Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

October 7, 2020 at 6:01 PM

Abortion access

      Hi John,   Donald Trump’s SCOTUS nominee is awaiting a Senate confirmation, but Trump has already made it clear that he would like to see Roe v. Wade, the 1973 landmark decision that protects a woman’s right to choose, overturned. According to a CBS Ne…

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  Team Scanlon · [email protected]

October 6, 2020 at 6:02 PM

We wanted to make sure you were one of the first to see

      Hi John,   It’s a big day over here at Team Scanlon.    We just launched our first TV ad of the campaign, all thanks to you and this powerful grassroots network. We couldn’t have done this without you, so we wanted to make sure you were one of the fi…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

October 5, 2020 at 10:16 PM

Checking in with you regarding tonight’s TV deadline. We’re $4,460 short, and we need to launch our first ad tomorrow. Will you rush a contribution of $5, $10, $25, or whatever you can at the link? Your support means so much to me and the team!

Hi John -- please excuse the brevity of this note. Busy day in southeast Pennsylvania! If you can help us close the gap on our goal to put our ad in front of tens of thousands of voters, I’d really appreciate it.   You can give here: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/marygayforcongress-nd   T…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

October 5, 2020 at 1:46 PM

First ad buy

Hi John,   Our team is working diligently to apply the final round of edits to our first television ad. We expect it to be completed by COB today, and we’re planning on making our first official ad buy tomorrow.    Ben shared his new paid communications budget with me this morning, and he f…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

October 3, 2020 at 3:31 PM

Morning, John

Hi John,   Last night, we missed our weekly fundraising goal by $5,220. I connected with Ben and our finance team to figure out a plan to get us back on track to cover the cost of our next field initiative. We called some of our most reliable supporters -- and with your help and theirs, I kn…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

October 2, 2020 at 11:45 PM

I’ve heard from many of you

Hi John -- After I shared my concern about the potential for some 100,000 Pennsylvania voters being disenfranchised for a simple mistake while voting by mail, so many reached out. You expressed your outrage at the court’s decision, pitched in to help us boost our field efforts, and even replied t…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

October 2, 2020 at 2:31 PM

Making sure voters have the info they need

      Hi John,   Mail-in ballots are expected to go out to voters any day now here in Pennsylvania.   All eligible voters who requested a ballot will be sent the following:  Their ballot A secrecy envelope to place their ballot inside once complete An …

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

October 1, 2020 at 2:31 PM

This team is the best!

      Hi John,   I wanted to send you a quick update. We surpassed our Q3 FEC fundraising goal -- and I am beyond grateful for all that you and this team have done to help us head into the final full month of the 2020 election strong.   We’ve got so much wo…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

September 30, 2020 at 9:31 PM

I need your help

Hi John -- If we are going to restore our democracy, we need to ensure Trump faces a sweeping defeat in southeast Pennsylvania. But right now, we’re falling short of tonight’s final quarterly FEC deadline of the cycle -- and I need your help now. With a far-right, Trump-picked opponent trying to …

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

September 30, 2020 at 2:06 PM

I’m hoping you will be someone I can count on today

Hi John,   The American people deserve facts and truth from their elected officials, but the GOP has been running a voter suppression strategy claiming that voting by mail isn’t a safe and secure way to cast a ballot in this year’s election. That’s simply not true, but nonetheless, it’s a GOP t…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

September 29, 2020 at 10:20 PM

We’ve got a problem

John,   Ben wrote to you earlier about tomorrow night’s FEC filing deadline. As you might have read, we’re getting ready to launch a sweeping GOTV strategy to ensure we win our race on November 3 and turn out voters to ensure Democrats win up and down the ticket. I’m up against a Trump-picked,…

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  Ben TerMaat · [email protected]

September 29, 2020 at 1:51 PM

Doing my due diligence!

Good morning, John!   I woke up thinking about the stakes of this November’s election. As Mary Gay’s campaign manager, it’s something I’ve been thinking about a lot since her historic 2018 victory here in Southeast Pennsylvania. But with the election in a little over a month, the urgency has ne…

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  Team Scanlon · [email protected]

September 28, 2020 at 2:01 PM

Mary Gay’s FEC quarterly deadline is on Wednesday

      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 she’s leading by example. We’re honored to be working to keep Mary Gay serving, and w…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

September 27, 2020 at 2:31 PM

Donald Trump deliberately misled the American people

      Hi John,   It’s never been more clear: Donald Trump deliberately misled the American people into a false sense of safety during COVID-19. I understand if you don’t want to read this message, as the topic can be a great source of anxiety for many right…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

September 26, 2020 at 9:31 PM

We must press on

      John,   Donald Trump just nominated a successor to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg -- and Mitch McConnell and his Senate are now preparing to vote to approve Trump’s pick.   In March 2016, President Obama tried to appoint Merrick Garland to fill an open …

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  Ben TerMaat · [email protected]

September 25, 2020 at 6:32 PM

$1,250 short

Hi John! I was so excited to share our fundraising update with Mary Gay just a bit ago. This morning, we were behind this week’s target by nearly $8,000 -- and now, we’re within $1,250 of closing the gap. John, this team is the best. If you’ve already given, thank you so much for supporting our e…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

September 25, 2020 at 2:31 PM

Behind on our weekly goal

Hi John -- Checking in this morning regarding tonight’s end-of-week fundraising benchmark. Right now, we’re $7,790 short of our goal, and I won’t beat around the bush: I’m hoping I can count on you to help us finish the week strong. Our September FEC quarterly filing deadline is this coming Wedne…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

September 23, 2020 at 1:31 PM

We’re $7,250 short

Hi John,   I'm following up with you this morning regarding tonight's fundraising deadline. We know PA-05 is one of eight districts Democrats MUST win if we're going to elect Joe Biden in just 41 days. I've seen the damage this corrupt president has caused -- and I know we cannot afford ano…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

September 22, 2020 at 9:52 PM

Ben tells me we’re making good progress

Hi John -- I am in and out of meetings today, so please excuse my brevity here as I’m sending this message from my phone as I walk to my next meeting. Ben tells me that we’re making good progress on our staffing fundraising goal. Thank you so much if you’ve already given, and please consider this…

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  Ben TerMaat · [email protected]

September 22, 2020 at 2:31 PM

We need to grow our efforts

      Hi John -- Newsweek recently shone a light on our district when they reported that PA-05 is one of just eight districts that we need to win if we’re going to stop Trump and take back the White House. In 2016, we lost Pennsylvania by roughly 44,000 votes --…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

September 20, 2020 at 10:02 PM

Sign now in support of a national vote-by-mail procedure

      Hi John,   These are challenging times -- many Pennsylvanians are worried about how they are going to make ends meet and keep themselves and their families safe during this public health crisis. And with the 2020 general election right around the corne…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

September 19, 2020 at 9:31 PM

Honoring Justice Ginsburg's final wishes

      John -- My heart is broken.    Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg carried the torch for justice and equality her entire career, from her law school classrooms to the highest court in the land and to her final days as she battled cancer. Her inte…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

September 17, 2020 at 7:01 PM

Justice Ginsburg shattered glass ceilings

      Hi John,   Today, Supreme Court Justice and progressive icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg will receive the Liberty Medal. The National Constitution Center is giving RBG this prestigious award “for her efforts to advance liberty and equality for all.”   Through…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

September 16, 2020 at 1:31 PM

September budget shortfall

Hi John,   I just finished reviewing our September fundraising budget that my team forwarded along. Last night, we missed our goal by $2,780.    As you know, health care, our economy, education, and our democracy are on the line. I wish I didn’t have to think about fundraising to win this …

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

September 15, 2020 at 11:30 PM

Before I log off

Hi John -- following up after a long day of advocating for Pennsylvanians and for much-needed relief for families across the country. But before I log off for the night, I wanted to check in with you personally. My team has spent the day connecting with voters and pushing hard to hit tonight’s m…

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  Ben TerMaat · [email protected]

September 15, 2020 at 2:45 PM

John, quick question!

Mary Gay, the team, and I are working around the clock to make sure we have the resources to defend PA-05 in the fight up to November. While the president has encouraged his supporters to vote twice, made comments about moving the election, and repeatedly attacked the vote-by-mail process in a…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

September 14, 2020 at 10:01 PM

My F rating from the NRA

      Hi John,   September puts us at over 550 days since we've passed commonsense gun legislation in the House. Yesterday was the 26th anniversary of the Assault Weapons Ban being signed into law.    This law prohibited the manufacture and sale of semi-aut…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

September 12, 2020 at 1:16 PM

We missed our goal. Need your help now.

Hi John,    Health care, voting rights, gun safety measures, and policies that impact your family every day are on the line this November. But yesterday, we fell short of the weekly fundraising goal that will keep me in this fight.   My team knows how important it is that we turn out voters…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

September 10, 2020 at 9:01 PM

Ben just gave me an update

Hi John -- I just got off the phone with Ben. He asked me to reach out to see if you can help before midnight — it looks like we are a bit short of tonight’s fundraising goal.    PA-05 is NOT a safe seat -- I’m up against a hand-picked Trump opponent. National Republicans will spend huge amou…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

September 4, 2020 at 10:31 PM

$2,260 more

Hi John -- While the president and his GOP accomplices push false narratives about the “corruption” of voting by mail, we’re going to reach voters with the facts. We’re arming them with the tools to get themselves, their families, and their friends registered to vote. We’ll make sure they know h…

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  Ben TerMaat · [email protected]

September 4, 2020 at 1:31 PM

Mary Gay emailed you yesterday, so I'm following up!

Hi John,   Just doing my due diligence as Mary Gay's campaign manager by following up on MG's note from yesterday.   We're gearing up to send our tens of thousands of postcards to voters -- and we could use your help to cover the cost of printing and postage.   We know winning in southeas…

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  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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