Adam Hughes · [email protected]

November 29, 2019 at 5:09 PM

One day left

The pace of our fundraising has slowed in the last couple of days.       Friend, As Julie’s Field Director, part of my job is making sure that our team has the resources we need to run one of the largest grassroots field programs of any Congressional campaign in the country. And I'm re…

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  Julie Oliver · [email protected]

November 28, 2019 at 2:55 PM

Thankful for you, and all of those fighting for change

  Friend, it’s almost Thanksgiving. Coco’s out of school, and she’s just back from spending the weekend with Matt’s mom. Brack, my son, has left his cat with us while he road-trips out to El Paso to spend the holiday with his girlfriend’s family -- which means that while Matt’s trying to get the …

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  Mary Ibarra · [email protected]

November 26, 2019 at 1:30 PM

I'm Julie's new campaign manager

I'm so excited to be at the helm of a progressive campaign that is creating the diverse coalition needed to win.       Friend, allow me to introduce myself: I'm Mary Ibarra, and last week I became Julie's campaign manager. I'm a proud Texan from the Rio Grande Valley, where we've seen t…

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  Team Julie · [email protected]

November 25, 2019 at 4:35 PM

Update: Our first official endorsement of the campaign is huge!

This is a powerful vote of confidence in the progressive campaign we are running, and we're determined to sustain our momentum.     Friend, we wanted to make sure you saw last week's big news that Rep. Veronica Escobar endorsed Julie! This is a powerful vote of confidence in the progress…

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  Julie Oliver · [email protected]

November 25, 2019 at 12:00 AM

Add your name to support the FAMILY Act

We need a national paid leave policy in this country that covers all of us.     Friend, At some point in all of our lives, we all have to take care of a loved one, get care for ourselves, or both -- and we need time away from our jobs to do so. It is long past time for a national paid le…

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  Julie Oliver · [email protected]

November 22, 2019 at 1:30 PM

To make Texas safer

Gun violence in Texas has continued to worsen as state legislators continue to weaken our gun laws.     Friend, At a school, at a party, and outside a mall. Another week of tragic gun violence in America. There were shootings in California (in Santa Clarita and Fresno) and Duncan, Oklaho…

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  Team Julie · [email protected]

November 21, 2019 at 1:30 PM

“Everyone was in the loop.”

The President has betrayed this country over and over again. He turned over our nation's foreign policy to a corrupt private citizen -- and he is using it entirely to help himself politically and financially.                                               Friend, Yesterday, Gordon Sondla…

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  Julie Oliver · [email protected]

November 20, 2019 at 1:30 PM

An honor to have this support

Congresswoman Escobar has quickly become one of the House's most powerful voices for immigration justice and gun safety legislation.                                             JOIN OUR MOVEMENT >> Friend, I'm so proud to announce that Congresswoman Veronica Escobar of El Paso ha…

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  Team Julie · [email protected]

November 18, 2019 at 3:53 PM

Can we count on you?

Even just $10 makes a huge difference, letting us reach 5 new voters.                                               Hi there -- we're very close to meeting our mid-month goal, but we need one last push. You can see that we’ve hit 100% funded in several of our key precincts, but we’re hov…

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  Adam Hughes · [email protected]

November 18, 2019 at 12:01 AM

Exciting new numbers

Texas Democrats like Julie are on the upswing.                                             Hi friend -- checking to make sure you saw our team's message about the really encouraging new numbers! With proud Texas Democrats like Julie on the upswing, we're aiming to really kick up our voter…

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  Team Julie · [email protected]

November 16, 2019 at 7:35 PM

Add another case of obstruction to the articles of impeachment

Witness intimidation is obstruction of justice.                                             Friend, Yesterday, Congress heard from Marie Yovanovitch, a veteran diplomat who was ousted as Ambassador to Ukraine following a smear campaign against her led by Trump yes-men and loyalists like…

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  Team Julie · [email protected]

November 16, 2019 at 1:31 PM

UPDATE: Texas Democrats gaining momentum

We're already outperforming 2018 -- and that's great news for our chances of winning TX-25.                                             Help us register more voters so that Julie can continue the Democratic momentum in Texas! DONAtE NOW Friend, Democrats and Republicans are tied in…

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  Julie Oliver · [email protected]

November 15, 2019 at 6:47 PM

We cannot turn a blind eye to corruption

Congress must assert its role as a co-equal branch of government and conduct oversight.                                             Friend, this week our country is watching closely as public impeachment hearings into Donald Trump's abuses of power and criminal behavior have begun. Most…

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  Julie Oliver · [email protected]

November 13, 2019 at 1:30 PM

Standing with those who Dream

Nearly one million immigrants who've only known the United States as home since childhood could face deportation and have their lives irrevocably altered.                                             Friend, Yesterday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments on the Trump Administration's a…

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  Julie Oliver · [email protected]

November 11, 2019 at 6:03 PM

Veterans Day is a reminder for all of us

How to thank the veterans of this district: Friend, Since I began running to serve this district in Congress, we’ve made the drive between Austin and Killeen more times than I can count and we’ve knocked on thousands of doors up there. We’ve held town halls all over Bell and Coryell County, and w…

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  Julie Oliver · [email protected]

November 10, 2019 at 6:04 PM

The status quo needs to change

The number of uninsured children has drastically risen since 2016.                                             Friend, while much of the political news right now is focused on the impeachment inquiry and Donald Trump's abuses of power, we can't lose sight of the other issues that are dir…

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  Julie Oliver · [email protected]

November 8, 2019 at 3:45 PM

Never more important to fight for a Green New Deal

In 2020, we need to send a message at the ballot box that Americans want environmental justice. Our planet depends on it.                                             Friend, climate change is an urgent crisis that demands immediate, bold action. So it was especially disheartening to see …

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  Team Julie · [email protected]

November 6, 2019 at 5:38 PM

Next up: Texas

Donald Trump won Kentucky by 30 points. He won Texas by 9. We can run proudly on our values, and we can win -- everywhere.                                             Friend, Last night in Kentucky, Democrat Andy Beshear defeated the Republican incumbent Matt Bevin in the race for Govern…

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  Julie Oliver · [email protected]

November 4, 2019 at 10:45 PM

Tell me what issues you want to hear about in this campaign.

To make sure I'm running the strongest possible campaign, I want to hear from you about your top priorities.                                             Friend, yesterday marked exactly one year out from Election Day 2020. This is an election that means so much for the future of our envi…

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  Team Julie · [email protected]

November 3, 2019 at 5:44 PM

1 year and 1 day from today.

1 year and 1 day from today. Friends, November 3, 2020 is one year from today. The actions we take today -- the doors we knock, the voters we register, and the dollars we raise -- a full year out, will make all the difference in the outcome we w…

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  Team Julie · [email protected]

November 2, 2019 at 6:46 PM

Take 5 minutes and check out this map.

Take 5 minutes and check out this map. Friends, The way we win is by showing up, building community, and knocking on doors. We can only know which doors to knock during GOTV if we have good records on who is registered to vote. And in order to a…

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  Julie Oliver · [email protected]

October 31, 2019 at 10:16 PM

Final update before the end of the month

The money we raise right now has an immediate impact on our ambitious voter registration drive.                                             Hi there -- I wanted to send you one last update before the end of the month, because the money we raise right now has an immediate impact on our amb…

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  Julie Oliver · [email protected]

October 30, 2019 at 6:45 PM

Picking up the pace

We've gotten over one thousand new Democrats registered to vote for 2020 in just the last nine days!                                             Friend, Since the launch of our new interactive voter registration tool, we've made incredible progress: In just 9 days, we've funded over 1,00…

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  Anthony Orona · [email protected]

October 30, 2019 at 12:14 PM

We won't stand for it.

We won't stand for it. I'm not gonna lie, . Watching the way that Republicans and right-wind media are treating Lt. Col. Vindman -- the Russian Jewish refugee and decorated war hero who earned a purple heart serving in the infantry in Iraq and te…

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  Adam Hughes · [email protected]

October 28, 2019 at 12:14 PM

Help us register thousands of new Democratic voters across Texas.

Help us register thousands of new Democratic voters across Texas. Friends -- Quick update on how we're doing getting every unregistered Democratic voter in District 25 registered and onto the voter rolls. We are 15,489 registrations away from ou…

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  Team Julie · [email protected]

October 24, 2019 at 3:05 PM

Progress!

Progress! So far, so good, friends. On Monday we announced the launch of our ground-breaking voter registration app, and so far we've made some great progress. If you haven't yet, head over to https://julieoliver.org/registervoters to see how far…

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  Julie Oliver · [email protected]

October 23, 2019 at 1:55 PM

Roger Williams is now part of the cover-up

Roger Williams is now part of the cover-up Friends, Yesterday, Bill Taylor -- graduate of West Point, Vitenam infantry veteran, and top diplomat under 5 presidents, Republican and Democrat, and the chief   -- has described a corrupt quid pro quo …

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  Adam Hughes · [email protected]

October 21, 2019 at 12:14 PM

This is a game-changer.

This is a game-changer. Friends --  Really exciting news from our camp today. Check it out: At the start of this campaign, we laid out our plan to register and turn out more Democratic voters than any Congressional c…

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  Julie Oliver · [email protected]

October 18, 2019 at 11:59 AM

Furious.

Furious. I'm sure you saw the news, . Donald Trump came to Texas last night, bringing his divisive message of hate and fear and obscene ignorance -- denigrating Harvey survivors, spreading lies, and making light of the fact that we've just let IS…

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  Julie Oliver · [email protected]

October 16, 2019 at 12:14 PM

Yes, I was a "Mathlete" growing up. (Reporting our numbers).

Yes, I was a "Mathlete" growing up. (Reporting our numbers). , Many of you that I have been lucky enough to meet or who know the story of this campaign are aware that we do not take a single dime from any PAC -- because the way we're going to ach…

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  Anthony Orona · [email protected]

October 15, 2019 at 1:48 PM

Counting down to February

Counting down to February , It's hard to believe that this Julie has been running this campaign since April. And now, there are only 5 months until Februrary 18 -- that's the day that early voting for the Democratic Primary begins in Texas. …

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  Matt OIiver · [email protected]

October 14, 2019 at 12:29 PM

Connecting with you

Connecting with you , Just writing you a note from our house in Cherrywood. On Thursday my mom picked Coco up from school and she's been watching her this weekend as Julie and I have been out campaigning -- I've been out knocking doors all weekend…

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  Team Julie · [email protected]

October 9, 2019 at 12:15 PM

New Merch in the Julie Store!

New Merch in the Julie Store! , Want to show off your support for Julie, support local Texas unions, and help build our grassroots campaign? ↓ ↓ Check out our brand new merchandise in the campaign store! ↓ ↓ All of our merch…

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  Julie OIiver · [email protected]

October 6, 2019 at 3:48 PM

Thank you

Thank you , Just wanted to reach out and to thank each and every one of you who stepped up and ensured that we had such a great fundraising quarter. We’ll post our fundraising numbers soon, but we're enormously proud of the work our scrappy grassr…

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  Julie OIiver · [email protected]

September 30, 2019 at 12:52 PM

This is it.

This is it. , Tonight at midnight, we’ll close the books on a critical end-of-quarter fundraising goal. This is an important test for our campaign, and we can’t afford to fall short. As of right now, we’re still short on reaching our end-of-quarte…

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  Julie OIiver · [email protected]

September 30, 2019 at 3:34 AM

Late night update.

Late night update. , I'm just back from a day out on the trail, spending time with our fellow Texans in Burnet County, meeting with Republicans, Democrats, independents, non-voters --  because I want to be the best representative I can for this di…

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  Ali Sait · [email protected]

September 29, 2019 at 3:36 PM

Why I believe

Why I believe , My name's Ali Sait, and I'm finishing up high school here in Austin -- but I've been around political leaders for a while now, as an Intern in a Democratic Congressional office, and now as a member of the Comms team on Julie's gras…

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  Joe Green · [email protected]

September 28, 2019 at 11:19 PM

Help us send Roger Williams a message

Help us send Roger Williams a message We're less than 2 days until our FEC fundraising deadline , As more and more of Donald Trump's corrupt abuse of power becomes publicly known, Roger Williams continues to show us that he would rather choose pa…

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  Julie HQ · [email protected]

September 28, 2019 at 1:29 PM

2 days 15 hours 41 minutes

2 days 15 hours 41 minutes -- I'll get right to it. We’ve got roughly 2 days, 15 hours, 41 minutes until our deadline, and we're not quite halfway to our goal. We're counting on you in this critical time for the campaign. Our filing will also …

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  Julie HQ · [email protected]

September 28, 2019 at 12:15 PM

A massive betrayal

A massive betrayal -- A whistleblower filed a formal complaint that can be corroborated by multiple sources that "the President of the United States is using the power of his office to solicit interference from a foreign country in the 2020 U.S.…

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  Julie HQ · [email protected]

September 27, 2019 at 8:07 PM

This is a big test for us.

This is a big test for us. Hello there! We’ve built this campaign $10 and $25 at a time, relying on the generosity of those who are committed to real change in Texas. Now we're facing a pretty big test for our campaign. On Monday night, we're go…

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  Julie HQ · [email protected]

September 26, 2019 at 10:05 PM

It's been quite a day

It's been quite a day , As the evidence of Trump’s misconduct mounts, our fight to restore democracy in this district only grows. The shattering whistleblower report and testimony of Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire only solidify …

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  Julie HQ · [email protected]

September 26, 2019 at 1:14 PM

We need 95 contributions of $64.85

We need 95 contributions of $64.85 , Our end-of-quarter deadline is right around the corner -- and in order to stay on target, we need supporters to chip in today to help hit our goal of $40,000 before midnight Monday. Since we announced this goa…

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  Julie HQ · [email protected]

September 26, 2019 at 12:00 AM

Closing out the day strong

Closing out the day strong , As you know, Julie's running a very different kind of campaign -- on the courage of her convictions, without focus-group-tested language, powered by people, without taking a dime from any PAC.  That commitment to runn…

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  Julie Oliver · [email protected]

September 25, 2019 at 5:46 PM

Re: Update on our goal

Re: Update on our goal , We're going to keep this super quick update, because we know you're busy.  We're off to a great start today. It's a battle of inches, and every contribution puts us closer to our goal. Yesterday we were able to raise over…

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  Julie Oliver · [email protected]

September 25, 2019 at 12:14 PM

Why we're doing this

Why we're doing this Good morning, friends. Yesterday was a big day. The House announced that it was launching formal impeachment hearings into Trump's corrupt abuse of power. And our team announced that we'd set a goal to raise $40,000 by midnigh…

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  Team Julie · [email protected]

September 24, 2019 at 11:29 PM

Update on our goal

Update on our goal Hey friends, Quick update -- we're still about $1700 away from hitting our goal for the day. Following the news that House plans to open formal impeachment hearings, now we know to expect an even more furious fight, as the GOP …

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  Team Julie · [email protected]

September 24, 2019 at 5:29 PM

Almost there.

Almost there. Game on, friends! In the short time since we announced our goal to raise $40,000 by midnight on Monday the 30th, we've had an incredible response -- so far, as of 11:52 am CST, we've been able to raise $3,326.  If you have contribut…

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  Team Julie · [email protected]

September 24, 2019 at 12:14 PM

We need to raise $40,000 in 7 days.

We need to raise $40,000 in 7 days. We need to raise $40,000 by the end of the quarter, at midnight on Monday night, friends. Now we know that it's an incredibly ambitious goal and it is a lot of money. But this team is up for it. We aren't shrin…

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  Team Julie · [email protected]

September 23, 2019 at 1:13 PM

Here's the plan

Here's the plan Here's the plan, . Step 1. Register more voters than any campaign in Congressional history. Step 2. Turn those voters out to polls and win true representation for the people of this district, while flipping the state house in the …

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