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  Lucy McBath · [email protected]
June 24, 2022 at 5:16 PM

impending abortion ban - we must stand up in Georgia

Georgia is about to become ground zero in the fight for abortion rights John – Today’s news made me feel frustrated, angry, and ready for a fight. Make no mistake, women are under attack. The Supreme Court just announced what we’ve known was coming since their draft opinion was leaked ear…
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  Team Lucy McBath · [email protected]
June 23, 2022 at 11:33 PM

{SCOTUS NEWS} a huge week for gun safety reform in Washington

John – We started this week hoping that this would be a big week for gun safety reform in Washington. Today, we got some news that has left us with the feeling of “two (small) steps forward, one (giant) step back.”  TWO SMALL STEPS FORWARD: The Senate just advanced their gun safety refor…
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  Lucy McBath · [email protected]
June 19, 2022 at 12:45 PM

Today we celebrate Juneteenth

It’s not lost on me that the legacy of racism in America has shaped my life more than most John, Today, we celebrate Juneteenth for the 157th time – and the 2nd time as an official federal holiday. On a day with so much symbolism for Black Americans, it’s not lost on me that the legacy of…
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  Lucy McBath · [email protected]
June 18, 2022 at 3:17 PM

My own Gov. Brian Kemp took huge campaign donations from the Uvalde shooter’s gun company

We just found out extreme conservative Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp took $50,000 from the manufacturer of the Uvalde shooter’s weapons, and he won’t return the money – it’s outrageous.   Please split a donation right now between my campaign and Stacey Abrams to help elect Georgia Democrats an…
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  Team Lucy · [email protected]
June 17, 2022 at 7:40 PM

Friday Update: The House did its job. Now, it’s time for the Senate to do theirs.

It's time to act on gun violence POLITICO – Senators strike bipartisan gun safety agreement The House has done its job and passed bipartisan gun safety legislation, John. Now, it’s the Senate’s turn to act: Add your name in support of the Senate’s gun safety reform package → SIGN ON Last …
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  Team Lucy · [email protected]
June 12, 2022 at 5:24 PM

Join Nancy Pelosi in thanking Lucy for getting gun safety reforms passed in the House

This week in the House, Democrats passed the most comprehensive package of gun safety reforms in a generation. Now, all eyes are on the Senate to see if they will follow suit. John, will you join Speaker Pelosi in thanking Lucy for her courageous leadership on this issue as she fights t…
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  Rep. Lucy McBath · [email protected]
June 11, 2022 at 1:08 PM

Join me in supporting Charlie Bailey for Georgia Lieutenant Governor

Here's how we can help: Dear John, We’re no stranger to primaries and runoff elections down here in Georgia – in fact, I’ve had to win several of them to win and keep my seat in Congress, including last month’s. And while I’m headed back to Congress for another term, my good friend Charli…
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  Lucy · [email protected]
June 9, 2022 at 10:44 PM

We just passed common-sense gun safety reform in the House! Now, let's urge the Senate to do the same →

we just passed common-sense gun safety reforms in the House, add your name to urge the Senate to join us Great news, John! We just passed a package of common-sense gun safety reforms in the U.S. House. This is the most sweeping package of common-sense gun safety reforms to pass the U.S. H…
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  Team Lucy · [email protected]
June 8, 2022 at 8:37 PM

gun safety reform updates from Team Lucy McBath

our gun safety movement is strong, and we can not give up the fight for common sense gun reforms. John, Coming off the mass shootings in Buffalo and Uvalde last month, June is a huge month for gun safety reform. Our entire team is feeling the energy change in Washington D.C. – and we beli…
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  Rep. Lucy McBath · [email protected]
June 3, 2022 at 8:55 PM

Why we wear orange

our gun safety movement is strong, and we can not give up the fight for common sense gun reforms. John — Today is the launch of "Wear Orange" and is National Gun Violence Awareness Day. Today, and every day, we wear orange because gun violence has ripped far too many families apart. I…
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  Rep. Lucy McBath · [email protected]
May 25, 2022 at 4:46 PM

bittersweet victory

our gun safety movement is strong, and we can not give up the fight for common sense gun reforms. John — Last night at the ballot box was a resounding victory for our gun safety movement, but the win felt hollow after yesterday's tragic shooting in Uvalde, Texas. In the four years since…
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  Lucy McBath · [email protected]
May 24, 2022 at 11:32 AM

today!

John – If you can vote today in Georgia, click here to get your polling place information and hours. If you can vote in Georgia’s new 7th District, I hope I’ve been able to earn your support. If you can help with a last-minute donation, CNN and the New York Times are reporting that thi…
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  Lucy McBath (iPhone) · [email protected]
May 23, 2022 at 10:48 PM

re: everything is on the line tomorrow

Will you make your impact before polls close? I’m taking a moment away from speaking with undecided voters who are trying to make up their minds to reach out on my phone to you, John – because I need your help at the last minute. I just found out we’re running $5,000 short on our Get Out …
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  Lucy McBath · [email protected]
May 23, 2022 at 1:13 PM

everything is on the line tomorrow

Will you make your impact before polls close?   Will you make your impact before polls close in my primary election? Pitch in $5 here to help me keep my spot in Congress while you can still make an impact →  DONATE John – this primary race is one that has taken everything out of me. …
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  Team Lucy · [email protected]
May 22, 2022 at 10:33 PM

ATTN: last chance to add to our media buy

This is urgent, John John – here’s super quick ask for your help: Tomorrow morning at 9 AM is the cut-off to pay for any final additions to our media buy. Based on our internal numbers, we feel confident that a boost of $25,000 for the last two days will put us in a strong position to win…
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  Team Lucy McBath · [email protected]
May 21, 2022 at 8:39 PM

why are we showing you a slice of pizza?

because our hungry volunteers need a square lunch while they help Lucy out! John – why are we showing you a slice of pizza? Because we are going to have over 100 volunteers working hard over the rest of the weekend and into election day, and they need to eat while they’re on the go or ha…
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  Gabby Giffords · [email protected]
May 21, 2022 at 12:33 PM

we could lose our gun safety champion in Congress in 3 more days...

if we don't send Lucy help now, we may be out of luck before it's too late John – My friend Lucy McBath is in a competitive battle to keep her spot in Congress after Georgia Republicans forced her into a contested Democratic primary on May 24th.  Like my own mission, Lucy’s fight for gun …
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  Team Lucy · [email protected]
May 20, 2022 at 11:05 PM

Help us get these ads in front of more voters before Tuesday

This is urgent, John John, This is urgent. We’re coming to you to see if you can help, John, because you’re one of our most dedicated supporters. We just found out that a big dark-money ad buy got placed against Lucy in the few days before election day. So, we have no choice but to respon…
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  Lucy McBath · [email protected]
May 20, 2022 at 7:15 PM

Watch what I had to say on CNN about abortion rights last night

watch my CNN interview, then sign on to my letter to Republican lawmakers... John, you may have seen me last night on CNN with Don Lemon... That's because this week on the House Floor, I gave a speech about abortion rights that has gone viral. Watch the CNN interview here, then scroll do…
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  Lucy McBath (iPhone) · [email protected]
May 20, 2022 at 10:33 AM

FWD: Early voting ends tomorrow, and we really need your help

can you make sure we're able to reach every single early voter? I’m up early this morning and dashing off this email before a full day of get-out-the-vote on our last day of early voting in this primary!  We have a huge day planned including a rally with Gabby Giffords, so I’ll be on the …
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  Team Lucy McBath · [email protected]
May 19, 2022 at 10:46 PM

Early voting ends tomorrow, and we really need your help

can you make sure we're able to reach every single early voter? John, We are still seeing record-setting early voting numbers here in Georgia’s 7th District, and we are preparing for the traditional SURGE we see in turnout on the last day of early voting – which is tomorrow - Friday, Ma…
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  Fred Guttenberg, Parkland Dad · [email protected]
May 18, 2022 at 7:59 PM

this is a Parkland dad’s message for [email protected]

if we don't send Lucy help now, we may lose our gun safety champion in Congress John, this is how I remember my daughter Jaime – always smiling. Jaime was kind, she loved to dance, she loved the beach, and she loved her family. Jaime was only 14 when she was killed in the Parkland schoo…
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  Lucy McBath · [email protected]
May 17, 2022 at 3:05 PM

my opponent has really crossed a line

she's making statements to the media that I am "not fighting the NRA"   John: This is outrageous. With only a week to go until election day, my opponent is going negative. Her campaign just released a statement to the local press claiming "I am not fighting the NRA..." Really? I need yo…
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  Rep. Lucy McBath · [email protected]
May 16, 2022 at 7:06 PM

the shooting in Buffalo

10 mass shootings a week in America. When will we do something about this? John — On Saturday, I started getting calls and texts while I was out on the campaign trail. There had been another mass shooting – this time in a Buffalo, NY supermarket.  The victims of the Buffalo shooting die…
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  Lucy McBath · [email protected]
May 15, 2022 at 4:36 PM

the countdown is on

there are only 9 days left until election day!   I need your help, John. The primary is in only NINE more days, and I just got an update from our campaign manager Jake: We’re running short on our last media buy that we need to place with the TV stations on Monday morning. If you’re abl…
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  Rep. Lucy McBath (D-GA) · [email protected]
May 14, 2022 at 5:23 PM

my win in 2020 proves Democrats can win on abortion in red states and districts

the Washington Post reported on a study that showed I was the only Democrat in 2020 to win by going on offense on abortion John -- The news about Roe v. Wade made me upset, angry, and heartbroken – but I was not surprised. At every level of government, today’s Republican party has purpose…
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  Lucy McBath (iPhone) · [email protected]
May 13, 2022 at 5:46 PM

reaching out over my lunch break

a big weekend of early voting is coming up, and I need your help John, I’m on my lunch break and needed to touch base with you. (Of course, when the primary election is in just 11 more days, lunch was a little bit late today). My campaign manager Jake just called me with an update on the e…
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  Lucy · [email protected]
May 12, 2022 at 12:01 AM

My opponent is baselessly attacking me

This is a bad-faith attack in three unique ways Listen up, John – as a Black mother who ran for Congress after her son was shot and killed, I’ve been on the receiving end of some nasty attacks before: like when the president of the NRA claimed I only won my seat in Congress because I’m a…
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  Team Lucy · [email protected]
May 10, 2022 at 10:25 PM

$14 to fuel us for the next 14 days

the primary is two weeks away John — the primary is just 14 days away. In two weeks, voters in Georgia's new 7th district will decide if Lucy will move forward in this critical re-election and be able to continue her work for us in Congress. Our team is doubling down on our voter contact …
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  Lucy · [email protected]
May 8, 2022 at 10:49 PM

early voting numbers are breaking records

take a look: Take a look at those headlines, John. Thanks in part to our strong grassroots organizing efforts, we’re setting record early voting turnout numbers here in Georgia. But we can’t let our foot off the gas! We’re trying to raise another $5,000 to fund our on-the-ground field o…
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  Lucy · [email protected]
May 8, 2022 at 5:12 PM

reflections on mother's day

John – if you’ve been following my journey, then you might already know how heartbreaking this holiday is for me. This year, I joined some friends to talk about what being a Black mother means to us. Mother’s Day holds a special meaning for mothers who’ve lost a son, and, since Jordan …
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  Julianne Moore · [email protected]
May 7, 2022 at 3:26 PM

Will you help my friend Lucy continue fighting for gun safety?

Team – As an actor, I know a powerful story, and a powerful storyteller. My friend, Lucy McBath, has a powerful story to tell, and she isn’t afraid to tell that story to whoever needs to hear it: The NRA, her Republican colleagues in Congress, or the American people who overwhelmingly…
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  Lucy (iPhone) · [email protected]
May 6, 2022 at 7:45 PM

need your help, John

Lucy here, reaching out from my phone at the end of a long, long week on the campaign trail with some good news and some bad news for you, John: GOOD NEWS: Despite no competitive primary for Governor here in Georgia (I’m so excited for Stacey Abrams to officially become our nominee for Governor)…
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  Cory Booker · [email protected]
May 5, 2022 at 6:11 PM

Lucy has the moral courage we need in Congress

can you chip in? >> Hi John, I’ll get straight to the point: My friend and colleague Lucy McBath is coming up against a critical primary on May 24th. We cannot afford to lose her powerful voice and leadership in Congress — but this race has gotten very competitive in the final few w…
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  Lucy · [email protected]
May 4, 2022 at 10:31 PM

everything is urgent right now

Here’s a quick campaign update for you: John – if everything feels urgent right now, that’s because it is. Here’s a quick campaign update for you: TONIGHT: Our final pre-primary FEC reporting deadline is at midnight. This is the last time we’ll publicly share our fundraising totals before…
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  Rep. Lucy McBath · [email protected]
May 3, 2022 at 11:11 PM

help me fight back against Republicans who want to limit our rights

this fight isn't over yet, I need your help, John A study in the Washington Post found I was the only Frontline Democrat running in 2020 who held my extremist Republican opponent accountable on pro-choice issues. I spoke up vocally in support of pro-choice policies, and I beat an NRA and…
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  Lucy McBath · [email protected]
May 2, 2022 at 10:05 PM

voting has begun!

Today’s the day, John: Early voting for the Georgia primary began today at 7AM. Today’s the day, John: Early voting for the Georgia primary began today at 7AM.  As of today, voters can start to participate in the 7th district primary to decide which candidate moves forward in this conten…
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  Lucy (iPhone) · [email protected]
May 2, 2022 at 12:46 AM

just got off the debate stage & need your help John

John, I just got off the debate stage where I squared off against Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux and Georgia State Rep. Donna McLeod in the first televised debate in this primary election. We had a very spirited back-and-forth on the issues in this race, and with early voting starting tomorrow, n…
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  Liz Post, Finance Director · [email protected]
May 1, 2022 at 12:23 PM

I didn’t want to be sending this message today

some news: John, we didn’t want to have to send this message today. Our finance team looked at the numbers, and we missed our final pre-primary end-of-month fundraising goal yesterday by just $2,792. This is a bad way to start a very important day for the campaign. Lucy has her debate ag…
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  Lucy (iPhone) · [email protected]
April 30, 2022 at 10:24 PM

what happens on May 24th is up to all of us

John – If we win the primary election in 25 more days, my work to continue pushing for gun safety reform, lower prescription drug prices, and protecting a woman’s reproductive rights in Congress will continue onwards. If we lose – which is a very real possibility according to the pundits…
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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…
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  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…
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  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…
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  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…
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  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…
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  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…
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  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…
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  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…
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  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 …
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  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…
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