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  Team Lucy · [email protected]
April 30, 2022 at 12:58 PM

re: they’re saying my return to Congress is “far from assured”

from the other day: John: We set an ambitious fundraising goal for our final end-of-month deadline — 5,000 online grassroots donations. We are only 67% of the way there. Lucy faces a make-or-break primary on May 24th. She’s racing toward the goal, but she needs your support to push her f…
  Lucy · [email protected]
April 29, 2022 at 1:47 PM

they’re saying my return to Congress is “far from assured”

help us fight back John, I’m writing to you today because my campaign faces our final end-of-month deadline before — what the Washington Post called — a “competitive primary” election on May 24th. In order to maintain our critical on-the-ground efforts to reach voters across Georgia’s 7…
  Ayanna Pressley · [email protected]
April 28, 2022 at 12:34 PM

Lucy gets the work done

I need Lucy with me in Congress John – Rep. Lucy McBath gets things done. As a friend and colleague of Lucy’s, I’ve seen how she goes to work on issues that matter most to her constituents in Georgia, advocating and legislating for better healthcare, economic justice, and of course — lead…
  Team Lucy McBath · [email protected]
April 27, 2022 at 10:55 PM

SAT at 2PM – you're invited to a special volunteer event with Lucy & Shannon Watts:

details here: John – we wanted to make you aware of another exciting volunteer opportunity where you can help re-elect Lucy. With Early Voting starting this coming Monday (May 2nd) and Election Day on May 24th, this is where the rubber hits the road and we really need people-power to re-e…
  Team Lucy · [email protected]
April 27, 2022 at 4:56 PM

we can’t pump the brakes on our efforts

chip in >> It’s go time, John. Early voting in Georgia starts in just one week, on May 2. Lucy and our entire team are running toward the finish line, but we need your help to power us forward. Right now, we’re focused on reaching every possible voter we can in Georgia’s 7th distri…
  Lucy McBath · [email protected]
April 26, 2022 at 9:24 PM

asking for $5.24 weekly until 5/24

I can’t believe it, John: The primary is just four weeks away from today and early voting starts in only SIX more days. I can’t believe it, John: The primary is just four weeks away from today and early voting starts in only SIX more days. So today, my campaign team is doubling down to m…
  Team Lucy McBath · [email protected]
April 24, 2022 at 5:05 PM

Did you see Lucy’s latest op-ed in Teen Vogue?

Read the article to learn more about how Lucy is fighting in Congress to make insulin more affordable to those who rely on it. John — Have you read Lucy’s op-ed in Teen Vogue yet? She put pen to paper to address the exorbitant cost of insulin and how she is fighting in Congress to make…
  Lucy McBath · [email protected]
April 22, 2022 at 8:11 PM

before you log off for the weekend (WaPo update on our race)

The Washington Post says our my future in Congress is still in doubt... John, the Washington Post just reported that my return to Congress in 2022 is “far from assured” and that we’re locked in a “competitive primary." Can you donate right now to help us turn the tide? If you’ve saved yo…
  Jake Orvis, Campaign Manager · [email protected]
April 21, 2022 at 3:41 PM

please watch: Lucy's TV ad on voting rights

this ad gets right to the core of one of the most important issues facing us today in Georgia John — We just launched our latest TV ad of Lucy’s primary campaign. It’s all about how Lucy was a child in a stroller at the March on Washington, and ever since she’s been fighting for voting …
  Team Lucy McBath · [email protected]
April 19, 2022 at 2:10 PM

all 👀 on us

can you help by making a weekly recurring donation? Hi John – We are really getting down to the wire here. The primary election is just five weeks away from today – election day is May 24th. The national media is starting to focus on our race, and all of the coverage is forecasting an ext…
  Rep. Lucy McBath · [email protected]
April 18, 2022 at 10:47 PM

super short message for John

$5 for five weeks John – I’ll keep this super short. We are only five weeks away from the primary. Early vote starts in just TWO weeks on Monday May 2nd, and the polls will close on election day on May 24th.  Will you commit to a weekly donation of just $5 until the primary election? $5 …
  Lucy · [email protected]
April 17, 2022 at 8:15 PM

re: criminalizing abortion

Yesterday, my team reached out about the current lay of the land on abortion in America. John – yesterday, my team reached out about the current lay of the land on abortion in America. Right now, states around the country are already passing laws in anticipation of a Supreme Court decisi…
  Team Lucy · [email protected]
April 16, 2022 at 7:33 PM

criminalizing abortion

Did you see the news this week? John – Did you see the news this week? New laws in Texas and around the country are being passed to criminalize abortion, and a woman who had a miscarriage in Texas was even charged with murder, making headlines! While that one story turned out to be an err…
  Lucy McBath · [email protected]
April 14, 2022 at 11:39 PM

40 days and 40 nights...

that's all that's left until the most consequential election of my career John – 40 more days and 40 more nights. That’s all that’s left until the most consequential election of my career.  It’s officially crunch time for our entire campaign operation, and we are still working to make sur…
  Lucy McBath · [email protected]
April 13, 2022 at 11:24 PM

[HELP US FIGHT BACK] Georgia Republicans dangerous new gun law

Democrats need to fight back and challenge this new law in every way that we can. Georgia Governor Brian Kemp just signed a dangerous new NRA-promoted bill into law to eliminate concealed carry permits in Georgia, against the wishes of a vast majority of gun owners and law enforcement of…
  Rep. Lucy McBath · [email protected]
April 12, 2022 at 6:15 PM

taking action to ban ghost guns (why this matters)

a 13-year-old boy in Georgia was arrested for distributing ghost guns John — Yesterday, I joined gun violence survivors, gun safety advocates, and fellow members of Congress for a press conference where President Biden announced that the Department of Justice will be banning the sale of…
  Rep. Lucy McBath · [email protected]
April 10, 2022 at 8:16 PM

confirmation

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson! John — This week in Washington, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court was confirmed. After 230 years without a single Black woman on the bench, the U.S. Senate made history by voting to confirm Justice Jackson by …
  Lucy McBath · [email protected]
April 7, 2022 at 3:12 PM

watch our first TV ad: "Purpose"

launching this TV ad means we're officially in the thick of it now Click here to watch the new ad, then if you’re able, pitch in a donation of any amount to help us show it to more voters before early voting starts on May 2nd! WATCH THE AD John, exciting news! I wanted you to hear it fr…
  Team Lucy · [email protected]
April 6, 2022 at 7:55 PM

Lucy’s latest win for us in Congress – an insulin price cap

Lucy just championed a bill in the House, got it passed, and it would cap insulin costs at $35/month NEWS ALERT: LUCY’S BILL TO CAP THE COST OF INSULIN AT $35 PER MONTH JUST PASSED THE HOUSE Can you sign on to our call to action to make sure the Senate passes this legislation and sends it…
  Lucy McBath (iPhone) · [email protected]
March 31, 2022 at 11:16 PM

(no subject)

we're getting close to hitting our goal before midnight, but we're not quite there yet We’re still not quite there, John. There are just a few hours until the FEC deadline, but I just checked and it looks like we need 395 more grassroots donations to hit our 4,000 donation deadline goal.  …
  Lucy McBath · [email protected]
March 31, 2022 at 6:50 PM

can John and 378 other supporters help me with this before midnight?

we are getting so close to our goal! John,  I’m reaching out today with only a few hours until our FEC deadline at midnight. As of right now, we need another 379 donations to hit our deadline goal.  With only a few hours to go, we are getting so close to hitting this goal and fully fundi…
  Harley McBath (and friends) · [email protected]
March 31, 2022 at 12:33 PM

dogs (plus our dog pictures) for Lucy McBath

hooman, can we share some pictures of the campaign dogs with you? Harley McBath here, hooman. That’s right, it’s me again, Lucy’s best friend! You haven’t heard from me in a while, but ahead of tonight’s FEC deadline at midnight, my mom Lucy decided it was finally okay for me to "send" a…
  Lucy McBath · [email protected]
March 30, 2022 at 11:40 PM

1250 donors (4 takeaways for John)

here are four big takeaways coming out of our big campaign staff meeting John — Yesterday, we held a big campaign staff meeting to mark 8 weeks until our competitive May 24th primary election. I got updates from my staff on our voter contact and organizing efforts, and our fundraising. …
  David Hogg, March For Our Lives · [email protected]
March 30, 2022 at 1:25 PM

All on the line for Lucy

Thankfully, we have a leader in Congress that stands up to the NRA. John — Here’s the sad truth: the NRA almost always gets what they want when it comes to our country’s gun laws. They make “generous” donations and expenditures, write the legislation they want to pass themselves, and gr…
  Lucy · [email protected]
March 29, 2022 at 11:30 PM

8 weeks from today

my career deciding election John — We’re just eight weeks away from election day, and less than five weeks from the start of early voting here in Georgia’s 7th District. That means that in a little more than a month, voters will see my name on the ballot alongside two other Democrats ru…
  Fred Guttenberg · [email protected]
March 28, 2022 at 11:07 PM

the club Lucy and I never wanted to join

as a parent, you never want to get the phone call that Lucy and I did With her final pre-primary FEC deadline coming up fast on March 31st, will you take a moment to donate $5 to my friend and fellow gun safety advocate Rep. Lucy McBath’s re-election campaign? If you’ve saved your payment…
  Gabby Giffords · [email protected]
March 27, 2022 at 3:23 PM

why Lucy needs our help

Lucy and I didn’t choose this fight, but it is our fight Lucy has her last FEC quarterly deadline before election day coming up on March 31st at midnight, and her team needs to raise another $39,520 to hit their mark. Can you pitch in $5 to help re-elect Lucy McBath – our gun safety cham…
  Lucy McBath HQ · [email protected]
March 24, 2022 at 3:48 PM

an important message from Lucy McBath for John

election day is in two more months, our big FEC deadline is in one more week John — This is important. In just TWO more months, Lucy’s name will be on the ballot on election day. And in ONE week, we have our LAST FEC end-of-quarter fundraising deadline before election day. DONATE NOW …
  Lucy McBath · [email protected]
March 22, 2022 at 4:25 PM

the final countdown is on...

as of today, we are only NINE weeks away from our primary election In just 9 more weeks, my name will be on the ballot in a career-deciding primary election. Early voting starts in just 41 days! I need your support right now to help us finish this campaign strong. Please pitch in $9 or a…
  Team Lucy · [email protected]
March 19, 2022 at 1:10 PM

Daylight Savings Time Survey (Congress is considering ending the clock changing)

Do you think we should stop changing the clocks twice every year? Can you take our quick one-question survey? Do you agree with the U.S. Senate, who voted this week to make Daylight Savings Time permanent year-round? If this legislation passes, we would no longer change our clocks twice …
  Lucy McBath · [email protected]
March 16, 2022 at 9:51 PM

one year since a tragedy in Atlanta

Today, on March 16th– we mark a year since the Atlanta Spa Shootings John, Today, I stood on the steps of the U.S. Capitol with my colleagues to mark one year since the horrific Atlanta Spa Shootings that left eight members of our community dead – six of whom were Asian women.  Fueled by …
  Lucy McBath · [email protected]
March 15, 2022 at 10:46 PM

John, here's your personal link to help with only 10 weeks to go

as of today, we are only 10 weeks away from our primary election John,  I’m reaching out today about the 24-hour “Ten Week Stretch Run Goal” goal my campaign team set yesterday. With only a few hours to go, we still need to raise another $4,150 to fully fund our grassroots organizing stra…
  Liz Post, Finance Director · [email protected]
March 14, 2022 at 10:02 PM

our ten-week stretch run goal

tomorrow marks TEN weeks until Lucy's primary election John,  I’ve reached out before – I’m Liz Post, Lucy’s Finance Director. I may be reaching out a bit more in the next few weeks, since our last FEC deadline before Lucy’s must-win primary election is coming up on March 31st.  Speaking…
  Rep. Lucy McBath · [email protected]
March 12, 2022 at 2:27 PM

Jordan we are not done. We are just getting started.

This week I made our re-election race official by qualifying for the ballot in Georgia. John, I have had an action-packed few years in politics, to say the least. In 2018: I ran for Congress as a first-time candidate and flipped a seat held by an NRA-backed Republican. Telling my son Jor…
  Lucy (iPhone) · [email protected]
March 10, 2022 at 7:21 PM

bad news about the 2022 Georgia maps

the judge acknowledged that Republicans had reduced the power of Black voters, but the courts would not overturn the new maps John – We've got some bad news to start off this month, so I wanted to be the one to share it with you. Unfortunately, it looks like a federal court upheld Georgia …
  Lucy McBath · [email protected]
March 8, 2022 at 8:24 PM

a woman’s place is in the House (and the Senate)

Happy International Women's Day, John John,  Happy International Women’s Day! I’d like to take a moment today to honor the other 144 women I serve beside in the 117th Congress. We are trailblazers, mothers, legislators, heroes, and role models.  But, I’d also like to acknowledge we still …
  Lucy McBath · [email protected]
March 6, 2022 at 8:40 PM

Insulin should be affordable for American families. Sign on if you agree.

11% of Americans have diabetes, and a full one-third of American adults are categorized as “at-risk” that they may develop Type 2 Diabetes in their lifetime. Insulin costs in America have skyrocketed over the last few years, and have become crippling for so many hardworking American fami…
  Lucy McBath · [email protected]
February 28, 2022 at 11:08 PM

This Week: Georgia Republicans moving forward on far-right gun laws

This shows that our gun safety movement is winning, but we can not underestimate what the gun industry will try next to stop us. John,  I have an end-of-month fundraising goal coming up tonight at midnight, but to be honest, my focus is elsewhere right now. It’s on the dangerous gun laws…
  Team Lucy McBath · [email protected]
February 27, 2022 at 6:07 PM

this race is heating up

here's why we need your help John, with our end-of-month deadline coming up tomorrow, we’re checking in. Here’s what we found looking up your donor record: Email Address: [email protected] 2021-22 Donor Status: *Pending* Suggested Donation: $5 CHIP IN   Let us tell you why your suppor…
  Lucy McBath · [email protected]
February 26, 2022 at 6:13 PM

Trayvon, Ahmaud, and Jordan

Today, on Saturday, February 26th – we mark a decade since the murder of Trayvon Martin. John, The last few weeks were full of some emotional days for me. As anyone who has lost someone close will tell you – grief isn’t linear. Grieving can come and go, and it can come in waves – especia…
  Lucy McBath · [email protected]
February 25, 2022 at 5:32 PM

quick memo for my closest supporters

here's a status update on our primary election where early vote starts in 74 days John, in just a moment I’m going to ask for your support in our primary election, where voters will start heading to the polls in just over ten weeks! But since you’re a close supporter, let me take a moment…
  Lucy McBath · [email protected]
February 23, 2022 at 11:44 PM

Ahmaud, Jordan, and the fight for justice

Two years ago today, three men chased, confronted, and killed 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery who was jogging through a residential neighborhood in Brunswick, Georgia. John, Two years ago today, Gregory McMichael, Travis McMichael, and William Bryan chased, confronted, and killed 25-year-old A…
  Team Lucy · [email protected]
February 23, 2022 at 12:36 AM

[add your name] We Must Nominate a Black Woman to the Supreme Court

there has never been a Black woman who has served as a Supreme Court Justice – it's time to change that John – There are over 21 million Black women living in America today, including Rep. Lucy McBath.  At this moment, there is not a single Black woman serving in the U.S. Senate. There h…
  Lucy McBath · [email protected]
February 19, 2022 at 6:23 PM

NEWS: gun manufacturer owes Sandy Hook victims $73 Million

This shows that our gun safety movement is winning, but we can not underestimate what the gun industry will try next to stop us. John, did you see the news this week? Families of Sandy Hook victims were able to reach a history-making $73 million settlement with U.S. gun manufacturer Remi…
  Lucy McBath · [email protected]
February 16, 2022 at 3:56 PM

my letter to Jordan (today would have been my son's 27th birthday)

this is always one of the hardest days of the year for me John, Today would have been my son Jordan’s 27th birthday. Jordan’s birthday is always one of the hardest days of the year for me. I think of all the things I should be able to do today – give Jordan presents, watch him blow out th…
  Team Lucy · [email protected]
February 15, 2022 at 9:07 PM

[rsvp now] virtual rally with Lucy on Thursday

sign up for our virtual rally with Lucy John,  Team Lucy here making sure you had heard about our big virtual rally for volunteers coming up on Thursday at 6pm EST.  We hope you can join us to hear from Congresswoman McBath. We will talk through all of our opportunities to sign up with t…
  Lucy McBath · [email protected]
February 14, 2022 at 6:35 PM

4 years since Parkland

Four years ago today, the Majorie Stoneman Douglas community was shaken to its core John, You might spend six minutes today making a cup of coffee, scrolling through your social media between meetings, or even writing a Valentine's Day card to a loved one. (It will take you much less than…
  Gabby Giffords · [email protected]
February 12, 2022 at 3:51 PM

Standing up to the gun lobby & keeping Lucy in Congress

Lucy and I didn’t choose this fight, but it is our fight John, My friend Lucy McBath is a mother, fighter, and Congresswoman. Like me, her family knows the pain of gun violence firsthand — and our shared fight to pass gun safety laws in Washington is a deeply personal one. After losing h…
  [Polling Update] McBath HQ · [email protected]
February 9, 2022 at 11:15 PM

Lucy with a slight lead in the latest poll, here are the results:

It's nowhere near the 50%+1 support Lucy needs to win this primary election to keep her seat in Congress. John, As you know, Lucy is in one of three Democratic “member-on-member” primary elections caused by Republican-controlled redistricting. To keep her seat in Congress, Lucy is matche…
  Lucy McBath · [email protected]
February 4, 2022 at 5:56 PM

some of my own history

As we kick off another Black History Month this week, I wanted to reach out today to share some of my own history that informs my activism and all of the work I do in Congress. John, As we kick off another Black History Month this week, I wanted to reach out and share some of my own histo…