s the source of her fury: Donald Trump (and the House GOP backing him). Who else, right? Trump’s been gutting federal grant funding, th…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

August 5, 2025 at 4:30 PM

John! Look what you did

We have the best team.   I just want to say thank you. I’m incredibly proud of what our team (you!) showed up and built this week. From the 7 organizers hitting the ground running in my district to every single supporter who chipped in, shared, or simply stayed engaged — thi…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

July 31, 2025 at 10:50 PM

It’s almost time

Can you check this? I’ll keep this quick because time’s running out. It’s almost midnight, and we are just a few donors away from hitting our 240 grassroots donor goal. That funding powers everything — from literature to keeping our organizing team in the field. If you’ve been w…

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  Luke O’Connell, Campaign Manager · [email protected]

July 31, 2025 at 9:10 PM

What does accountability even mean anymore?

They lie and cover it up!   John, I’m sure you’re keeping up with the news as much as you can (same) — and you’re seeing how chaotic things keep getting with Donald Trump and the GOP. I’ll tell you one thing: Mary Gay is pissed off that Speaker Mike Johnson sent Congress home …

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

July 31, 2025 at 4:45 PM

Postcards > Propaganda

7 organizers. Thousands of voters. One goal.   It’s hard to keep up with everything going on. John, that’s exactly how fascists like it. Trump’s team is running a circus. Congress is dodging votes to protect a serial predator. The GOP is pumping out disinformation and outrigh…

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  Grassroots @ Team Scanlon · [email protected]

July 30, 2025 at 10:32 PM

Why we organize in an off year…

Mary Gay is always working hard for you.   Here’s the deal: Mary Gay is never going to turn her back on you. Congress might be in early recess, but that doesn’t mean Mary Gay is stopping. Authoritarians like Donald Trump don’t wait for election years to create chaos so they c…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

July 30, 2025 at 3:31 PM

No one in the House GOP wants to work anymore??

Well we do   It’s kind of hard to believe this, but I’m on Congressional recess early. Not by my choice, John… It’s all because Speaker Mike Johnson didn’t want to force a vote that would expose his caucus’ ties to a likely serial predator. I’m speaking, of course, about Jef…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

July 29, 2025 at 6:45 PM

Off-year? Not a chance

We can’t wait to fight back   We’ve got organizers on the ground right now. That’s right, we have folks knocking doors, writing postcards, and talking to voters face-to-face across PA-05 — because in case it isn’t obvious by now, threats to our democracy don’t wait for an elec…

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  Luke O’Connell · [email protected]

July 25, 2025 at 8:00 PM

Mary Gay is working hard

Her GOP colleagues aren’t   Hey, y’all — we’re midsummer and the news is not letting up, so I want to pause amidst the Trump circus and make sure you know exactly what Mary Gay has been doing on your behalf. Especially when Speaker Johnson just sent House members home early o…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

July 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM

How will Medicaid cuts affect you?

I need your story.   John, It’s shocking: 310,000 Pennsylvanians — including more than 19,000 of our neighbors right here in my district — stand to lose their healthcare under Trump’s so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act. That’s not a talking point — those are the cold, hard …

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

July 17, 2025 at 6:46 PM

Thank you for sharing your concerns with me

I hope this answers your questions…   John, Last week, my team and I gave you the chance to share what’s on your mind about Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act. It’s important to me that you get the information you need to make decisions for you and your family — so, as I pro…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

July 15, 2025 at 10:25 PM

Are you with me?

Can you check on this? John, this budget bill is brutal. Massive tax cuts for the wealthy; gutting SNAP, Medicaid, Planned Parenthood. They handed billions in permanent tax breaks to the ultra-wealthy and paid for it by cutting those critical programs and so much more. No hearing…

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  Luke O’Connell · [email protected]

July 15, 2025 at 4:31 PM

Get a load of this …

I’m so sick of this. Aren’t you?   John, I don’t know about you, but I’m sick to death of watching the GOP thoughtlessly tear through things that make America so great: social safety nets, food and beverage safety requirements, and healthcare for vulnerable communities. The l…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

July 14, 2025 at 3:45 PM

A calculated attack on working families

I’m angry   John, As I’m sure you know, Trump’s budget bill passed — and the consequences are already starting to hit home. It all makes me so damn angry. Hospitals are bracing for closures. SNAP recipients are being dropped from food assistance programs. Millions of seniors…

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  Luke O’Connell · [email protected]

July 10, 2025 at 7:10 PM

She’s not giving up…

Mary Gay is still fighting. Are you?   John, Mary Gay is furious — and she’s right to be. Republicans just rammed through another Trump Tax Scam: 80% of the benefits go to the top 1% Billionaires win big Working families get scraps Critical programs that help children, the …

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

July 7, 2025 at 9:30 PM

I won’t back down

Not while working families are paying the price…   John, I hope you got the chance to relax and enjoy Independence Day celebrations this weekend. I have to admit, it’s got me thinking a lot about what it is that our founders fought so hard for. You deserve a government that w…

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  Luke O’Connell · [email protected]

July 2, 2025 at 6:00 PM

A note from Mary Gay

  John, some good news, some bad news, and a message from Mary Gay. The good news? I’m feeling so proud of this team. You showed up when we needed you this past week to help us send the GOP a message about our strength via our (very) public FEC report. Not to mention, your su…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon (personal) · [email protected]

June 30, 2025 at 10:35 PM

Just got off with Luke

Hey team. I just got off the phone with Luke — we’re just a few hours away from our public FEC filing deadline at midnight, and he tells me we’re just $2,357 short of our $14,700 goal. I had to reach out and urge you to help us close this gap. You can donate here to help: https:/…

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  Team Scanlon · [email protected]

June 30, 2025 at 7:00 PM

Shocked to see

Is this right?   We are just hours away from our public FEC filing deadline, and we haven’t heard from you yet this quarter!* Our goal to raise an additional $14,700 is to help us cover the costs of our organizing expansion launching in just a few days. We also need to show p…

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  Luke O’Connell · [email protected]

June 30, 2025 at 3:30 PM

Showing up for Mary Gay

It comes down to PA John, tonight we face a critical end-of-quarter FEC public filing deadline. One that will determine whether or not the NRCC targets our district or funnels their resources somewhere else. Mary Gay is doing everything she can to show public support while workin…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

June 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM

GOP and their dangerous bs

Can you believe this?!?! John, six months in, and the GOP is still playing fast, loose, and dangerous. They’re worse than ever — It’s still hard to wake up every day looking at GOP leadership in Washington and know they have every branch of our government in their hands. Foreign …

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  Luke O’Connell · [email protected]

June 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM

so excited about this

You will be too!   Hey y’all. I have some exciting — and some not-so-exciting — news… Let’s start with the exciting 🎉 We’re expanding our campaign with organizers on the ground starting in a few days. I know you may be thinking, “Luke, isn’t it an off-year?” Yes!! But if we…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

June 27, 2025 at 5:15 PM

GOP on the attack

Powered by the people   John, the GOP is on the attack, and we’re in a moment where movements are born and made… We’re expanding our campaign right now — meeting with voters face to face, building local power, and countering GOP lies to defend our democracy from the ground up…

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  Team Scanlon · [email protected]

June 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM

You’re invited…

Join us in Philadelphia   John, Mary Gay Scanlon’s annual Women’s Power Lunch is just one week away on June 30th in Philadelphia! And we’re reaching out today because you’re invited to attend. P.S. Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker will be joining us as our special guest! R…

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  Luke O’Connell · [email protected]

June 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM

Did you see this?

Earlier, Mary Gay reached out about the vibe shift we saw this weekend during No Kings rallies and protests around the country. Forwarding you her email below to make sure you see it. Y’all, we were feeling the ENERGY out there. Mary Gay got the people going during her fiery and …

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

June 18, 2025 at 4:30 PM

This is a vibe shift

Join in   This weekend, there was a major vibe shift. Thousands of Delco residents — and millions more across the country — lined the streets to protest the appalling fascism in the Trump administration. The message is loud and clear: America will NEVER have a King. We wi…

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  Team Scanlon · [email protected]

June 16, 2025 at 4:15 PM

FWD: message from Mary Gay

ICYMI — Mary Gay reached out last week to talk about something close to her heart: hunger. A solvable problem that is being made worse by her colleagues across the aisle in Congress. Check out Mary Gay’s full email below for more details, and let us know what you think about …

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

June 12, 2025 at 7:15 PM

Hunger pangs

What I learned on the school board   John, Before I came to Congress, I served on my local school board. That’s when I learned that every day, 1 in 8 Pennsylvania kids go to school hungry. And when a child is experiencing hunger pangs at school, they cannot learn. They ca…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

June 10, 2025 at 8:09 PM

Pride takes all of us

  Pride month continues — this weekend I attended and spoke at Delco Pride 🏳️‍🌈. It was so great to see many of you out there and have the chance to hear how you’re doing. As happy as I always am to celebrate every Pride season, I know our solidarity has extra importance …

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

June 6, 2025 at 5:30 PM

What’s going on this week…

  John, it's been a busy week, and there are a few things I want to make sure you don’t miss. I always want you to know how I’m fighting for you and showing up, whether it’s in the news or not (though this week it was). First up… Last weekend, I kicked off Pride Month …

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  Luke O’Connell · [email protected]

June 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM

Mary Gay sent me…

  Mary Gay asked me to connect with you. Collectively, you all truly showed up for her this month. Thank you! As you probably saw, we are preparing for our FEC public filing at the end of the month. Time is really flying… before we know it, it will be the midterm election…

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  Scanlon, Mary Gay · [email protected]

May 31, 2025 at 11:35 PM

John… have a moment?

Did you see my message earlier? If you haven’t had a chance (and are able), I could truly use your help before our deadline at midnight. I know next month is going to be a challenge and extra attention is on us for our fec public filing. I want to be prepared and to do that, …

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