Ben TerMaat · [email protected]

April 14, 2020 at 1:01 PM

Primary election notice

Hi John,   Hope you’re doing well. I wanted to check in with an update regarding the upcoming election here in Pennsylvania. The date of the primary has officially been changed to June 2, and we highly recommend you apply for a mail-in-ballot.    If you aren’t registered to vote, the new voter…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

April 11, 2020 at 3:35 PM

Hi John

      The acts of kindness from our neighbors and the bravery of our essential workers have filled me with hope as we deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.    I have been working closely with my colleagues in the House, Governor Wolf, and our incredible public he…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

April 8, 2020 at 4:01 PM

You can now vote by mail in PA

      Hi John,   These are confusing times -- and with the 2020 primary and general election right around the corner, I know many Pennsylvanians are worried about how they’ll do their part and vote.   If you’re one of those citizens concerned about voting,…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

April 3, 2020 at 3:00 PM

Something for you to do

      Hi John,   The stay-at-home order in Delaware and Montgomery Counties (and other counties across Pennsylvania) has been extended until April 30.    I hope you and your family are doing well and staying safe at home during these strange times. Our team…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

March 31, 2020 at 2:45 PM

Our local distillers

      Hi John,   Much-needed medical supplies have been out of stock since the beginning of this public health crisis -- especially items such as hand sanitizer.   So last week, I joined forces with some of my colleagues in the 116th Congress and state sena…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

March 29, 2020 at 3:00 PM

These past few weeks

      Hi John -- The past few weeks have been difficult for all of us. I hope you’re holding up alright, staying safe, and continuing to follow the guidelines set by the CDC.   Several counties in Pennsylvania are under stay-at-home-orders by the governor. Bu…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

March 20, 2020 at 8:03 PM

Looking for ways to help out in our community?

      Hi John,   In these times of uncertainty, we must come together to support and look out for one another.    If you have been practicing social distancing, thank you. Your efforts are saving lives. You might, however, be looking for a way you can make…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

March 17, 2020 at 11:45 PM

A note to you and your family

      Dear John,   I wanted to take a few minutes to check in with you regarding the COVID-19 outbreak and the statewide lockdown. The situation is changing rapidly -- and I understand the anxieties and stress many of us are experiencing now.   The past few …

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  Ben TerMaat · [email protected]

March 13, 2020 at 2:16 PM

John, just checking in for MG

Happy Friday!    We’re so lucky to have supporters like you on our team! Our first FEC filing deadline is March 31st, and we’re just $430 short of this week’s goal.    Seriously, thank you so much to all the generous folks who pitched in after MG wrote earlier this week -- thanks to you, I th…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

March 11, 2020 at 10:02 PM

Trump’s budget is a debt sentence

      Hi John,   I’ve been thinking a lot about the implications Trump’s 2021 budget will have on our families and students.   Right now, 45 million Americans carry a total of $1.6 trillion and counting in student loan debt, with Pennsylvania grads having t…

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  Ben TerMaat · [email protected]

March 7, 2020 at 3:16 PM

Not the email I wanted to send you this morning

Hi John -- Ben here. Reaching out with some unfortunate news. Yesterday, we missed our fundraising target, and right now, we’re not on track to hit our goal for the March 31 FEC filing deadline. Our systems show that you didn’t make a contribution yesterday. (If that isn’t accurate, please let us …

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

March 6, 2020 at 4:02 PM

Healthcare is a human right

      Hi John,   Two days before Donald Trump announced his 2021 budget, he said: "We will not be touching your Social Security or Medicare in Fiscal Year 2021 Budget.”   He was lying. Trump’s budget proposes a total of $800 billion in cuts to the popular …

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

March 4, 2020 at 1:01 PM

Abortion rights are heading to the Supreme Court today

      John,   Today, the Supreme Court will consider the constitutionality of June Medical v. Russo, a case challenging a law that would require doctors who perform abortions to obtain admitting privileges at a nearby hospital despite the procedure being sa…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

March 1, 2020 at 6:02 PM

John, we couldn’t do this without you

      Hi John,   I know I’ve asked a lot of you -- and I want you to know how grateful I am that you are in this fight with us. Your investment in our campaign is an investment in the future of Southeast Pennsylvania and our country.   Thank you for support…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

February 29, 2020 at 3:31 PM

Still need $1,746 to meet our goal

John -- here to give a quick update on our end-of-month fundraising push. Right now, we’re coming up on tonight’s deadline and are $1,746 away from meeting our goal. I know this team has my back and that we can make up the difference before midnight -- but I need our online network of supporters …

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

February 28, 2020 at 2:00 PM

Closing in on our end-of-month deadline -- can you help?

Hi John,   Earlier this week, my team and I sent around a survey about the security of this year’s elections. I heard from dozens of people about their concerns over votes being counted, interference from foreign countries, and disinformation by special interests groups wanting to influence the…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

February 26, 2020 at 4:45 PM

Election interference

      Hi John,   Last week, members of the House Intel Committee were briefed by intelligence officials on Russia’s efforts to meddle in the upcoming election. Not only does Russia plan to interfere in the general election but in the Democratic primaries, to…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

February 20, 2020 at 6:31 PM

Checking in about our February fundraising

John -- It’s been a busy few weeks. We launched our re-election campaign, got my name on the ballot (thank you if you signed a petition by the way), and, as you might have heard, learned that AG William Barr will testify in front of the House Judiciary Committee at the end of next month. Between …

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  Ben TerMaat · [email protected]

February 17, 2020 at 1:55 PM

Making sure Mary Gay and the team are starting the week off strong

Morning, John!   Ben here with a quick Presidents Day check-in! This month, Mary Gay launched her 2020 bid for re-election and petition season is upon us, so we’ve all been busy over here at Team Scanlon. I wanted to check in this morning with you personally to make sure we start the week off s…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

February 15, 2020 at 5:46 PM

I’m ready to keep fighting

      Hi John,   Two years ago, I decided to run for Congress for the first time. And now, I’m officially running for re-election to continue my service to families in southeast Pennsylvania.    We’ve accomplished so much together -- but our work is far fro…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

February 10, 2020 at 11:01 PM

I need to know

      Hi John,   I’m disappointed, but not surprised, by last week’s Senate vote to acquit Donald Trump despite the evidence my colleagues and I brought forward. Now, it’s up to us to continue holding the president accountable. This November, we MUST turn ou…

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  Ben TerMaat · [email protected]

February 7, 2020 at 10:50 PM

Did you catch Mary Gay’s note this morning?

Hi John,   Ben here. Please excuse the brevity of this email -- I’m running around collecting signatures to get Mary Gay on the ballot but wanted to check in to make sure you saw MG’s note from earlier. We’re still $480 short. Could you pitch in now to keep our team working our tails off in the…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

February 7, 2020 at 2:16 PM

Still need $1,140 to meet our goal

Hi John -- here to give a quick update on our end-of-week fundraising push. Right now, we’re just hours from our deadline and $1,140 away from meeting our goal! I know this team has my back and that we can make up the difference before midnight -- I just need our online network of supporters to st…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

February 5, 2020 at 10:05 PM

We cannot lose hope

      Dear John,    Just two years ago this week, I announced to all of you that I was running for Congress. After nearly three decades of working as a public interest lawyer, I saw the issues I had been working on -- the progress we'd made -- upended by this a…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

January 31, 2020 at 11:33 PM

Checking in for Ben

Hi John,   I know Ben emailed you this morning -- and I know that it’s normally him checking in for me and the team -- but he just let me know that we’re $1,450 short of hitting our January fundraising goal.    As Ben mentioned, I know it’s more than just my name on the ballot this November. …

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  Ben TerMaat · [email protected]

January 31, 2020 at 3:02 PM

Mary Gay and I could use a hand

Hi John,   Happy Friday and End-of-Month! I wanted to check back in with you regarding Mary Gay’s January fundraising numbers.   Mary Gay has been focused on passing and introducing legislation that will help Pennsylvania families, make our communities safer from gun violence, lower the cost …

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  Ben TerMaat · [email protected]

January 30, 2020 at 4:15 PM

Update on Mary Gay’s January fundraising

Morning, John!   You know about the powerful organizing effort we’ve been building in PA-05 to ensure Mary Gay has the support she needs to win re-election, so I wanted to check in with an update before tomorrow’s end-of-month deadline.   Right now, we’re $7,490 short of our goal, and I am ho…

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  Team Scanlon · [email protected]

January 27, 2020 at 5:31 PM

About the impeachment trial in the Senate

      Hi John,   Mary Gay didn’t run for Congress to impeach Trump -- she ran to fight for Pennsylvanians and families across the country. She’s been working tirelessly to answer the concerns of her constituents about healthcare, gun safety, student loans, a…

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  Ben TerMaat · [email protected]

January 24, 2020 at 3:35 PM

Checking back with you for Mary Gay

Hi John,   Ben here. This is admittedly not the email I wanted to send you on a Friday morning, but with all the impeachment news this week on top of the work Mary Gay has been focused on, we’re still short of this week’s fundraising goal.   We’ve built a powerful operation out of PA-05 with …

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

January 17, 2020 at 5:01 PM

Advocating for our children

      Hi John,   Last week, my Republican colleague from western PA and I worked together to introduce the Help Grandfamilies Prevent Child Abuse Act.    This is a bipartisan bill that will provide stronger support for family members who have stepped up to be…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

January 16, 2020 at 3:31 PM

John, reaching out quickly

Right now, we’re still $2,810 short of tonight’s January fundraising goal that will help us counter the GOP attacks from my far-right opponent and national Republican groups like the RNC. Keeping PA-05 blue is critical in protecting the House majority and our progress -- that’s why I’m asking for …

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  Ben Termaat · [email protected]

January 15, 2020 at 11:15 PM

Checking back in for Mary Gay and our team

Hi John,   Wanted to send you a quick thanks for all that you do for our team -- it’s your contributions that make it possible for us to defend PA-05 in November.    We’ve built a dedicated team who are working day in and day out to ensure we have the resources we need to keep Mary Gay in off…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

January 15, 2020 at 2:46 PM

There’s a lot of work ahead of us

      Hi John,   Last week, I got back to work on the Hill after a couple weeks back at home in PA-05 for the holidays.   In the first House Rules Committee hearing of 2020, we set the guidelines for upcoming votes on the floor, including on H.R. 535, The P…

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  Mary Gay · [email protected]

January 11, 2020 at 5:08 PM

A quick check-in

      Hi John,   Last year, we held 11 in-person town halls, along with more than a dozen telephone town halls, informal meet and greets, information sessions, and open houses where I could field questions from constituents and hear what’s on your minds. Asi…

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  Team Scanlon · [email protected]

January 1, 2020 at 4:16 PM

2020 here we come!

      Hi John,   Happy New Year! We just did the math on our final Q4 numbers, and we HAD to send you a quick note.   Thanks to the DOZENS of people who pitched in, we nailed it!   We’ve got a lot of work in front of us, but with a team like this one, we…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

January 1, 2020 at 12:55 AM

A few hours left

John --   This is my last message of the decade. I wasn't planning to send anything tonight, but we're just $2,741 away from hitting our fundraising goal. I need your support tonight to show that our district is committed to getting our country back on track.   Can you pitch in $25, $50, $100,…

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  Team Scanlon · [email protected]

December 31, 2019 at 6:01 PM

11 hours left to raise $970 -- can you give before midnight?

John -- Just hours left until our end-of-quarter deadline with the FEC, and we need your support more than ever. If we’re going to expand voting rights, bring down the costs of healthcare, and get our country back on track, we need you to join the fight NOW. Will you pitch in $25, $50, $100, $250,…

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  Team Scanlon · [email protected]

December 31, 2019 at 1:02 AM

John, we’re still $2,519 short of our goal for our FEC filing. Keeping PA-05 blue is critical, so we’re asking for your help today. Will you give $25, $50, $100, or whatever you can by tomorrow at midnight?

You can make a contribution to keep Mary Gay serving southeastern PA here: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/mgsforcongress   We can’t defend this seat from national Republicans without YOU.   Thanks for everything, Team Scanlon                   Paid For By Scanlon For Congress S…

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  Ben Termaat · [email protected]

December 30, 2019 at 3:02 PM

Update on our FEC deadline

John, checking back in with an update from Team Scanlon. We’ve had dozens of supporters step up since we last wrote, but we’re still $4,260 short of our EOQ fundraising goal.   Putting up a strong number at the last FEC deadline of the year will send a powerful message that people across PA-05 h…

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  Team Scanlon · [email protected]

December 29, 2019 at 10:46 PM

We need your help

John -- We can’t lose PA-05 if we are going to restore our democracy, but right now, we’re falling very short of hitting our goal for our 4th quarter FEC filing. Mary Gay really needs your support, now more than ever, with a far-right opponent attacking her at every turn, the RNC spending heavily …

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  Team Scanlon · [email protected]

December 28, 2019 at 2:31 PM

We can’t let Mary Gay down

      Hi John,   Our last major test of 2019 is on Tuesday night, and we need to prove that PA-05 supports the work Mary Gay is doing to drive our country forward.   When our FEC quarterly filing report becomes public, all eyes will be on Mary Gay and her …

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  Team Scanlon · [email protected]

December 23, 2019 at 5:46 PM

Happy Holidays from Team Scanlon!

      Hi John,   Before the team logs off for a much needed (and short!) break to be with our loved ones, we wanted to reach out to with you a very happy holiday!   You make it possible for Mary Gay to go to bat for Pennsylvania families, and we couldn’t re…

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  Ed Rendell · [email protected]

December 21, 2019 at 3:30 PM

Mary Gay needs our help

Hi John,   Former Governor of Pennsylvania Ed Rendell here.   I’m reaching out to you today about my friend, PA-05’s congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon.   Mary Gay is facing a tough re-election battle for PA-05 -- and because of the work she has done to defend our Constitution, hold the presiden…

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  Ben Termaat · [email protected]

December 20, 2019 at 3:31 PM

Hi John, quick question

Ben here (Mary Gay Scanlon’s campaign manager). I’m reaching out on behalf of MG to ask you for a favor. We’re working around the clock to make sure we have the resources to defend PA-05 in 2020, but right now we’re still VERY short of our 4th quarter FEC fundraising goal. This is an important de…

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  Team Scanlon · [email protected]

December 18, 2019 at 4:02 PM

Sign now to protect SNAP benefits

      Hi John,   For the third time this year, the Trump administration is going after a program that puts food on the table for hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvania families and children.   Right now, the president wants to cut the SNAP budget by $4.5 bil…

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  Team Scanlon · [email protected]

December 16, 2019 at 6:02 PM

Articles of impeachment

      Hi John,   Mary Gay didn’t run for office to impeach Trump. She ran to answer the concerns of her constituents about healthcare, gun safety, student loans, and the environment -- but now, she’s playing a critical role in the next steps that will determ…

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  Team Scanlon · [email protected]

December 13, 2019 at 6:55 PM

We need your help to hold Trump accountable

John -- Last week, Mary Gay began drafting articles of impeachment with the House Judiciary Committee that are now before the full House. We know that on a phone call with the Ukranian president, Trump attempted to pressure the foreign leader into digging up dirt on a 2020 political rival -- and…

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  Team Scanlon · [email protected]

December 9, 2019 at 10:31 PM

If you support DREAMers, then sign our petition NOW

      Hi John,   Mary Gay asked us to forward our petition to you to help protect DREAMers.   DACA -- Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals -- is an Obama-era program that protects DREAMers from being deported to countries that they do not call home. This …

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  Team Scanlon · [email protected]

December 6, 2019 at 4:32 PM

The right-wing attacks

      Hi John,   When Mary Gay flipped this seat in 2018, she made a promise to fight for commonsense gun safety because our community, and the country, can’t wait any longer.     She’s delivered on that promise every single day in Washington.    Our team…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

November 28, 2019 at 3:04 PM

Thank you

      John,   Thanksgiving has always been one of my favorite holidays, and I am lucky to celebrate with family and friends as we give thanks for both the progress we have made this year and the promise of working together on behalf of our community and count…

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