Sara Jacobs · [email protected]

May 31, 2025 at 5:22 PM

I can’t ignore this

Fundraising has been on the back burner — but it’s really important. Hi friends,   I want to be transparent with you about something that actually matters a lot, but that I’ve put on the back burner these last few months – fundraising for 2026.   I’ll admit it’s been difficult to think about everyth…

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  Sara Jacobs · [email protected]

May 26, 2025 at 4:47 PM

Memorial Day

Honoring those who gave everything in service to our countryThis Memorial Day, I’m remembering the brave service members who gave their lives in defense of our country — and holding close the families and loved ones they left behind. In San Diego, we know firsthand the depth of sacrifice that milita…

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  Sara Jacobs · [email protected]

May 21, 2025 at 9:46 PM

Republicans want to gut Medicaid by the weekend

(And hand billions to the ultra-wealthy in return.) Friends — this week we are in an all-out fight to protect critical programs from devastating budget cuts.   Late Sunday night, my Republican colleagues narrowly passed their 1,100+ page disaster of a budget bill through committee, and Speaker Mike …

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  LaMonica McIver · [email protected]

May 20, 2025 at 4:53 PM

BREAKING: These charges from the Trump administration are baseless

I went to an ICE facility in my district to conduct oversight because that is my job and my lawful right as a member of Congress. Friends,  The Trump administration just charged me with crimes for engaging in congressional oversight. This is a first—and it’s a flashing red light for our democracy. …

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  Sara Jacobs · [email protected]

May 19, 2025 at 9:18 PM

My op-ed in Fox News →

A message for Donald Trump Remember when Donald Trump called himself the “fertilization president”?   Well, today is the deadline for policy recommendations on how he can expand access to IVF like he promised to do in an executive order earlier this year — and I have a suggestion for him:  Support m…

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  Sara Jacobs · [email protected]

May 19, 2025 at 2:42 AM

3 things (part 3)

What I’ve done, what you can do, and some good news! Friends, It’s me again — sharing more updates directly with you on what I’ve been doing to fight back against President Trump, and what you can do too. As always, let me know if you have any feedback, what you like (or what you don’t like), and wh…

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  Sara Jacobs · [email protected]

May 11, 2025 at 5:26 PM

Baby tax

Higher prices isn’t what moms wanted for Mother’s Day. Folks,  As if it wasn’t already stressful enough being a new parent, Trump’s ridiculous trade war is making life more difficult and more expensive for new families.   Let’s call these tariffs what they are: a baby tax. Car seats. Baby strollers.…

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  Sara Jacobs · [email protected]

May 8, 2025 at 6:51 PM

The next big fight in Congress

The GOP budget is coming, and we need to be ready to fight it Speaker Mike Johnson wants the House to vote on a full budget package by the end of this month.  That means we’re about to face another all-out fight to protect critical programs.  In their budget proposal, House Republicans floated trill…

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  Sara Jacobs · [email protected]

May 5, 2025 at 3:58 PM

American taxpayers shouldn't have to fund Pete Hegseth’s makeup studio

…this is real Last week, I introduced a really simple amendment in the House Armed Services Committee: No taxpayer funds should be used to build, maintain, or outfit a makeup studio for the Secretary of Defense. Kind of absurd.   But here’s the more unbelievable part: Every single Republican on the …

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  Sara Jacobs · [email protected]

May 5, 2025 at 1:33 AM

DOGE is going after Social Security

Musk called it “the big one to eliminate” Folks,  While Republicans focus on handing out tax breaks to billionaires and Donald Trump focuses on instigating a constitutional crisis, Elon Musk is up to his own antics – recently announcing that Social Security is “the big one to eliminate” for DOGE.  T…

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  Sara Jacobs · [email protected]

May 3, 2025 at 1:47 AM

re: Breaking the emergency glass

When to do it, and what it means. I’ve been getting a version of the same question from a lot of people lately: “When is it time to break the emergency glass?” And maybe more importantly: What does that even mean?  I get it. I feel the same fear and frustration watching Trump and his allies openly d…

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  Sara Jacobs · [email protected]

April 29, 2025 at 5:32 PM

House Republicans passed a bad voter suppression bill. Here’s what you can do about it:

Three things to do right now → This month, House Republicans passed the SAVE Act, which would require you to prove your citizenship in person with a birth certificate or passport just to vote or change your address.  Republicans are spinning this bill as harmless. But don’t be fooled — it’s one of t…

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  Sara Jacobs · [email protected]

April 28, 2025 at 12:31 AM

We need to talk about what ICE is doing

Know your rights → Right now, Donald Trump is testing the bounds of his power by arresting and deporting immigrants with no due process. Here’s where things stand: We’ve all seen the horrifying videos online. Immigrants are being kidnapped off the streets, pulled from their homes or their cars, even…

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  Sara Jacobs · [email protected]

April 25, 2025 at 4:25 PM

3 things (part 2)

What I’ve done, what you can do, and some good news! Friends,  As promised, I wanted to share more updates directly with you on what I’ve been doing to fight back against Trump and what you can do too. I am going to try to send these every other Friday — so let me know if you have any feedback, what…

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  Sara Jacobs · [email protected]

April 15, 2025 at 4:13 PM

“the big one to eliminate”

Elon Musk on Social Security Folks,  While Republicans focus on handing out tax breaks to billionaires and Donald Trump focuses on instigating a constitutional crisis, Elon Musk is up to his own antics – recently announcing that Social Security is “the big one to eliminate” for DOGE.  This comes aft…

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  Sara Jacobs · [email protected]

April 11, 2025 at 6:08 PM

irresponsible billionaire tech bro

DOGE isn't saving money, and it’s not making government work better. “Move fast, break things” is a motto used a lot in the tech sector.   The idea is simple: prioritize speed over perfection. Get your product out quickly. If something breaks along the way, fix it later. The goal is rapid innovation…

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  Sara Jacobs · [email protected]

April 7, 2025 at 12:52 AM

"As I understand it, you'll pay nothing" *Wrong*

I fear the president doesn’t in fact understand it. This past week, Trump announced a sweeping set of tariffs — aka taxes — on nearly every single U.S. trading partner in a push he called “Liberation Day.”  The only thing these tariffs are liberating people from is their own hard-earned cash, since …

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  Sara Jacobs · [email protected]

April 4, 2025 at 3:51 PM

3 things

What I’ve done, what you can do, and some good news! Friends,  When I’m back home in San Diego, I get the same questions a lot. What are Democrats doing to push back against Trump? What can I do as an individual to push back? Is there any good news on the horizon?  I’m going to try to answer those q…

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  Sara Jacobs · [email protected]

April 3, 2025 at 4:19 PM

I just introduced legislation to defund DOGE

It’s not saving money, and it’s not making government more efficient. Elon Musk’s so-called “Department of Government Efficiency” — DOGE — has been a disaster.   It’s not saving money. It’s not making government more efficient.  It’s slashing funding for cancer research. It’s laying off air traffic …

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  Cory Booker · [email protected]

April 2, 2025 at 2:12 PM

My remarks on the Senate floor

I’m tired and a little hoarse, but I cannot stay silent. Friends — I hope you'll read the note below from Senator Cory Booker, whose incredible 25-hour speech on the Senate floor yesterday (the longest in history!) represented a powerful protest of this dangerous Administration and lifted up the sto…

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  Sara Jacobs · [email protected]

April 1, 2025 at 9:35 PM

We took on Mike Johnson – and we won!

And now he’s cancelled votes this week… Today was a big, big day. We took on House Speaker Mike Johnson — and we won!  But let me rewind for a second. Did you see this New York Times headline? Here’s the background:  I’m co-leading a bipartisan effort to allow Members of Congress to vote by proxy fo…

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  Sara Jacobs · [email protected]

March 25, 2025 at 5:25 PM

Something you can do *right now*

Democrats are running in special elections in Florida and New York Friends, I’ve gotten a lot of questions recently about what people can do to protect our democracy in this current moment.  As someone who worked in international conflict resolution and post conflict stabilization, I’m telling you f…

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  Sara Jacobs · [email protected]

March 19, 2025 at 3:26 PM

We need to talk about last week

The CR was a bad bill in the House and it was a bad bill in the Senate. Friends–  We need to talk about what happened in the Senate last week.  If you were following the national news, you probably heard that the House and Senate were hotly debating a Continued Resolution (commonly called a CR) that…

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  Sara Jacobs · [email protected]

February 26, 2025 at 1:36 AM

I voted against the reckless GOP budget resolution

Cutting Medicaid would do *serious* harm to people. Tonight my Republican colleagues in the House brought their budget resolution to the floor for a vote, and it narrowly passed 217-215.   I voted against it – along with every single other Democrat – because it’s a reckless and dangerous proposal th…

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  Sara Jacobs · [email protected]

February 21, 2025 at 6:22 PM

JD Vance hints at a national abortion ban. What you need to know:

At the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, DC. That didn’t take long.  Yesterday at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, JD Vance hinted pretty hard that the GOP’s next priority is a national abortion ban. As he put it, they’ve got the power. Despite plenty of emp…

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  Sara Jacobs · [email protected]

February 20, 2025 at 5:31 PM

I’m leading the effort to reverse Trump’s transgender military ban

Here’s what we’re doing. Friends,  You may know that I serve as Co-Chair of the Transgender Equality Task Force in the House, and I’m so proud to work with my colleagues to advance and protect trans rights. I also sit on the House Armed Services Committee, and represent San Diego, the largest milita…

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  Sara Jacobs · [email protected]

February 18, 2025 at 1:41 AM

What I did last week to fight back against Trump and the GOP:

A roundup of important actions we’re taking → Folks, we’re about a month into the second Trump term, and so far, it’s a chaotic, lawless mess.   Already a convicted felon, Trump continues to act like he’s above the law. He’s directly violating the U.S. Constitution. He’s empowering an unelected bill…

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  Sara Jacobs · [email protected]

February 12, 2025 at 10:51 PM

I just introduced a bill to protect USAID

Show your support for H.R. 1196, the Protect U.S. National Security Act → Friends – I emailed last week about the illegal Trump-Musk shutdown of USAID.  USAID is not only responsible for helping millions of people all around the globe amid starvation, disease, and disaster — it is also vital for our…

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  Sara Jacobs · [email protected]

February 10, 2025 at 2:41 AM

Data scrubs and document deletions – what you need to know about this moment in the fight for reproductive rights

This is important. At the end of January, a state grand jury in Louisiana indicted a doctor from the state of New York for providing medication abortion to a Louisiana resident. The patient’s mother was also arrested and indicted. Around the same time, Donald Trump’s Health and Human Services Depart…

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  Sara Jacobs · [email protected]

February 8, 2025 at 5:21 PM

Democrats’ 4-part strategy to counter Elon Musk

Let’s talk about it. Friends, there is a lot going on right now.  I know things can feel overwhelming or confusing or both – so let’s break it down. First, some basics on the Constitution: The Constitution gives *Congress* the power of the purse – meaning it is Congress’s responsibility to decide ho…

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  Sara Jacobs · [email protected]

February 7, 2025 at 2:05 AM

I’m introducing legislation to push back on Elon Musk’s illegal takeover of USAID

What he’s doing is illegal – period. Elon Musk is attempting to illegally take over USAID, and I’m taking action.   I’m proud to be a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and to serve as the ranking member on the Subcommittee on Africa. And before I was in Congress, I worked on internationa…

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  Sara Jacobs · [email protected]

February 3, 2025 at 5:21 PM

My take on how Democrats lost touch with young voters

Read my op-ed in Teen Vogue on this topic → In Congress, 60 is considered young.  So in my 30s, I’m basically a preteen! My age gives me a relatively unique perspective among my Congressional peers – and not just in my understanding of social media.   I know where the Democratic Party is missing th…

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  Sara Jacobs · [email protected]

January 31, 2025 at 7:21 PM

President Trump violated the Constitution (again)

Here’s what the latest from the Trump Administration could mean for you: If you’re following the news, you may have heard that President Trump’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a memo earlier this week that announced his administration would fully freeze all federal grants and loans, a…

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  Sara Jacobs · [email protected]

January 9, 2025 at 5:11 PM

I hope you and your family are safe from the devastating wildfires in the LA area

My heart goes out to all those impacted, as well as our heroic first responders.Friends – with the devastating Eaton, Hurst, Palisades, and Woodley wildfires burning in Southern California, I wanted to quickly reach out to check in.  I hope you and your family are safe.  Watching these destructive f…

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  Congresswoman Sara Jacobs · [email protected]

December 23, 2024 at 7:56 PM

December federal grant opportunities

December federal grant opportunities Ways you can get federal $$$ to lower energy costs ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ …

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  Sara Jacobs · [email protected]

December 23, 2024 at 6:11 PM

My warmest wishes for the holiday season ❤️

I hope you and your loved ones have a very happy New Year! Friends,  Just a few days remain in 2024 – and what a year it’s been. There were some amazing moments that I’ll never forget… and there were some deeply painful ones, for me personally and for our country.  As we say goodbye to this year and…

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  Sara Jacobs · [email protected]

December 18, 2024 at 6:31 PM

Before we close out the year, I want to hear from you

Will you fill out this super-quick survey? Hi friends – I have a quick request for you.  Will you fill out this short survey about your priorities going into 2025? I started last year with a resolution to try something new with this email program – to bring you my authentic, personal thoughts, and t…

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  Sara Jacobs · [email protected]

December 13, 2024 at 6:17 PM

Checking in

Hi friends - how are you doing? Hi friends,  How are you doing? (I hope you’ll respond and let me know!)  Like many of you, I’ve been processing the election results and reflecting on our country’s future – and how I can help create progress amid uncertainty. Here’s where I landed: We may not know w…

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  Sara Jacobs · [email protected]

November 21, 2024 at 9:21 PM

Two battleground House races in CA are still counting votes

How we can help → Friends, I wrote to you recently about why it is that you’re still getting fundraising emails right now. One of the reasons I mentioned is that there are still races that have yet to be called, and they still need our support. That’s why I’m reaching out today on behalf of Adam Gra…

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  Congresswoman Sara Jacobs · [email protected]

November 20, 2024 at 1:19 AM

Enroll in Medicare

Enroll in Medicare Open Enrollment through December 7th ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …

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  Sara Jacobs · [email protected]

November 18, 2024 at 1:36 AM

Real talk: Why are people still asking you for money?

I will always be honest with you. Friends,   Election Day just happened. Donald Trump was elected President. We don’t know exactly what the future holds. So you may be wondering… Why are people still asking me for money?!   Well, let’s start here: One incredible thing about recent election cycles is…

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  Sara Jacobs · [email protected]

November 15, 2024 at 11:57 PM

What I’m feeling…

Being in community is more important than ever. Well friends, this is tough. I won my re-election campaign, and I am incredibly honored to continue representing my constituents – and at the same time, we faced some immense losses, the impacts of which will only become fully clear over time. The day …

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  Congresswoman Sara Jacobs · [email protected]

November 14, 2024 at 1:47 AM

How I recognized Veterans Day

How I recognized Veterans Day Honoring veterans in our community ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…

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  Sara Jacobs · [email protected]

November 6, 2024 at 7:01 AM

Thank you!

You are why I’m in this work, and you’re why we can succeed. Hi friends,  I’m so honored to have earned the continued trust of my constituents and to be re-elected to Congress for a third term.  From the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU for your support throughout this entire campaign. This win is not …

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  Sara Jacobs · [email protected]

November 5, 2024 at 3:50 PM

Hope

How I’m feeling this morning Good morning, friends! Election Day is here, polls are open all across the country, and if you haven’t voted yet, now is the time!  I know everyone is feeling stressed today. I get it – elections are stressful! But I want to talk for a minute about why I feel really hop…

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  Sara Jacobs · [email protected]

November 4, 2024 at 6:31 PM

What I’ve seen out on the campaign trail…

It all leads up to this Hi friends – before the big day that we’ve all been waiting for arrives, I want to take a minute to share with you some of what I’ve heard out on the campaign trail over the past year.  I’ve spent hours upon hours around San Diego and around the country talking to volunteers …

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  Sara Jacobs · [email protected]

November 2, 2024 at 4:16 PM

Voting is fun, easy, and everyone is doing it

How to get out the vote → “Voting is fun. Voting is easy. And everyone is doing it!”  When you’re an organizer, that sentence is one of the first things you learn about getting out the vote. The #1 way to make sure people actually go vote is by letting them know those three facts.  Voting is fun. No…

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  Sara Jacobs · [email protected]

November 1, 2024 at 5:45 PM

GOTV weekend is here

What are you doing to get ready for a win? Hi friends! After what feels like a lifetime of this election cycle, we’ve made it to GOTV (Get Out the Vote!) weekend, and I for one am fired up about it! Here’s what I’ll be up to over the next four days: After campaigning in San Diego and other parts Cal…

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  Sara Jacobs · [email protected]

October 31, 2024 at 4:22 PM

The last fundraising email of this election

(Seriously) Hi friends,   Election Day is just five days away, and tonight we’ll close the books on our October fundraising. Thank you so much for everything you’ve done for my re-election campaign and for so many great Democratic candidates throughout this election cycle.  Because of you, we’ve bee…

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  Congresswoman Sara Jacobs · [email protected]

October 30, 2024 at 7:41 PM

Last chance to support these battleground House districts →

We’re in the final stretch now Hi friends,  We are in the final stretch before Election Day (less than a week!!) and Democratic candidates are working tirelessly to defeat extremist Republicans across the country.   These races will be close, and that’s why every dollar of support makes a real diffe…

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