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Thursday, May 17, 2018

You can't be what you can't see. HILLARY CLINTON.


David --

Last week, I traveled a little far from home, visiting with friends and supporters in Australia and New Zealand. I was thrilled to be there, not only because both countries are incredibly beautiful, but because both have elected women to their highest offices, including current Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern.

It was wonderful to hear women across both countries talk about how having a female prime minister not only influenced policy, but made them more likely to be engaged in politics. As the old saying goes, you can’t be what you can’t see.

Our friends at Latino Victory know this, too; they’ve been working for years now to elect Latino candidates across the country and make sure that young Latino people can see themselves reflected in our government. I’m proud to be their partner through Onward Together, and I hope you’ll learn a little bit more about them today.

Onward!

Hillary

Onward Together works to build a brighter future for generations to come by supporting groups that encourage people to organize in their communities or run for office. Because you're an important part of Onward Together, we wanted you to get a chance to know these groups a little bit better. To learn more about Onward Together, click here.

The organization: Latino Victory

The organizers: Actress Eva Longoria and businessman-slash-philanthropist Henry R. Muñoz, III, co-founders and Cristóbal Alex, President.

The mission: To elect progressive Latino candidates in every state, at every level of office

The story: In the months leading up to President Obama’s re-election, Eva and Henry co-founded the Futuro Fund to engage Latino donors. After raising an unprecedented $32 million, they founded Latino Victory to advance the movement past the presidential election. Latino Victory builds political power by recruiting and supporting progressive Latino leaders for office, engaging the Latino electorate, and developing a Latino donor pipeline to make sure the voices of Latinos are reflected at every level of government.

The latest: 69% of Latino Victory candidates won their races in 2016, increasing Latino representation in Congress by a dramatic 18%. In 2017, Latino Victory candidates won even more of their races -- 80%. They contributed to the first special election win under Trump by supporting Representative Jimmy Gomez, and helped Hala Ayala and Elizabeth Guzman make history by becoming the first Latinas elected to the Virginia House of Delegates. Now, Latino Victory is focusing on winning races across the nation and making history by tripling the number of endorsed candidates, and uplifting the achievements of Latinas in every industry by launching the Year of the Latina campaign. 62% of the candidates Latino Victory has endorsed thus far in 2018 are Latinas -- a statistic reflecting the momentum of the modern women’s movement spurred on by the 2016 election.

The next step: Head to latinovictory.us to learn more right now and help Latino Victory flip the House and take back the Senate! 

Wednesday, May 16, 2018

We can't risk a constitutional crisis. U.S. SENATOR CORY BOOKER.

David,

It has been several weeks since the Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act passed out of committee. The Senate Judiciary Committee and Senate Republican leadership have indicated that they do not intend to bring the legislation to the floor for a vote.

With Robert Mueller’s appointment coming up to the one-year mark this week, we must act now to stop President Trump from derailing the investigation.

Over the past few months, Trump has escalated his attacks on the special counsel’s investigation—from threatening to fire Robert Mueller to repeatedly referring to the investigation as a “witch hunt” to recently backing down on promises to take part in an interview with Mueller.

...call on Congress to pass legislation to protect Robert Mueller’s job and safeguard our electoral process from further Russian interference.

The legislation I introduced in the Senate to prevent President Trump from firing Mueller has bipartisan support and the support of the American people—but Senate Republican leadership refuses to act.

With Trump continually threatening to undermine or terminate the investigation, it is up to Congress to take action. The checks and balances in the legislation are crucial to protect our democracy.

The American people deserve to know the extent of President Trump’s ties to Russia—and if Robert Mueller is fired, we may never get the answers we deserve.

Join me in calling on Congress to protect our electoral process from further foreign attacks by passing legislation to maintain the integrity of the special counsel’s investigation.

Thank you,

Cory

Breaking News...CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE KEN HARBAUGH.

Dear David,

I’m thrilled to announce that I’ve received the endorsement of Former Vice President Joe Biden.




Throughout his career, Joe Biden has fought tirelessly for working Americans. His love for this country is evident in everything he does. I am proud and humbled to receive this honor.


The former Vice President endorsed me because of my military service, disaster-response record, and willingness to “fight for Ohio workers and families.” He is right about that. I have spent my life serving this nation, and I am ready to go to work for the good people of Ohio.

In service,
Ken
 

Pat's new TV ad. CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE PAT RYAN.


Hi David,
 
We just launched our first TV ad this morning and it already has 75K views on Twitter. People are fired up -- even VoteVets, Paul Begala, Steve Israel, Montel Williams, and Emma González have shared our ad. People across the country want leaders who aren’t afraid to stand up to the gun lobby and get weapons of war off our streets. Leaders like Pat won’t back down from this issue. He has the courage to stand up, speak out, and act and I couldn’t be prouder to be working for Pat Ryan’s campaign in NY-19.
 
Now, we just need to get our ad in front of voters...
Thanks,
Tim Wagner
Campaign Manager