Friends,

Today, I’m officially entering the race for Senate here in Ohio. I’m about to ask you to become one of the 20,000 Founding Donors I need to launch my campaign, but first let’s talk about why I knew I had to run:

Everyday folks used to have a promise they could count on.

If you worked hard, you’d be able to keep a roof over your head, put food on the table, and provide a better future for your children and their children too.

But somewhere along the line, our country lost sight of how to make things work for everyone. We ended up with an economy and a political system that only works for the wealthy few -- while the working class folks who dug the deepest and sent our nation soaring were left behind.

Something’s got to change. I’m running for Senate because it’s time to hit the reset button in Washington and finally cut workers in on the deal.

But Ohio will be a battleground state for 2022, and we’ll be facing an uphill battle against Mitch McConnell and his dark money friends. It’s critical that we hit the ground running -- if you’re with me, will you make a contribution today and become a Founding Donor of my campaign?

I was born and raised in a blue collar union family in Northeast Ohio. I’ve seen firsthand how our communities have been left behind as the American Dream gets further and further out of reach.

That’s why I’ve spent my career in Congress fighting to ensure that everyone can have a good-paying job, quality health care they can afford, and the security of knowing they can retire with dignity.

I’m running to be Ohio’s next senator because I’ll fight like hell to cut workers in on the deal.

This is our chance to expand our Democratic majority in the Senate. This is our chance to make sure that workers and families get the fair shot they deserve.

I’ll never sell out our workers, but I can’t take on McConnell and his special interest fundraising machine alone. Chip in $5, $10, $15, $25 -- whatever you can -- to help get our campaign off the ground!

I’m so grateful to have folks like you in my corner. Change is coming -- and we’re gonna do it together.

Let’s get to work,

Tim Ryan

P.S. Our goal is to bring in 20,000 individual donations in the first 3 days of our campaign. Our team is going to be powered by grassroots supporters like you, and I’ll need you with me every step of the way -- you can chip in using this secure link.