Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

June 29, 2021 at 8:02 PM

Here’s what’s weighing on my mind

Hi John,   I'm writing to let you know about something that's been heavy on my mind lately: the FEC end of quarter filing deadline on June 30.   I know my team and I have said this before -- but I'm nervous that if we don't meet or even exceed our fundraising goal in the next few days, the GOP …

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

June 28, 2021 at 10:01 PM

I need your input, John

      Hi John,   It's a top priority of mine to keep you informed of everything I'm doing in Congress for PA-05 -- and we've had an incredibly busy June! Here are just a few examples of what I've been working on: I visited local PA community organizations t…

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  Ben TerMaat · [email protected]

June 27, 2021 at 10:02 PM

Show up for Mary Gay

      Hi John,   Ben here -- Mary Gay's campaign manager. You heard from Mary Gay yesterday about just how high the stakes are in Congress right now, and that includes the fight for re-election in our district.   We just gained more than 40,000 new constitue…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

June 26, 2021 at 9:01 PM

From me to you, John

Hi John,   The Republican party has big plans for our country, and none of them are good.   The GOP is working to overturn the Affordable Care Act and make voting even more difficult. In Georgia, the Republican Secretary of State just removed 100,000 names from the voter registration rolls, inc…

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  Team Scanlon · [email protected]

June 24, 2021 at 8:01 PM

The Republican agenda

      Hi John,   The Republican agenda is making waves, and we need your help to make sure our campaign doesn't get washed away.   From revoking health care from 30 million Americans to keeping thousands out of the voting booth, the GOP's plans are downright…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

June 22, 2021 at 1:01 PM

New research to tell you about, John

      Hi John,   2020 taught us a lot -- including that we need to take a long look at the way white supremacy has become a dangerous and ever-present force in our society.   From a plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer to hundreds of racist hate…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

June 20, 2021 at 9:01 PM

Here’s the truth, John

  Hi John,   I'll be candid: We're still $1,700 short of our $5,000 fundraising goal. Let me tell you why meeting this goal is so crucial for our campaign.   As you know, the GOP has funnelled all of their energy and money into making sure that Democrats can never gain a legislative majority a…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

June 19, 2021 at 9:01 PM

Congressional Republicans are even more dangerous than state Republicans

  Hi John,   I emailed yesterday about the dire circumstances in state legislatures nationwide -- so many of them packed with voter-suppressing Republicans -- and I'm sorry to say that the situation in Congress is even worse.   Congressional Republicans are just as dead-set on voter suppressio…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

June 18, 2021 at 9:01 PM

Republicans have to cheat to win

  Hi John,   Here's the truth: Republicans know that the only way they can win is by cheating.   The Republican party is losing power, and with more Democrats -- especially Democratic voters of color -- participating in our democracy than ever before, the GOP knows that it's just a matter of t…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

June 17, 2021 at 9:00 PM

I need your help taking on Big Tech

  Hi John,   Republicans and Democrats don't agree on much. That's why I'm especially proud to support five bipartisan bills that members of Congress on both sides of the aisle introduced into the House last week.   Big Tech -- companies like Amazon, Facebook, and Google -- have grown exponent…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

June 15, 2021 at 4:02 PM

Marjorie Taylor Greene just attacked one of our own

      Hi John,   Dr. Rachel Levine, Pennsylvania's former Health Secretary, made us all proud when she was confirmed to serve as Biden's Assistant Health Secretary, becoming the first openly transgender federal official to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate -- n…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

June 13, 2021 at 3:02 PM

Republicans want to traumatize grieving families.

  Hi John,   Miscarriage is one of the most painful experiences a family can go through, and the Pennsylvania GOP wants to make it even worse by forcing grieving parents to file a fetal death certificate and pay for burial or cremation.   But that's not all. The GOP also wants to extend these …

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

June 12, 2021 at 10:02 PM

The GOP is getting desperate

  Hi John,   Republicans are desperate for us to forget about the January 6 commission, but I just can't let it go.   Eight out of nine of my PA Republican colleagues in the House voted AGAINST the formation of the commission. They voted against a bipartisan uncovering of the truth.   We owe…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

June 11, 2021 at 8:01 PM

Republicans are afraid of the truth.

  Hi John,   Since January 6, my Democratic colleagues and I have worked tirelessly to form a bipartisan investigative commission to uncover the truth surrounding the insurrection. We even passed a bill forming this commission in the House, and we excitedly sent it over to our colleagues in the …

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

June 9, 2021 at 9:45 PM

The Pennsylvania GOP wants to overturn our election results

      Hi John,   You might have heard that Pennsylvania Republicans are now calling for an Arizona-style audit of our 2020 presidential election results.   The 2020 election was free and fair, and it was driven by the highest voter turnout in recent history.…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

June 6, 2021 at 1:01 PM

This didn’t even make the news

Hi John,   A few days ago, I emailed you about the mass shooting in San Jose, California. Before we even had time to grieve, 2 more people were murdered and 21 wounded in yet another mass shooting in Miami. It barely even made the news.   The American gun violence epidemic has us all asking the…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

June 4, 2021 at 7:31 PM

There have been 232 mass shootings this year

  Hi John,   Last week's shooting in San Jose was the 232nd mass shooting this year. It's only June.   Essential workers -- in food service, child care, and public transportation -- have worked tirelessly for the past fifteen months to stay safe from the coronavirus while putting themselves at…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

June 1, 2021 at 11:01 PM

I need your input on this, John

      Hi John,   The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a Mississippi abortion case, potentially leaving Roe v. Wade vulnerable to being overturned.   And that's not all. Dozens of states nationwide -- including Pennsylvania -- have seen an influx in abortion …

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

May 31, 2021 at 8:06 PM

Please, John, can you help us hit the ground running in June?

Hi John, I wanted to reach out one last time this month to thank you for being with us in my journey to re-election. We're almost ready to grow our team and officially launch our campaign this summer, and it's thanks to supporters like you. But, we're not quite there yet. We've got just 8 hours unti…

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  Ben TerMaat · [email protected]

May 31, 2021 at 3:01 PM

I need to hire five more organizers.

Hi John, I'm back with another update on our plans to expand our team in June. Mary Gay knows just how important it is that we scale up our program, and the thought of not meeting our end of month goal is making both of us nervous. I need to hire five more organizers to mobilize everyone in PA-05, i…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

May 30, 2021 at 10:01 PM

Did you see Ben’s email?

John,   I wanted to reach out and make sure you saw Ben's message from yesterday about building our team for 2022.   I'm very excited for this new season of campaigning -- June is when it's really going to ramp up. And the thing that's making me the most excited is the prospect of building an …

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

May 30, 2021 at 2:00 PM

Some news to celebrate

      John,   Earlier this month, I wrote to you about a bill sponsored by my colleague and district neighbor, Rep. Madeleine Dean, to increase access to treatment for folks with opioid use disorder.   Rep. Dean wouldn't let Republicans who opposed PA's elec…

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  Ben TerMaat · [email protected]

May 29, 2021 at 4:02 PM

2022 starts now

Hi John,   I wanted to reach out as Team Scanlon wraps up May and starts preparing for the next few months. With June right around the corner, we're launching into summer -- and the 2022 campaign cycle is about to begin in earnest.   We've been able to focus on simply maintaining our program i…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

May 27, 2021 at 1:01 PM

I need your input on the insurrection

      Hi John,   More than 400 people have been charged for storming the US Capitol thus far, so I wanted to get your opinion on a bill I helped pass in the House: the National Commission to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol Comple…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

May 26, 2021 at 5:01 PM

John, what do you think of my voting rights bill?

      Hi John,   As voter suppression legislation makes its way through legislatures across the country, I wanted to get your opinion on a bill I introduced in Congress to expand voter registration: the Accessible Voting Act, which will make it easier for sen…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

May 25, 2021 at 9:00 PM

We’re so close, and it’s thanks to you

Hi John,   As you know, redistricting is posing a big challenge for 2022 -- but, thanks to the incredible support that Team Scanlon has received, I feel more prepared to take it on.   We're within $1,000 of the funds we need to hire 5 organizers, recruit 100 volunteers, knock on 20,000 doors, …

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  Ben TerMaat · [email protected]

May 24, 2021 at 7:00 PM

John, we’re still behind

  I'll get right to it, John: We only have one day left to meet the fundraising goal we've set to get ahead of PA's redistricting, and unfortunately, we're still about $4,000 behind.   I know you're someone who cares about the future of PA-05, but we'll soon be adding 40,000 people to this dist…

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  Ben TerMaat · [email protected]

May 23, 2021 at 8:01 PM

I’ve run the numbers

      Hi John,   I know Mary Gay sent a message yesterday outlining our strategy for incorporating the 40,000 new voters we're expecting from redistricting, but I wanted to give a further breakdown of what that looks like. We need to knock on 20,000 new doo…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

May 22, 2021 at 2:01 PM

We’re approaching a challenge -- but we have a plan

      Hi John,   I know you've heard a lot from me in the last few days and weeks about Pennsylvania's redistricting process and how it will change the makeup of our district. We're expecting to add about 40,000 new constituents -- and we need a plan to prove…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

May 20, 2021 at 6:01 PM

I need you to weigh in

      Hi John,   As you know by now, PA is losing a seat in Congress in 2022.   The Philadelphia collar counties were crucial to Joe Biden's victory in the 2020 election -- leading to the GOP baselessly contesting the results in our state -- so we know that …

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

May 18, 2021 at 4:02 PM

I’m frustrated

  John,   My colleague in the House and PA district neighbor, Rep. Madeleine Dean, brought a bipartisan bill on new treatments for opioid use disorder to the House floor last week.   We all expected it to pass with a two-thirds margin, but the GOP shot it down. Why? Because Madeleine refused t…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

May 16, 2021 at 10:02 PM

Our ongoing fight against gun violence

John,   Last weekend, there were at least 10 mass shootings across the US -- and those were just the ones that made the news. And when my team gets back to the office tomorrow morning, I'm sure that number will grow as we hear the saddening statistics from this week.   There have been over 140…

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  Team Scanlon · [email protected]

May 13, 2021 at 11:02 PM

We’re having a hard time -- here’s why:

      Hi John,   Mary Gay and her colleagues have passed a lot of great legislation in the House, but very little of it has made it to the Senate floor.   Why? Because the 50 Republican senators in the upper chamber have the filibuster at their disposal. Mit…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

May 12, 2021 at 9:01 PM

We need to protect our democracy

      John,   Last week, the state of Florida passed a bill to limit mail-in voting, restrict the use of ballot drop boxes, and discourage any interaction with people standing in line to vote -- making it the latest state to sign voter suppression into its la…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

May 11, 2021 at 1:01 PM

Has your stance on reproductive rights changed?

      Hi John,   Conservatives across the country are working to pass legislation that makes abortions almost totally inaccessible -- and 2021 is on track to see historically high numbers of abortion restrictions.   2011 used to be widely regarded as the mos…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

May 9, 2021 at 10:01 PM

I introduced a bill to fight voter suppression

      Hi John,   I wanted to tell you personally about an important legislative update: I recently introduced the Accessible Voting Act in Congress, which will make it easier for seniors, people with disabilities, and immigrant communities to vote.   The rig…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

May 7, 2021 at 9:01 PM

I’d like your input as we start the new month

      Hi John,   It's important to me that you're kept informed on everything I'm doing in Congress for PA-05 -- and we had quite a busy April, both in Washington and at home! Here are just a few examples of what I've been working on: I voted in favor of th…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

May 6, 2021 at 6:03 PM

This fight for equality has a long way to go

  Hi John,   If you watched President Biden's address to Congress last week, you heard him tell transgender Americans “your president has your back.”   Our transgender community members too often find themselves under attack -- on the street, in the classroom, and in the legislature. That's wh…

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  Team Scanlon · [email protected]

May 4, 2021 at 8:02 PM

Our big challenge in Congress

      Hi John,   The For The People Act. The Equality Act. The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. The American Dream and Promise Act. The No Ban Act. The Violence Against Women Act. The Washington, D.C. Admission Act.   These are just some of the bills th…

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  Team Scanlon · [email protected]

May 2, 2021 at 8:02 PM

Your stance on the American Jobs Plan

      Hi John,   Mary Gay is working hard to pass the American Jobs Plan, which, according to the latest polls, a “strong majority” of Americans support.   This bill will create jobs, catapult us into a green future, and help us recover from the pandemic. It…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

May 1, 2021 at 12:02 AM

One final update

John,   All I can say is wow. We're wrapping up the day just $150 short of our April fundraising goal.   It's the end of a long day, but I just wanted to let you know how grateful I am. Thank you, thank you for getting us so close to our April goal -- my team is now in a much better place to m…

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  Ben TerMaat · [email protected]

April 30, 2021 at 7:02 PM

Mary Gay wanted me to reach out

 Hi John, Mary Gay has a busy day on the Hill, so she wanted me to check in with you this afternoon about our end-of-month fundraising goal. Unfortunately, we're still about $800 short of what we need to finish April strong. As the campaign manager for Team Scanlon, I want to be straightforward with…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

April 30, 2021 at 1:02 PM

Good morning! Here with an update

  Hi John,   After my note to you yesterday about our April budget numbers, I wanted to check in this morning and give you an update on our progress towards our goal.   We still need about $1,000 if we're going to stay in the clear this month. If you've already given, thank you -- I'm incredib…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

April 29, 2021 at 10:03 PM

John, help make Trump’s Muslim ban history

      Hi John,   Last week, I voted alongside my colleagues in the House to pass the No Ban Act, which would prevent executive orders like Trump's Muslim ban from ever being enacted again.   Trump's travel ban was illegal, ill-conceived, and Islamophobic. Fa…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

April 29, 2021 at 3:01 PM

An uncertain future

Hi John,   We knew this was coming, but now it's official -- Pennsylvania is losing a House seat in 2022.   This means we have to be prepared to run in a very different district in 2022, John. Our GOP-controlled state government will redraw congressional lines, and it's likely that our district…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

April 29, 2021 at 12:03 AM

I’m appalled, John

      John,   Last week, a brutally racist and xenophobic caucus was unveiled by my GOP colleagues in the House.   The America First Caucus called for an end to COVID-19 restrictions, foreign aid, and mail-in voting -- and asserted that America was founded o…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

April 28, 2021 at 8:01 PM

I need you to weigh in

      Hi John,   Last week, I voted alongside my colleagues in the House to make Washington, D.C. a state -- a historic measure that's long overdue.   The more than 700,000 Americans who call our nation's capital home don't currently have a vote in Congress …

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

April 21, 2021 at 7:01 PM

I’m concerned, John

Hi John,   As you know, Team Scanlon doesn't just fight to help me gain votes every two years -- we fight to drive turnout for all races, up and down the ballot, across our region. In fact, our district was instrumental in driving voters to the polls to elect President Joe Biden and flip Pennsyl…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

April 20, 2021 at 6:01 PM

Hoping to get 420 signatures today

      Hi John,   Today is 4/20 -- and while for many this day is cause for celebration, it always makes me think about the pressing need to legalize cannabis at the federal level.   When I think about the impact of marijuana legalization on a national scale,…

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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]

April 20, 2021 at 1:01 PM

There’s a Black maternal health crisis in America

      Hi John,   Black women are three to four times more likely to die from pregnancy-related complications than white women -- and these numbers have held true for decades. The United States is the wealthiest country in the world, and yet our maternal morta…

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