Jon Tester · [email protected]

March 9, 2022 at 9:38 PM

Rain

  I’m not like most politicians, folks, and it’s not too hard to see why. I’m the Senate’s only working farmer, and proud of it. The truth is, I love this work. Yes, it can make for early mornings and late nights during planting and harvest seasons — but it also keeps me grounded, and…

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  Jon Tester · [email protected]

March 9, 2022 at 12:16 AM

Good news:

  Good news, folks: This afternoon, the Senate passed my bipartisan Postal Service Reform Act. The USPS is absolutely essential in rural America, and this legislation will help ensure the timely and accurate mail delivery all Americans depend on. No one should face long delivery delay…

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  Jon Tester · [email protected]

March 7, 2022 at 7:22 PM

Checking in with you

  Hey there, folks. I wanted to check in — how are you doing? Personally, I’m back in Washington after a good swing through Montana. I got to spend some time on the farm, haul some grain, get my usual $12 flat-top haircut, and, most importantly, meet with folks across the state to hea…

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  Raphael Warnock · [email protected]

March 4, 2022 at 3:22 PM

Quick thing

  Friend, I’ve only got a few minutes of free time, so I’ll be quick: FIRST: CNN named me the most vulnerable Democratic senator up for reelection — in the race POLITICO says could decide Senate control. THEN: A new super PAC promised to flood the airwaves with attack ads to smear me …

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  Jon Tester · [email protected]

March 2, 2022 at 8:12 PM

A thank you note and an update

  I just wanted to say thank you, folks. Thanks to you, we reached our end-of-month fundraising goal and are kicking off March in a strong position. As we work to defend Democrats’ razor-thin majority in the Senate, your support makes a big difference — I’m very grateful. On that note…

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  Jon Tester · [email protected]

February 28, 2022 at 8:32 PM

The odds

  Folks, I’m reaching out to ask if you can pitch in ahead of tonight’s end-of-month fundraising deadline. I’ll explain more in just a minute: If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately: Chip in $10 now …

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  JonTester.com · [email protected]

February 27, 2022 at 6:23 PM

A promise is a promise

  We promise to keep this short, folks. Can you pitch in any amount ahead of tomorrow’s end-of-month fundraising deadline? Your support will help fund our efforts to defend Democrats’ Senate majority, and with a razor-thin margin, this work is absolutely crucial: If you've saved your …

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  Jon Tester · [email protected]

February 26, 2022 at 10:23 PM

An update from the farm

  I hate to bother you on a weekend, folks, but I’m reaching out with a personal request ahead of Monday’s end-of-month fundraising deadline. I hope you’ll give me just a minute to explain. I’ve spent the last week back home in Montana, meeting with folks around the state. In my conve…

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  Jon Tester · [email protected]

February 25, 2022 at 3:22 PM

The Supreme Court

  Folks, Today, President Biden nominated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve as our next Supreme Court Justice. I’m looking forward to meeting with Judge Jackson and vetting her to ensure she will respect the rule of law. And I’m calling on all of my colleagues to do the same. Presi…

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  Tim Ryan · [email protected]

February 23, 2022 at 6:43 PM

$5

  Folks — I’m about to ask you to split a $5 contribution between my grassroots campaign and Jon’s. But first, I want to tell you why I’m confident we can prove the skeptics wrong and win this battleground race in Ohio. Republican Senator Rob Portman is retiring, leaving Ohio’s Senat…

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  Mark Kelly · [email protected]

February 22, 2022 at 8:52 PM

You deserve an explanation

  Friend, In just a moment, I’m going to ask you to make a contribution to help me defend this Senate seat. Please give me a chance to explain why this request — especially today — is so important. Here’s the truth: We may not know who our Republican opponent will be, but they sure kn…

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  Jon Tester · [email protected]

February 18, 2022 at 7:15 PM

Open your holiday card, friend!

  Folks, The issues plaguing the U.S. Postal Service haven’t gone away — in fact, they’ve only gotten worse. This week, I’ve been hearing from people who are only just now receiving holiday cards sent by friends and family back in December. That was two months ago! Last year, Postmast…

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  Jon Tester · [email protected]

February 17, 2022 at 8:27 PM

GOP Senators aren't even doing their jobs

  Folks, First of all, I just want to say thank you. So many of you pitched in ahead of our mid-quarter fundraising goal yesterday, and while we came up just a bit short, I’m grateful for your support. The Senate GOP’s fundraising arm brought in more than $100 million last year to tak…

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  Team Tester · [email protected]

February 17, 2022 at 12:00 AM

🚨 Only a few hours left 🚨

  Team, We only have a few hours left to hit our mid-quarter fundraising goal before our midnight deadline. Our team set a goal to raise $3,000 — $1,000 for each toss-up race in Georgia, Arizona, and Nevada — by midnight so we can protect our slim Democratic majorities. The GOP is rai…

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  Jon Tester · [email protected]

February 16, 2022 at 6:44 PM

All gas no brakes

  Folks, We’ve got a doozy of a year on our hands. Midterm elections are coming up this November in several battleground states, and Republicans need to flip just one seat to take back the majority. This team knows a thing or two about winning tough races — and unfortunately, they’re …

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  Jon Tester · [email protected]

February 15, 2022 at 5:35 PM

How are ya?

  How are you, folks? It’s a busy time here in Washington, and as much as I wish I could be back at the farm, I’ve got a lot on my plate. I’ve been working hard to pass my Meat Packing Special Investigator Act — which will make a huge difference for American families by lowering price…

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  Jon Tester · [email protected]

February 11, 2022 at 10:52 PM

re: our Senate majority

Mitch McConnell and his Republican colleagues are desperate to take back the Senate and will do whatever it takes to undo our hard-earned progress.   Folks, a recent poll shows my friend Michael Bennet losing his race by just one point against a Republican opponent. We knew this race w…

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  Jon Tester · [email protected]

February 10, 2022 at 7:00 PM

All about my farm

  Hi folks, My family farm means everything to me — it’s a big part of who I am, and it’s why I’m proud to be in the Senate fighting for Montana’s values. In 1910, my grandfather came to Montana. He came upon a piece of grassy land, took a look at it, and said “This is the place.” And…

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  Team Tester · [email protected]

February 9, 2022 at 7:55 PM

CNN reports...

  It's simple math, team — If Republicans flip just one Senate seat this November, they will take back the majority. We wish it weren’t so simple, but it’s true. And CNN reports that three Senate seats currently held by Democrats are among the top 10 most likely seats to flip, in Geor…

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  Jon Tester · [email protected]

February 8, 2022 at 5:35 PM

Join me to demand the Senate act to prevent corruption

  Folks, I didn’t run for Senate to cozy up to special interests and big corporations — I ran because folks in rural communities like mine didn’t see anyone in Washington looking out for them. When elected leaders use their positions of power for their own personal gain, it’s not just…

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  JonTester.com · [email protected]

February 7, 2022 at 7:24 PM

Jon is no stranger to climate change

  Team — Jon is no stranger to the toll climate change is taking on our state. Because of last year’s catastrophic drought and erratic weather, he had his worst harvest yet. And with temperatures breaking records every year, these droughts will get worse if Congress doesn’t take actio…

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  Jon Tester · [email protected]

February 4, 2022 at 11:08 PM

Why your support is so important

  Hi folks, I ran for Senate because I got tired of feeling like folks in Washington were a world away from where I come from. Powerful corporate interests have elevated politicians and left rural communities and family farmers like me in the dust. I felt it was time for that to chang…

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  Team Tester · [email protected]

February 3, 2022 at 5:16 PM

Get vaccinated!

  Hi team, Normally, we’d be reaching out to you today to tell you about Jon’s work in the Senate or to give you an update on all the key races coming up this November. Don’t get us wrong, that’s all still important — but we wanted to reach out to you today to remind you that as we’re…

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  Jon Tester · [email protected]

February 2, 2022 at 7:45 PM

The right to repair

  Folks, First, I want to say thank you. Generous supporters like you helped us not only meet our January fundraising goal, but surpass it. I really appreciate all your help. As we kick off February, I also wanted to share a brief update on what I’m up to in the Senate. Yesterday, I w…

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  Mark Kelly · [email protected]

January 31, 2022 at 11:16 PM

respectfully asking

  I have an important ask to make ahead of our January fundraising deadline tonight at midnight. I hope you’ll give me a minute to explain why this is so important. This is our first official fundraising deadline of 2022, and we have to put up a strong showing. But there’s another re…

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  Jon Tester · [email protected]

January 31, 2022 at 7:11 PM

$3 > $3 million

  Folks, Our January fundraising deadline is at midnight tonight, and I’ll be honest — it snuck up on me. All month, my team and I have been focused on finding a path forward for comprehensive voting rights legislation, and I have hope that we’ll get it done. But that means we’re behi…

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  JonTester.com · [email protected]

January 30, 2022 at 8:03 PM

It’s no big deal

  We’ll keep this short, team — Jon has been busy this month fighting to defend voting rights and combat climate change in the Senate, so we haven’t had lots of time to focus on fundraising. That means we’re falling behind on our January fundraising goal — and it’s not a big deal — bu…

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  Jon Tester · [email protected]

January 29, 2022 at 9:22 PM

Just one seat

  Folks, We’re coming up on our first monthly fundraising deadline of 2022. Before I ask you for a contribution, I want to take a moment and explain why reaching our goal this month is so crucial. We’ve got so much important work in front of us in the Senate — from lowering costs for …

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  Raphael Warnock · [email protected]

January 28, 2022 at 9:33 PM

urgent news:

  I had to reach out: FIRST: My potential opponent, Herschel Walker (R) just announced that he's raised nearly $10 million to defeat me and retake the Senate for Mitch McConnell. THEN: A new poll just came out that shows me one point down — in the race experts say could decide Senate…

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  Jon Tester · [email protected]

January 27, 2022 at 12:02 AM

Today’s news

  Big news, folks. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring. I am grateful to Justice Breyer for his service on the Court. Now we must look ahead to its future. It is absolutely critical that our next justice will enforce the law and serve the people — not the interests o…

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  Maggie Hassan · [email protected]

January 25, 2022 at 10:22 PM

Can I explain?

  Hello, In just a moment, I’m going to ask you to split a donation between my reelection campaign and my friend Jon Tester’s. But I hope you’ll take a minute to let me explain why your support matters so much, especially right now. As you may know, my 2016 Senate election was one of …

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  Jon Tester · [email protected]

January 24, 2022 at 10:22 PM

This team can defy the odds

  We’re nearly a month into 2022, folks, and this year is already shaping up to be a doozy. Why? Well, Senate Republicans’ campaign arm recently announced that they raised $104.8 million last year. That’s right — Mitch McConnell and his allies are going to pull out all the stops to ta…

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  Jon Tester · [email protected]

January 21, 2022 at 9:35 PM

My work to help Montana farmers

  Folks, I ran for Senate because I didn’t see anyone in Washington standing up for dirt farmers like me and my family. For years, big corporations have dominated the agricultural market in this country. They’ve put family farmers and ranchers out of business, increased meat prices at…

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  Jon Tester · [email protected]

January 20, 2022 at 9:22 PM

We came up short last night, but I’m not giving up

  Folks, Last night, I took to the Senate floor and joined the millions of voices across this country in defending voting rights. Unfortunately, we fell short of the votes needed to move this legislation ahead. But let me be clear: I appreciate all of your support and work the past we…

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  Jon Tester · [email protected]

January 19, 2022 at 7:46 PM

I’ll do anything to get voting rights done

  Folks, How much do I care about protecting the right to vote? Well, when my Democratic colleagues scheduled a last-minute meeting in DC to chart a path forward for the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act, I quickly left the farm, drove through the Montana snow for a couple hours, and…

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  Team Tester · [email protected]

January 18, 2022 at 9:03 PM

Fwd: Not an overstatement

The debate on voting rights begins today.   Hey there, In light of the Senate beginning debate on voting rights today, we wanted to bump up this note from Jon to the top of your inbox. It’s hard to overstate how important this issue is. When Republican state politicians make it harder …

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  JonTester.com · [email protected]

January 13, 2022 at 10:05 PM

Backbone of our democracy

  Friend, The time to pass federal voting rights legislation is now. Jon has been working nonstop these past months to find a path forward for Congress to take action on voting rights, and the House just passed the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act. Now, that legislation comes to the…

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  Jon Tester · [email protected]

January 12, 2022 at 8:26 PM

Not an overstatement

  Our democracy is being undermined by new anti-voting laws, folks. That’s not an overstatement. It’s a fact. The rash of voter suppression legislation we've seen across a number of states — including Montana — isn't making our elections more secure. It's making our democracy weaker. …

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  Team Tester · [email protected]

January 11, 2022 at 8:02 PM

The Senate must act immediately on voting rights

  Team, Jon has been working hard alongside his colleagues for the last month on voting rights legislation — legislation that will protect access to the ballot box, safeguard our free and fair elections, and ensure every eligible voter can make their voice heard. Passing this legislat…

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  Jon Tester · [email protected]

January 10, 2022 at 10:48 PM

Will you be a sustaining donor to my campaign?

  Folks, Life on the farm has taught me many important lessons. Perhaps the most important one is that you can’t get the hard work done on your own. This lesson rang true during my last campaign, when this grassroots team came together, beat the odds, and helped me win re-election in …

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  Team Tester · [email protected]

January 7, 2022 at 8:37 PM

We need to get serious about defending voting rights

  Yesterday, we marked one year since a mob stormed the United States Capitol and came within a hundred feet of destroying our democracy. This mob was fueled in part by the lie pushed by some of Jon's colleagues that the 2020 election was stolen. Sadly, that lie lives on today. And it…

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  Jon Tester · [email protected]

January 6, 2022 at 10:03 PM

January 6, 2021

  Folks, January 6, 2021 was one of the darkest days in our nation’s history. Our democracy owes a deep debt of gratitude to the Capitol Police and first responders who fought to defend the Capitol that day. We witnessed a violent mob incited by some of my colleagues break into our na…

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  Jon Tester · [email protected]

January 5, 2022 at 8:00 PM

re: Raphael Warnock

  Folks — One year ago today, Georgians voted to send two Democratic Senators to Washington in runoff elections — and handed Democrats our Senate majority. Over the last year, I’ve proudly worked alongside Senator Raphael Warnock to deliver for working families across the country. His…

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  Jon Tester · [email protected]

January 4, 2022 at 5:46 PM

Thank you. Here's what's next:

Make no mistake: We're in for a tough fight ahead.   I just wanted to take a minute to say thank you, folks. You helped us meet our end-of-year fundraising goal, and now, we’re starting the election year in a strong position. I’m so grateful to have you on the team. Make no mistake, th…

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  Team Tester · [email protected]

December 31, 2021 at 11:23 PM

Last chance

This is the last time you'll hear from us this year.   Hi folks, This is the last time you’ll hear from us in 2021. Really! We have just a few hours left to reach our end-of-year fundraising goal, and we still aren’t quite there. But if everyone reading this email chips in $10 (or more…

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  Jon Tester · [email protected]

December 31, 2021 at 6:25 PM

Thank you & Happy New Year!

  Friend, Happy New Year’s Eve! I hope you’re having a safe and meaningful celebration as we say goodbye to 2021 and ring in 2022. I also want to take a moment to say thank you so much for all the support you’ve shown over the past year. We delivered a Senate majority, passed the Amer…

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  Jon Tester · [email protected]

December 30, 2021 at 8:33 PM

I'll be very quick

  Team, I’m sure your inbox is crowded with emails from folks like me asking for help meeting their end-of-year goals. I understand this is an important fundraising time for everyone, so I’m asking you to pitch in whatever you think is fair — even just $1! — to help out our team today…

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  Team Tester · [email protected]

December 29, 2021 at 7:46 PM

There’s no sugarcoating this

  We won’t sugarcoat it, team — We’ve got a tough midterm election year ahead of us, and that’s why we’re building the resources now to take on the GOP, and win. Jon won his last re-election in a state that went to Donald Trump by 20 points, so he knows a thing or two about winning to…

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  Jon Tester · [email protected]

December 28, 2021 at 7:45 PM

2022 will be a doozy

  Hi folks, Asking for money is one of my least favorite parts of this job — just ask my team! But like with farming, you reap what you sow. So as we build towards winning tough races in 2022 and beyond, it is important we hit our end-of-year fundraising goal — and that is where I nee…

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  Jon Tester · [email protected]

December 27, 2021 at 6:04 PM

Closing our books for the year

  Folks, I hope you had a great holiday weekend. I know I sound like a broken record talking about our upcoming fundraising deadline, and I understand if you’re tired of hearing about it. But this deadline is important — especially with our Democratic Senate majority hanging in the ba…

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