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  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]
October 3, 2025 at 5:30 PM

The chaos is on purpose

What happens if we don’t fight it   John, thank you. In the midst of the GOP chaos, I would be remiss if I didn’t reach out and express my gratitude. Whether you donated toward our FEC filing goal to help our team organize voters across PA, forwarded an email, or just read alo…
  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]
September 30, 2025 at 10:26 PM

This is it

I know it’s late, and your inbox is probably full. But I’m sending this myself because we are just a few hours from the end-of-quarter FEC deadline, and Luke tells me we’re still just under $900 short of our goal. We’ve been building for months: investing early in organizing, ope…
  Team Scanlon · [email protected]
September 30, 2025 at 7:55 PM

Fw: I’ll just get to the point

Did you see Mary Gay’s email? She asked us to send it to you, just in case. Check it out below and let us know that you’re in this fight with her.   Begin forwarded message: Let me tell you plainly: Pennsylvania will decide who holds the House majority in the 2026 midterms. If …
  Luke O’Connell · [email protected]
September 30, 2025 at 3:30 PM

I’ll just get to the point

Midnight deadline — and we need you.   John, I’ll keep this brief. We’re staring down another GOP shutdown. Free speech and democracy are under threat. The president keeps threatening to fire civil servants. MAGA chaos is gaining ground. It’s a lot. And it feels heavy. But …
  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]
September 29, 2025 at 9:45 PM

PA is the frontline for 2026

Early investment matters. The time is now.   Let me tell you plainly: Pennsylvania will decide who holds the House majority in the 2026 midterms. If we want to win a Democratic House — one that respects our institutions, keeps the government open, protects our rights, and coun…
  Team Scanlon · [email protected]
September 29, 2025 at 3:15 PM

URGENT: $7,600 still to go

3 days left. $7,600 to raise.   We’ll make this quick: 📅 Deadline: September 30 at midnight 💲 Goal: $7,600 💸 Remaining: $3,655 ⚠️ What’s at stake: Democracy (literally) The GOP is driving us toward another government shutdown and fueling MAGA chaos. Meanwhile, Mary Gay is …
  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]
September 28, 2025 at 10:15 PM

This fight is big — but we can win it.

Democracy is on the line   I need you to hear me clearly on this: our democracy is under threat. Not in the abstract. Not someday in the future. Right now. Voices are being silenced by the administration, people are being disappeared off the streets, court orders are being ig…
  Luke O’Connell · [email protected]
September 28, 2025 at 3:45 PM

She’s exactly who we need right now.

We need her leadership and your help.   If you can chip in to support Mary Gay’s campaign, now’s the moment to do it. Rush a donation now and help her reach our $7,600 EOQ goal 👉 We’re running out of time to close our budget gap before our end-of-quarter deadline. W…
  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]
September 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM

The chaos is on purpose

What happens if we don’t fight it     Step up now — $7,600 to defend democracy   John, Let’s call this moment what it is: orchestrated chaos. While Donald Trump continues to attack our rights and fan the flames of division, the GOP is driving our country headfirs…
  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]
September 25, 2025 at 8:30 PM

Trump threatens mass firings — this won’t stand

  John, what’s happening right now is too important not to reach out. I wanted to keep you in the loop as we ward off threats from this extremist administration & GOP.   Trump has taken his threats to a whole new level. He is holding our government hostage w…
  Luke O’Connell · [email protected]
September 23, 2025 at 5:25 PM

The MAGA shutdown

We want to hear from you   Hey John, Well, here we are, just about a week away from another self-inflicted MAGA crisis: an unnecessary, expensive, destructive, and dangerous government shutdown. Unfortunately, this is nothing new for Mary Gay: she was sworn into office in 2019…
  Mary Gay Scanlon · [email protected]
September 18, 2025 at 4:30 PM

Perhaps Republicans should spend less time protecting predators

And more time at the budget negotiating table   I was sworn into Congress on January 4, 2019 — in the midst of a Trump temper tantrum that turned into the longest government shutdown in modern history. The 35-day shutdown cost the U.S. economy $11 billion. It felt like walking…
  Luke O’Connell · [email protected]
September 16, 2025 at 6:00 PM

Mary Gay vs. ICE

Oversight visits, new legislation, and standing up to GOP obstruction.   Hey team, checking in on what’s happening in D.C, let’s see... Speaker Johnson and the House GOP are barreling toward another government shutdown Donald Trump’s birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein, provid…
  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 …
  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 …
  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,…
  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…
  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…
  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.…
  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…
  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…
  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 …
  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…
  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…
  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…
  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…
  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 …
  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…
  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…
  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…
  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 …
  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…
  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…
  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…
  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 …
  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…
  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…
  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…
  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…
  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…
  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 …
  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…
  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…
  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…
  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…
  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 …
  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…
  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…
  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:/…
  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…