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  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]
February 5, 2023 at 5:30 PM

I am an American

When you push power, power pushes back.   Who gets to be an American? What opinions do you have to have to be counted as an American? That's what the debate over my removal from the House Foreign Affairs Committee was all about. The idea that you are suspect if you are an immigran…
  IlhanOmar.com · [email protected]
February 4, 2023 at 5:33 PM

the "stupidest vote in the world"

We couldn't agree more.   Friends - As you may have heard, the House GOP voted this week to kick Ilhan off the Foreign Affairs Committee. After it was done, one Republican member of Congress was overheard in an elevator calling it the "stupidest vote in the world." Well, we couldn…
  IlhanOmar.com · [email protected]
February 3, 2023 at 5:40 PM

Today's an important day for our movement to show that we're in this together

Bumping Ilhan's message to the top of your inbox   Team — we wanted to make sure you didn't miss the news from yesterday: Kevin McCarthy and his right-wing allies have kicked Ilhan off of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. This comes after months of threats and targeted personal…
  Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]
February 3, 2023 at 12:59 AM

Is there ANYTHING we can say?

All eyes are on us right now. Let's show the strength of the movement we've built together.   Friends - Is there ANYTHING we can say to convince you to make a $5 contribution to stand with Ilhan Omar today? What if we told you that earlier today, Kevin McCarthy and his right-wing …
  Representative Ilhan Omar · [email protected]
February 2, 2023 at 9:26 PM

February 2023: What Happened Today and Highlights From Last Month

Today, as you may have seen, the House Republican Majority took a partisan vote to silence me and‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…
  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]
February 2, 2023 at 6:07 PM

I was just removed from the House Foreign Affairs Committee

Nobody — not Kevin McCarthy, not the Republican Party, not the billionaires who fund them — will ever stop me in my fight for a more equitable, just, and peaceful world.   Kevin McCarthy kept his word. After 4 proud years of service, I was just removed from the House Foreign Affai…
  Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]
January 31, 2023 at 11:51 PM

BREAKING: House Rules Committee meeting TONIGHT to discuss kicking Ilhan off Foreign Affairs Committee

We'll keep this quick, because the truth is we don't have much time   Friends - We'll keep this quick, because the truth is we don't have much time. News just broke that GOP leaders on the House Rules Committee are meeting TONIGHT to discuss a resolution that would kick Ilhan off …
  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]
January 31, 2023 at 3:01 PM

I never could have imagined this:

I wouldn't have believed you if you told me.   Friends - One thing you may know about me is that I am a refugee. When I was just a young child, my family escaped the Somali Civil War and took sanctuary in a Kenyan refugee camp for four years. We didn't always have enough food or r…
  Bernie Sanders · [email protected]
January 30, 2023 at 3:47 PM

I'm writing to ask you to contribute to Ilhan Omar's campaign for Congress. She's facing a new barrage of attacks from the right wing, and is counting on our support. Thank you. - B

Ilhan is a leader with immense strength and courage, and she's counting on our support.   Friends — In just a moment, I'm going to ask you to make a $5 contribution to my friend Ilhan Omar's re-election campaign for Congress. But first, I'd like to explain why this request is so i…
  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]
January 29, 2023 at 4:30 PM

Please give me a chance to explain

So long as I'm advocating for working people in Congress, they'll be there, doing and spending whatever it takes to defeat us.   Hey team, it's Ilhan. I'll be direct — can I count on you to make your first $5 contribution to our re-election campaign for Congress? Here's the situa…
  IlhanOmar.com · [email protected]
January 28, 2023 at 3:02 PM

We're not waiting for the other shoe to drop.

This one isn't isn't over.   Friends —  Earlier this week, Kevin McCarthy removed Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell from the House Intelligence Committee, and we already know Ilhan is next on his list. Well, we're not sitting around waiting for the other shoe to drop. Ilhan's fighting…
  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]
January 26, 2023 at 3:20 PM

Kevin McCarthy's cheap political stunts

McCarthy has already made good on two of his promises to his right-wing allies and corporate donors, and I'm his next target.   Friends — it's officially happened. Kevin McCarthy and the House Republicans have removed both Rep. Adam Schiff and Rep. Eric Swalwell from their House I…
  Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]
January 24, 2023 at 10:15 PM

We won’t stop fighting — no matter what Kevin McCarthy and his far-right allies continue to throw our way.

  Friends — As you read this, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is working overtime to fulfill his promises and kick Ilhan, Rep. Adam Schiff, and Rep. Eric Swalwell off their House committee assignments. You may have seen his bigoted, personal attacks against Ilhan in the headlines — …
  IlhanOmar.com · [email protected]
January 22, 2023 at 8:31 PM

Ilhan wants to hear from you directly:

  Now that the 118th Congress is officially underway and our team is gearing up for the important fights ahead, we have a quick request for you today: Will you take two minutes and submit our first Team Ilhan Issues Survey of the year? We want to know where our movement's priorit…
  Team Ilhan · [email protected]
January 20, 2023 at 3:02 PM

A real person wrote this email

  We wanted to take a minute today and give you a behind-the-scenes look at our digital fundraising, team. That number right there is the average amount supporters like you have contributed through emails like this one to stand with Ilhan so far this month. That's a fact we're e…
  Representative Ilhan Omar · [email protected]
January 18, 2023 at 10:49 PM

January 2023: Join Our Town Hall Tomorrow

This Thursday at 6pm, I will be hosting an in-person town hall in Brooklyn Center.‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌    …
  IlhanOmar.com · [email protected]
January 18, 2023 at 6:42 PM

crystal clear

We know you're probably not subscribed to Kevin McCarthy's campaign emails…   Friends — We know you're probably not subscribed to Kevin McCarthy's campaign emails, so just take a quick look at one of the many he's sent recently fundraising off his threats to kick Ilhan from the Ho…
  Team Ilhan · [email protected]
January 17, 2023 at 3:00 PM

Will you personally endorse Ilhan Omar?

We're looking for a LOT of signatures today   Team — We're reaching out today to ask you a quick but important question — will you add your name and personally endorse Ilhan Omar for Congress? ADD YOUR NAME Here's why: Thanks to so many of you last year, Ilhan was re-elected…
  Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]
January 15, 2023 at 5:05 PM

First, then, now:

We need to be prepared for anything and everything Kevin McCarthy and the House Republicans will throw Ilhan's way   FIRST: After failing on 14 consecutive ballots, Kevin McCarthy was elected Speaker of House and the GOP immediately got to work. THEN: McCarthy renewed his promise …
  Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]
January 10, 2023 at 12:00 AM

(bump) Kevin McCarthy

We need to be ready to fight back   Hi, team — We wanted to make sure you saw our note from the weekend. Kevin McCarthy is officially the Speaker of the House, and he's already getting to work attacking Ilhan. Can you chip in $3 today to help us fight back? CONTRIBUTE Thank…
  IlhanOmar.com · [email protected]
January 7, 2023 at 6:06 PM

Kevin McCarthy and the new Republican Congress want to silence Ilhan

We need to be ready to fight back   Big news out of D.C., team: After failing 14 consecutive times over 4 embarrassingly-long days to gather the votes necessary, Kevin McCarthy has been elected Speaker of the House. This means the new Republican Congress can now begin to conduct n…
  Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]
January 6, 2023 at 8:41 PM

Hear what Ilhan had to say on MSNBC last night

What we're seeing from the Republicans this week is chaos beyond chaos   Friends — Last night, Ilhan joined Alex Wagner on MSNBC, asking some important questions of Kevin McCarthy — who after 13 ballots and nearly 4 days, still doesn't have the votes to become Speaker of the House…
  Team Ilhan · [email protected]
January 4, 2023 at 11:25 PM

a historic humiliation

Our movement must stand united — especially if the last two days are a sign of things to come.   Friends — This week, our team planned to kick off the New Year by celebrating Ilhan's swearing-in for her third term in Congress, and quickly getting back to work fighting for the peop…
  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]
December 31, 2022 at 9:02 PM

Before the clock strikes midnight

  I’m reaching out one last time before the clock strikes midnight and the New Year begins, friends. This year, our movement overcame millions of dollars in attacks from the right-wing and the status quo, won my re-election campaign, and grew our progressive coalition in Congress…
  Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]
December 30, 2022 at 12:20 AM

7 supporters from 19125

  Team — Ilhan fights for working people and families, so she would rather ask lots of people for small-dollar donations than a handful of donors for larger donations. That's why we're reaching out directly to ask for your support before our last fundraising deadline of the year.…
  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]
December 27, 2022 at 10:01 PM

A federal judge ruled against DACA

100% of your contribution will go toward covering the $495 renewal fee that DACA recipients have to pay.   Friends — Earlier this year, a federal court ruled against DACA. No new DACA applications will be accepted, but the court allowed for renewals to continue being processed. T…
  Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]
December 27, 2022 at 1:38 AM

Keeping up the momentum

Ilhan has faced far-right attacks, a competitive primary, and more the past two years.   Friends — Ilhan has faced far-right attacks, a competitive primary, and more the past two years — and you've stood with her every moment. Our movement has made incredible progress — from passi…
  Team Ilhan · [email protected]
December 23, 2022 at 12:14 AM

This is our last email

Promise.   This will be our last email before the holiday weekend — promise! The more donations we get by midnight tonight, the fewer emails we’ll have to send at the end of the month: So, what do you say? Can you chip in any amount — $5, $10, or even our average donation of $21.8…
  Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]
December 22, 2022 at 12:37 AM

TL;DR

The next two years won’t always be easy.   Here’s the deal: The next two years won’t always be easy. Republicans will have a narrow majority in the House and Kevin McCarthy is hell-bent on removing Ilhan from the Foreign Affairs Committee in a bad-faith attempt to silence her. We …
  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]
December 20, 2022 at 1:39 AM

Let me explain...

I hope you’ll take a few minutes to hear me out.   Friends — Thanks to the grassroots support of this movement, I won re-election last month despite right-wing attacks and the millions of dollars spent against me. We have a huge opportunity to build on our progress. I'm going to a…
  Representative Ilhan Omar · [email protected]
December 19, 2022 at 10:59 PM

Wins for the 5th District This Year

I hope this email finds you warm and well. As we close out 2022, I want to take a moment to reflect ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …
  Pramila Jayapal · [email protected]
December 18, 2022 at 1:32 AM

Kevin McCarthy’s hate has no place in Congress

They know she’s powerful.   Have you heard? Kevin McCarthy has threatened my colleague and friend, Ilhan Omar — promising to kick her off of the Foreign Affairs Committee and stoking the flames of hatred and division. Islamophobia has no place in our country or our government. Il…
  Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]
December 16, 2022 at 12:57 AM

still falling short

Can you help us catch up?   Team — We’re just a few hours away from our mid-month fundraising deadline, and we’re still $3,072 short of reaching our goal. How you respond to this email at this critical moment matters because Ilhan relies on your support — never corporate PAC contr…
  Team Ilhan · [email protected]
December 14, 2022 at 9:30 PM

re: cash on hand

  Here's the truth, folks: After fighting to keep Ilhan in Congress through a competitive primary and the general election, our cash on hand is low. That's a problem because we need resources as we start the new election cycle in just a few weeks. Between Kevin McCarthy threateni…
  Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]
December 10, 2022 at 11:35 PM

This didn’t happen overnight

  Last month, Ilhan won re-election for the second time — despite the millions her opponents and conservative super PACs spent trying to unseat her. Our movement has out-organized every challenger Ilhan has faced and gone on to secure progressive victories in Congress. From pass…
  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]
December 7, 2022 at 9:37 PM

We defeated Joe Manchin’s fossil fuel deal

We must fight back to protect our planet.   Friends — The fossil fuel industry just tried to sneak a provision into the defense spending bill to make it easier to build pipelines, mines, and other dirty fossil fuel projects — but our movement spoke out, and we stopped the measure …
  Team Ilhan · [email protected]
December 2, 2022 at 10:44 PM

Looking for your input >>

Can you fill out our quick priorities survey?   Friends, Right now, Ilhan is working to end the year strong in the People’s House by fighting for legislation that puts people first. That’s why it’s so important that she hears from you personally about your priorities for the weeks…
  Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]
December 1, 2022 at 12:15 AM

our midnight deadline

Counting on your support.   We're reaching out one last time before tonight’s end-of-month fundraising deadline — because we’re still 73 donations short of our 3,500-contribution goal. Can you rush in a donation of any amount to power our campaign and support Ilhan’s fights in Con…
  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]
November 30, 2022 at 12:17 AM

Holding Republicans accountable every step of the way

  Friends, Republicans barely took back the House — their majority is narrow, and we've grown our movement with young, progressive leaders like Summer Lee in PA-12 and Greg Casar in TX-35. We need to hold Republicans accountable every step of the way and keep building our progres…
  Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]
November 28, 2022 at 12:27 AM

Can we explain?

We are just a few days away from our first end-of-month deadline of the election cycle.   Can we explain something? Contributions from emails like this one fuel our campaign. They power our organizing work all year and help us elect progressives at every level of government. From …
  Team Ilhan · [email protected]
November 26, 2022 at 11:53 PM

We’re seeing a slowdown

We are just a few days away from our first end-of-month deadline of the election cycle.   Friends, When Republicans took back the House majority and Kevin McCarthy renewed his promise to kick Ilhan off the Foreign Affairs Committee, supporters stepped up and rushed in contribution…
  Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]
November 23, 2022 at 10:03 PM

Kevin McCarthy’s failures

We wanted to make sure you saw Ilhan’s email:   We wanted to make sure you saw Ilhan’s email, friends: Kevin McCarthy barely delivered a narrow House majority for his party when he predicted a red wave, and he’s unveiled an unpopular policy platform for the next two years. So he’s…
  Representative Ilhan Omar · [email protected]
November 21, 2022 at 8:16 PM

November 2022: Can’t Wait to Keep Making Progress

Thank you for re-electing me to serve Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌    …
  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]
November 20, 2022 at 3:45 PM

re: Kevin McCarthy’s attacks

McCarthy just announced that he plans to keep his promise to remove me from the Foreign Affairs Committee.   Friends, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy — who is on track to be Speaker of the House next year — just announced that he plans to keep his promise to remove me from th…
  Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]
November 19, 2022 at 6:50 PM

Kevin McCarthy’s promise

It’s clear that McCarthy Republicans will use their power to try to silence Ilhan and strong progressives and reverse our movement’s progress.   Team — Republicans have officially taken back the House — nominating Kevin McCarthy as Speaker. McCarthy even reportedly renewed his pro…
  Ilhan Omar HQ · [email protected]
November 16, 2022 at 3:00 AM

re: Donald Trump

Trump is running for president in 2024 — we can’t afford another 4 years of his hateful rhetoric and disastrous policies.   Team — Donald Trump just launched his presidential bid for 2024 — putting all of our progress at risk. Trump will soon be back on the campaign rally circuit,…
  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]
November 13, 2022 at 2:20 AM

This is a longer email about our progressive wins

I hope you’ll take the time to read it through.   Friends — I know we are all waiting with bated breath for the final results in Senate and House races across the country. We should all be proud that so many voters across the country have rejected Republicans’ far-right agenda and…
  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]
November 9, 2022 at 4:15 AM

re: Tonight’s win

We don’t just welcome refugees in Minnesota — we send them back to Congress.   Friends — thanks to the power of our movement, we won tonight! You helped prove once again that in Minnesota, we don’t just welcome refugees — we send them back to Congress. As a little girl huddled in …
  Isra Hirsi · [email protected]
November 7, 2022 at 8:17 PM

Hey 👋🏾 it’s Ilhan’s daughter

I’m Isra — a college student, an organizer, and Ilhan Omar’s daughter:   Hey, I’m Isra — a college student, an organizer, and Ilhan Omar’s daughter: In these final two days of the election, I’m helping my mom’s campaign knock doors and get out the vote to keep her in Congress and…
  Ilhan Omar · [email protected]
November 5, 2022 at 4:33 PM

Let’s elect the next member of the Squad

  Hi, I’m reaching out because my friend, Odessa Kelly, is running for Congress in Tennessee and she needs our help to get there. Odessa grew up in Nashville, played basketball for Tennessee State University, and spent 14 years in Metro Parks and Recreation, running one of the be…