Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

September 3, 2020 at 9:01 PM

Our next round of postcards

Hi John,   Winning Pennsylvania suburban districts like ours is key to ensuring another sweeping blue wave so we can elect Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, and the incredible slate of down ballot Democrats on November 3. (Including my race for re-election.)   I am committed to ensuring every voter…

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  Ben TerMaat · [email protected]

August 30, 2020 at 9:46 PM

John -- Ben here to give a quick update on our end-of-month fundraising push.

Mary Gay's birthday is today, so I'm filling in to help ensure our team reaches our August fundraising goal. We’re coming up on our deadline and are currently $5,260 short. I know this team has Mary Gay’s back and that we can make up the difference -- but I need our online network of supporters …

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

August 30, 2020 at 2:45 PM

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 supporting our efforts to ensure a MASSIVE turno…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

August 29, 2020 at 4:45 PM

I’m hoping you could offer some support

Hi John,   Earlier this month, we shared our first direct mail piece to ensure voters request their mail-in ballots so they can vote safely without compromising their health this fall. We've heard from dozens of people about their concerns over voter suppression and disinformation spread by th…

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  Mad + Christina + Kristy + Mary Gay · [email protected]

August 28, 2020 at 6:01 PM

How long must women wait for liberty? -- We're overdue for 6.

      Dear John,   One hundred years ago this month, women won passage of the 19th Amendment using tactics of protest and persuasion that activists still deploy today.    As we mark a century since that struggle, we're coming together to finally bring Penns…

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  Team Scanlon · [email protected]

August 24, 2020 at 9:01 PM

Trump's false claims

      Hi John,   While the president held a briefing after signing executive orders to provide COVID relief, he made several false statements.   Here are some fact checks on his claims:  Donald Trump is not responsible for passing the Veterans' Choice Ac…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

August 21, 2020 at 8:02 PM

Following up on our goal to reach more voters

John, we’re still $810 short of our fundraising goal to pay for our next round of postcards to voters that will help us counter the president's attacks on voting by mail. Given that will we be up against a far-right, Trump-picked opponent -- and national Republican groups like the RNC who are tr…

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  Ben TerMaat · [email protected]

August 20, 2020 at 5:01 PM

Hi, John! Just a quick update from Mary Gay and our team

Just dropped our first round of postcards to voters in the mail, and I wanted to send you a quick followup on behalf of Mary Gay and our team. Our field staff and team of 300 volunteers have been making THOUSANDS of phone calls and texts to voters, so this added personal touch in the mail will …

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

August 19, 2020 at 3:31 PM

What you helped us do

Hi John,   We're getting ready to send out our postcards to voters with information on how they can request a mail-in ballot to vote in this November's election without compromising their own or their community's safety. Here's a picture of what we're about to send voters in southeast Pennsylv…

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  Team Scanlon · [email protected]

August 18, 2020 at 3:01 PM

We’re counting on the USPS this November

      Hi John,   Trump loyalist and newly appointed Postmaster General Louis DeJoy made changes to the United States Postal Service that have slowed the mail delivery by two or more days. Then, the USPS warned many states including Pennsylvania that mail-in…

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  Ben TerMaat · [email protected]

August 15, 2020 at 6:02 PM

We can’t run our voter turnout strategies without you

Hi John -- I wanted to follow up with you on our strategy that will ensure Donald Trump’s attacks on vote-by-mail absolutely BACKFIRE on him in southeast Pennsylvania.   While the president and his GOP accomplices push false narratives about the “corruption” of voting by mail, we’re going to re…

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  Team Scanlon · [email protected]

August 14, 2020 at 4:01 PM

Trump’s “all-out war” on voting by mail

Hi John,   In an exclusive interview with AXIOS, Trump called voting by mail a “new phenomenon” -- and claimed that this safe and secure process will lead to “corruption” and “massive cheating.” (Despite the fact that Trump’s own campaign encourages his supporters to vote by mail.)   A sitti…

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  Team Scanlon · [email protected]

August 13, 2020 at 6:01 PM

August Update

      Hi John -- We wanted to check in with you about some of the work Mary Gay has been up to.   Over the past few weeks, Mary Gay has gone up against Trump’s Attorney General Willam Barr, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, and Amazon’s Jeff Bezos. She continues to…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

August 10, 2020 at 7:01 PM

Will you help me fight voter suppression?

Hi John -- Checking in between meetings today, so please excuse the brevity of my email. I wanted to touch base on our direct mail and digital strategy to ensure voters in southeast Pennsylvania have all the information they need to vote safely in this November's election. So long as the presiden…

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  Ben TerMaat · [email protected]

August 8, 2020 at 3:01 PM

August Strategy Update

      Hi John,   First off, thanks so much to everyone who pitched to help us reach last week's fundraising goal. I'm so grateful to have you on this team.   As Mary Gay's campaign manager, it's my job to ensure our 2020 Voter Empowerment Strategy is fully…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

August 7, 2020 at 2:31 PM

We're $720 short of this week's fundraising goal. Could you help us close the gap?

Hi John -- As long as the GOP is going to continue pushing out conspiracy theories around voting by mail, my team is going to work twice as hard to make sure voters in Pennsylvania's Fifth District and across the country know the facts about mail-in ballots.    I know that our democracy is stro…

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  Team Scanlon · [email protected]

August 6, 2020 at 9:00 PM

Did you see Mary Gay take on AG Barr?

      Hi John,   After a fierce round of questions from Mary Gay, Trump's Attorney General William Barr admitted that he was playing into the president's 2020 voter scare tactic. During that same hearing, Barr was asked if it was okay for any presidential ca…

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  Ben TerMaat · [email protected]

August 5, 2020 at 2:00 PM

Mary Gay took on AG Barr's bogus claims about mail in ballots

Hi John,   Last week, Mary Gay was FIERCE in her questioning of Attorney General William Barr and his claims that the 2020 election would be "rigged."   For the better part of the last year, Trump and his GOP accomplices have spread disinformation around vote-by-mail. All the while, Mary Gay …

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  Team Scanlon · [email protected]

August 1, 2020 at 8:01 PM

Thanks so much, John

      On behalf of everyone at Team Scanlon, and Mary Gay especially, we wanted to send you a quick note of thanks.   Because of you and every member of our team, we're getting ready to roll out our 2020 Voter Empowerment Strategy to ensure that anyone who …

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  Ben TerMaat · [email protected]

July 31, 2020 at 10:01 PM

We’re $850 short of tonight’s goal. Will you pitch in now to help us launch our Voter Empowerment Strategy?

Hi John,   I am so grateful to have you on this team -- and I know Mary Gay feels the same.    We couldn’t do this work to expand access to the polls without you. Your support is what will help us launch our first direct mail campaign to ensure voters know how to request their mail-in ballots…

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  Ben TerMaat · [email protected]

July 31, 2020 at 11:55 AM

John, here with an update

Checking back in. The first direct mail campaign of Mary Gay’s 2020 Voter Empowerment Strategy is nearly funded, but to get to 100% to goal, we need to bring in $3,680 more before tonight’s end of month deadline. We’ve got to make sure people know the facts about voting by mail and how to make s…

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  Ben TerMaat · [email protected]

July 30, 2020 at 2:31 PM

Mary Gay’s 2020 Voter Empowerment Strategy

Hi John,   On Tuesday, Attorney General Bill Barr testified in front of the House Judiciary Committee and Mary Gay had quite a few questions for him (I was so proud of her).    You see, Barr and Trump have been peddling misinformation about mail-in ballots, even while they have voted by mail,…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

July 28, 2020 at 3:15 PM

Mask up, Pennsylvania!

      Hi John,   As we continue to deal with challenges of COVID-19, Governor Wolf has rolled out new restrictions to keep our families in Pennsylvania safe and ensure we can get our economy back up and running. To reduce the spread of the virus, we need to…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

July 27, 2020 at 10:01 PM

We need to protect the USPS from Trump and his cronies

      Hi John,   Americans depend on the Postal Service to get their medications and other critical supplies -- and any delay in mail could cause serious problems for families. This November, voters will also rely on it to get their mail-in ballots to their…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

July 27, 2020 at 6:06 PM

Your plans to support Joe Biden this November

      Hi John,   During the 2016 election, Donald Trump won Pennsylvania -- but the margin was narrow. Of the 6.1 million voters who turned out, 44,292 voters determined the winner. Since then, Trump has been impeached in the House for his high crimes and m…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

July 25, 2020 at 2:31 PM

Following up on our voter empowerment strategy

Hi John,   I wanted to check back in with you after my message yesterday. We got SO close to our goal, but we fell just $180 short. Our team knows we can make up the difference today, so we're tacking it onto today's daily goal -- and if you didn't pitch in yesterday, I hope you will give what …

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

July 24, 2020 at 3:00 PM

We can't empower voters without you!

Hi John,   We're up against a far-right Trump-pick GOP opponent this November -- and with the switch to mail-in voting to keep our communities safe, we're expecting national Republican groups to run massive voter suppression campaigns to stop our progress.   The president has already claimed t…

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  Team Scanlon · [email protected]

July 21, 2020 at 10:01 PM

Something we can look forward to

      Hi John,   Earlier this year, Mary Gay proudly endorsed Joe Biden to be the Democratic nominee. As we get closer to the election, we’re getting excited about who the former Vice President will choose as his running mate -- and we can expect him to make…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

July 19, 2020 at 3:15 PM

John, reaching out to you quickly

Right now, we’re still $1,810 short of tonight’s fundraising goal that will help us counter attacks from my far-right, Trump-picked opponent and national Republican groups like the RNC that are trying to stop the work we’re doing for families. Keeping PA-05 blue is critical in protecting the Hou…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

July 13, 2020 at 3:01 PM

We deserve so much better

Hi John,   In the five years since Donald Trump announced that he was running for president, the only health care plan that he has pursued is to repeal the ACA with no path forward on how to replace it. That’s not leadership.   Right now, we need representatives who aren’t afraid to stand up …

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

July 12, 2020 at 2:02 PM

Checking in with you regarding your plans to vote in 2020

      Hi John,   During the 2016 election, Donald Trump won Pennsylvania -- but the margin was narrow. Of the 6.1 million voters who turned out, 44,292 voters determined the winner.    Since then, Trump has been impeached in the House for his high crimes a…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

July 11, 2020 at 4:30 PM

Roger Stone

      John, Donald Trump commuted Roger Stone’s sentence, feeding the cycle of this administration’s corruption, collusion, and coverups.    Stone was just days away from surrendering to authorities to serve his sentence in federal prison for running a coveru…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

July 10, 2020 at 2:15 PM

Hi John, can you help us empower voters?

This November, voters will rely on absentee and mail-in ballots to make sure their voices are heard. To ensure every person in southeast Pennsylvania can vote without any challenges, Ben built a direct mail strategy that will put resources directly in the hands of our voters. We’d like to have th…

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  Ben TerMaat · [email protected]

July 9, 2020 at 9:03 PM

Rolling out our strategy to re-elect Mary Gay

Hi John,   Mary Gay’s opponent is a far-right Trump pick -- and we’re expecting the national Republicans to run a massive voter suppression campaign this fall to stop the progress Mary Gay and the 116th Congress has made. We’ve got to be ready for anything, and more importantly, we’ve got to be…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

July 5, 2020 at 9:01 PM

A legislative update

      Hi John,   Our nation is at a turning point, one that’s been building for years.   People have been powering this movement in every corner of the country. I learned last week that nearly every county in Pennsylvania had a protest for justice -- a call…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

July 1, 2020 at 4:03 PM

Just wanted to say thanks

      Good afternoon, John. Happy July! I’m reaching out with a quick note of thanks for all you do for our team.    Last night, we closed the books on our second quarter of 2020 -- thank you to all who pitched in up until the last minute to help us reach our…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

June 30, 2020 at 11:03 PM

John, we’re $1,250 short of tonight’s FEC deadline goal. Will you pitch in now to help us finish the quarter strong?

We can’t do this without you. Your support is what will power us across the finish line in November.    We are just $1,250 short -- and I know with the support of this incredible team, we can hit our goal.    Our campaign is powered by you, and it means so much to see this incredible grassro…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

June 29, 2020 at 12:31 PM

Checking back for Ben and the rest of our team

Good morning, John!   It’s hard to believe that we are already at the end of June. These past few months have been challenging -- but I want you to know that I will never stop fighting for our shared values of equality and justice.    We have so much work ahead of us in our continued work fo…

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  Ben TerMaat · [email protected]

June 28, 2020 at 2:26 PM

Following up with you for Mary Gay and our team

Hi John -- On Tuesday, we’re going to show everyone just how strong our team in PA-05 is. We’re closing in on our Q2 fundraising goal, and it’s all thanks to you that we’re going to hit this goal and make sure our field team is able to run the strategy that will deliver Mary Gay a second term. We…

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  Team Scanlon · [email protected]

June 27, 2020 at 9:46 PM

Mary Gay’s FEC deadline is on Tuesday

      Hi John,   Mary Gay has been working long days on behalf of families across Southeast Pennsylvania and the country. She’s demanding justice, reform, and equality, and leading by example. We’re honored to be working to keep Mary Gay serving, and we are s…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

June 26, 2020 at 4:01 PM

Add your name to ensure EVERYONE can vote

      Hi John,   These are challenging times -- and with the 2020 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, I’ve got…

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  Team Scanlon · [email protected]

June 25, 2020 at 3:01 PM

We need to ratify the ERA

      Hi John,   In the House, Mary Gay and her colleagues eliminated the arbitrary deadline to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), but Mitch McConnell’s GOP-led Senate has failed to do the same. The ERA would guarantee gender equality nationwide and …

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

June 24, 2020 at 10:03 PM

There is still time to be counted

      Hi John,   Your participation in the 2020 census is critically important.   This year’s census will help determine how district lines are drawn, inform how hundreds of billions of dollars in federal funding are distributed, and provide data that wil…

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  Team Scanlon · [email protected]

June 23, 2020 at 4:02 PM

John, will you vote in this November’s election?

      Hi John,   2020 is the most important election in our lifetime -- and the implications will be felt by generations to come. Mary Gay and our team wanted to check in with you to see if you’ve made a plan to ensure your voice will be heard this November,…

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  Team Scanlon · [email protected]

June 22, 2020 at 3:31 PM

The attacks on the press

      Hi John -- We need to hear from you.    Over the past few weeks, our members of the press have been met with violence at the hands of the police while covering the mass protests on the ground in cities across the country. Mary Gay has taken a stand to …

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

June 21, 2020 at 1:02 PM

I wouldn’t be where I am without my dad

      Hi John,    Happy Father’s Day to all the father figures out there who go the extra mile for the people they love.   Growing up, my dad taught us to always do unto others and to find the joy in the little things. He instilled in us the value of publi…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

June 18, 2020 at 10:02 PM

Families should not go hungry

      Hi John,   Throughout the pandemic response, I’ve called on my colleagues in the House and Senate to ensure the next COVID-19 relief legislation addresses food insecurity across the country.   During these challenging times, it is critical that we ens…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

June 17, 2020 at 3:01 PM

Violence against the press must be stopped

      Hi John,   In the past few weeks, we’ve seen members of law enforcement in cities across the country attack, arrest, and intimidate journalists and reporters who are covering the protests against police brutality on Black Americans.   Some of these …

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

June 15, 2020 at 8:35 PM

A major win for LGBTQ Americans

      Hi John,   Today’s SCOTUS decision is a major victory in our continuous fight for LGBTQ equality.   In a 6-3 decision, the justices declared that LGBTQ employees are protected from gender identity and sexual orientation-based discriminations under Ti…

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  Ben TerMaat · [email protected]

June 15, 2020 at 2:16 PM

Checking in about our June budget this morning

      Morning, John. Last night I reviewed our June budget (can you believe we’re already halfway through the month?) and found some areas where we can grow our resources to ensure Mary Gay wins her re-election this November.   John, voting rights, gun safety…

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