Emma Benson, Team Underwood · [email protected]

September 13, 2025 at 4:03 PM

62% of the way

John,  I’m Emma from Team Underwood. As a top supporter of Lauren’s, I wanted you to get a quick update on where we stand with our mid-month fundraising goal. We set a goal of $5,000, and as of this morning, we are 62% of the way there. That means we still need to raise $1,900 to…

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  Lauren Underwood · [email protected]

September 12, 2025 at 4:03 PM

Our people-powered campaign

John,  We just set an important mid-month goal: our team needs to raise $5,000 by Monday, our last fundraising deadline before the FEC filing deadline. Meeting this goal shows we are on track to hit our larger end-of-quarter numbers and that grassroots supporters like you are read…

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  Lauren Underwood · [email protected]

September 10, 2025 at 6:17 PM

Facing 5 opponents

John, I’ll keep this quick. I’m asking you to chip in $3 for these three reasons: Grassroots support has never been more important. Donald Trump is degrading our democracy and making life harder for everyday folks in my district and across the country. We need to take back the Ho…

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  Team Underwood · [email protected]

September 9, 2025 at 6:01 PM

It’s official

Lauren’s staying focused on what matters. It's official, John: Lauren is facing her first-ever primary opponent, and they’re already attacking her with blatant lies.  But while her opponent tries to smear her record, she’s staying focused on what truly matters — doing everything p…

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  Team Underwood · [email protected]

September 7, 2025 at 8:31 PM

We’ll be blunt

We’ll be blunt here, John: Our chances of taking back the House drop drastically if we can’t keep up with the millions of dollars raised by the right-wing. Dollars make the difference — it means more doors knocked, more calls made, and more voters we’re able to get registered and…

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  Lauren Underwood · [email protected]

September 6, 2025 at 8:16 PM

Let me explain

John — I want to take a minute to explain: September is an important month for campaigns like mine. You see, once the 30th rolls around, we’ll have to submit a report to the Federal Elections Commission with the names of all of our grassroots supporters and how much we’ve raised o…

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  Lauren Underwood · [email protected]

September 4, 2025 at 7:46 PM

Listening

John — over the August District Work Period, I spent a lot of time listening. Listening to the deep fears and anxieties that people have over the actions of the Trump administration. Listening to the justified anger and frustrations as the GOP dismantles what we’ve built to make t…

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  Team Underwood · [email protected]

September 2, 2025 at 8:00 PM

Fighting for labor all year round

Labor Day might’ve been yesterday, but we’re fighting for the labor movement all year round. ✊🏾 Whether on the picket lines or on the House floor, Lauren is standing with unions in their fight for better working conditions and is standing up for the right of everyone to organize t…

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  Lauren Underwood · [email protected]

August 31, 2025 at 5:46 PM

Before midnight

John, I know you’re getting a lot of emails today, so I’ll make this quick. Can you contribute $5, $10, or whatever you can afford to help us hit our end-of-month fundraising goal before midnight? If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go…

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  Emma Benson (Finance Director) · [email protected]

August 30, 2025 at 6:01 PM

Can we count on you before the deadline?

John, Our end-of-month fundraising deadline is tomorrow, and we are still behind on our goal. Closing that gap is critical to ensuring we have the resources to keep this campaign strong. These deadlines aren’t arbitrary. Donald Trump and his allies are doing everything they can to…

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  Lauren Underwood · [email protected]

August 29, 2025 at 7:01 PM

We must stand up to Trump’s authoritarian threats

John, Donald Trump is testing the limits of our democracy. From the outrageous DC takeover and ICE raids to “Alligator Alcatraz” and the gerrymandering in Texas, his authoritarian actions put our values at risk. That’s why having effective checks and balances in Washington is more…

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  Team Underwood · [email protected]

August 28, 2025 at 10:16 PM

We checked the numbers, and we are still behind

John, We just checked the numbers, and we’re still behind on our monthly fundraising goal. Every contribution we receive right now matters more than ever. Hitting our target allows us to plan, allocate resources efficiently, and make sure our campaign is ready for every challenge …

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  Lauren Underwood · [email protected]

August 28, 2025 at 3:31 PM

Let’s reach our goal before the month ends

John, As we approach the end of the month, I want to take a moment to check in and share why your support is so important. Every goal we set isn’t just a number — it’s a step toward building the community we want to see. Hitting our monthly goals allows us to plan, budget smarter,…

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  Lauren Underwood · [email protected]

August 26, 2025 at 6:01 PM

House Republicans did this

The results of Republicans’ Big, Ugly Bill will be devastating, John. 24,000 Illinoisans will lose their health care coverage, and even more will see their premiums skyrocket.  80,000 students in Illinois could lose free lunch 82,000 families are at risk of losing their SNAP benef…

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  Lauren Underwood · [email protected]

August 24, 2025 at 7:16 PM

Sorry

I hate to bother you on a Sunday, so I’ll keep this quick:  Our August deadline is next week, and without a boost in our fundraising over the next several days, I’m worried we’ll fall short. If just 10 people in your community can step up and pitch in $5 today, we’ll close the gap…

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  Lauren Underwood · [email protected]

August 23, 2025 at 4:46 PM

The steps to fighting authoritarianism

When I joined the NAACP conference earlier this summer, I was asked a question I’ve gotten many times since the election: what should folks do to push back in this moment? So here are the steps to fighting an authoritarian government: Get your Constitution, John — and if you don’…

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  Underwood HQ · [email protected]

August 21, 2025 at 1:51 PM

First, then, now

John,  FIRST: Lauren fought hard to pass premium tax credits for people participating in Affordable Care Act marketplace plans, which help people get health care coverage and stay covered.  THEN: Republicans refused to extend the tax credits that Lauren first passed in 2019, inste…

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  Team Underwood · [email protected]

August 20, 2025 at 4:38 PM

Hitting the streets

We’re out across the 14th District to get Lauren on the ballot, John, can we count on your contribution to support our volunteers? If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately: CHIP IN $5 NOW CHIP IN $1…

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  Eric Sorensen · [email protected]

August 19, 2025 at 10:11 PM

Scared. Isolated. Ashamed

John, Before I came home to Illinois, I was a meteorologist at a local station in Tyler, Texas. One morning, my boss approached me and said we needed to speak after the show.  When I got to the conference room, I saw my employment contract laid out on the desk. Next to it was a …

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  Sherrod Brown · [email protected]

August 18, 2025 at 8:40 PM

Big announcement

When I see what’s happening in Washington, I know I can’t stand on the sidelines. Hey John — Lauren here. I wanted to make sure you heard that my friend Sherrod Brown is running for the U.S. Senate. His message is below: John, I never planned to run for office again. But when I …

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  Lauren Underwood · [email protected]

August 17, 2025 at 3:01 PM

My why

Hey John — Last weekend, I spent some time looking through old photos and reflecting on all that we’ve accomplished over the past few years. If you have a few moments today, I’d love to share my thoughts with you and tell you a little bit more about why I ran for Congress. When I …

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  Lauren’s iPhone · [email protected]

August 15, 2025 at 7:30 PM

I need to show you this:

  I just got this text from my Finance Director, Emma, John. If everyone reading this email pitched in just $3, we’d hit this goal in no time. This is the last time I’ll reach out before this deadline passes. Can I count on your support? Here’s a direct link to make a contribution…

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  Underwood HQ · [email protected]

August 14, 2025 at 6:16 PM

Why it matters

Here’s the situation: We’re rapidly approaching our mid-August deadline, and we’re running out of time to close the gap. Why it matters: Meeting these goals helps to keep the train moving, gets us out across the 14th District, and gives us the space to respond to attacks from far-…

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  Emma B. · [email protected]

August 13, 2025 at 9:16 PM

An update:

Hey, John, Emma here — we just wrapped up our finance meeting for the week, and I wanted to pass along an update: As we head into the fall, we’ll need a strong foundation to meet people all over the 14th District. Hitting our goals this month sets us up for success for the weeks a…

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  Team Underwood · [email protected]

August 12, 2025 at 5:01 PM

$5 trillion dollars

218 Republicans voted to strip health care coverage from 15 million Americans, to add $5 trillion to our deficit & pay for  $117 billion in tax breaks for the wealthiest  1% of Americans. Chip in right now to help us build a House majority that is working for YOU and not the 1…

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  Team Underwood · [email protected]

August 11, 2025 at 6:30 PM

Not like us

Some campaigns rely on big checks from wealthy executives to power their work, but that’s not us. Other campaigns rely on PAC dark money with nameless and faceless donors to drive their agenda, but that’s not us. On average, people are pitching in just $25.89 to fuel our grassroot…

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  Haley Stevens · [email protected]

August 10, 2025 at 4:36 PM

I'm concerned

The Hill just listed Michigan as one of the top five Senate seats most likely to flip in 2026. Hey John — Lauren here. I wanted to make sure you heard that my friend Haley Stevens is running for the U.S. Senate. Her message is below: Hi John – it’s Haley Stevens, and I have a co…

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  Lauren Underwood · [email protected]

August 9, 2025 at 3:26 PM

My thoughts

I’ve been thinking a lot recently, John. I've been thinking of all the ways Democrats need to do better. We need to listen more, we need to meet our voters where they are at, show up better in our communities, and get to know the people we’re serving, their hopes, their fears, and…

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  Lauren Underwood · [email protected]

August 7, 2025 at 8:36 PM

They’ve done nothing but cater to billionaires

Republicans have gone on and on attacking Democrats on inflation, but they’ve done nothing but cater to billionaires since they gained the majority in November. Their version of lowering costs? Kicking 17 million Americans off their health insurance. Their approach to ending “frau…

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  Team Underwood · [email protected]

August 5, 2025 at 9:27 PM

You’re a piece of our winning strategy

We’re proud to stand with Lauren in the fight for our democracy because we know she’s the real deal. Lauren isn’t in Washington to farm soundbites and go viral; she’s there to fight for the everyday people across the 14th District who are clocking in, working hard, and making the…

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  Team Underwood · [email protected]

August 4, 2025 at 7:11 PM

Accountability

As the Ranking member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, Lauren is holding Kristi Noem and the Trump administration accountable for their unlawful actions that target marginalized people.  Abducting people off the street and throwing due process out of …

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  Lauren Underwood · [email protected]

August 2, 2025 at 4:31 PM

Medicaid cuts will be deadly for new moms and babies

John, did you know that Medicaid is the primary source of coverage and the largest single payer for pregnancy health care nationwide? The fact is that more than 1.47 million births in 2024 were covered by Medicaid funding. Medicaid ensures access to health care — physical and men…

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  Underwood HQ · [email protected]

August 1, 2025 at 2:51 PM

Some not-so-good news

We need to make sure Lauren has the resources to respond to the right-wing attacks on her work. Hey John,  We wish we didn’t have to send this email, but here’s the truth: We fell short of our end-of-month fundraising goal last night. The sky isn’t going to fall because we missed …

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  Lauren Underwood · [email protected]

July 31, 2025 at 9:01 PM

We only need seven people to step up

John — I just got word from our team that we’re only $105 away from reaching our goal for July, so I had to reach out one last time: Will you be one of the SEVEN people we need to pitch in $15 to close this gap? Pitch in $15 here: secure.actblue.com/donate/lau-em-july2025?amount=1…

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  Underwood HQ · [email protected]

July 31, 2025 at 2:31 PM

Today

Today is the last day to pitch in before our end-of-month deadline, so we’re about to give you 3 reasons why you should chip in $3 right now. If you’re ready to cut to the chase, you can do so right here. If not, keep reading: Lauren is one of the most effective legislators in Co…

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  Emma B. · [email protected]

July 31, 2025 at 12:01 AM

We might miss this goal.

John, I’ve been tracking our numbers all day, and I have to be honest: We might miss this goal. It’s not the news I wanted to share tonight, but we’re not pacing the way we’d need to be to hit our $20,000 goal before tomorrow at midnight.  I’m reaching out with another ask (sorry!…

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  Lauren Underwood · [email protected]

July 30, 2025 at 7:41 PM

Sorry to bother you

I know your inbox 📧 is probably full right now, John — so I’m sorry to add another email in there.  But the truth is, emails just like this one fuel our campaign and keep us on a course to victory 🏆— we’re not powered by big checks with an agenda, we’re powered by grassroots suppo…

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  Underwood for Congress · [email protected]

July 29, 2025 at 8:30 PM

Twenty

BIG NEWS 🎉 Lauren just had ANOTHER bill passed out of the House — if it’s signed later this year (as it’s expected to be!) it will be her 20th piece of legislation signed into law! Lauren is one of the most effective legislators in Congress, John. Before our July deadline, can we …

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  Rep. Steven Horsford · [email protected]

July 28, 2025 at 9:31 PM

Your voice in this fight

Your support is the key to victory in 2026 Hi John, Steven Horsford here from Nevada’s fourth district. Rep. Underwood and I are doing everything we can to win back the House in 2026. That means organizing, outreach, and action have to happen RIGHT NOW if we want to win big next …

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  Emma Benson · [email protected]

July 28, 2025 at 5:35 PM

We just left our budget meeting

John — Lauren and I just left our daily budget meeting and I wanted to reach out with a quick update: We’re just $3,000 away from hitting our July goal and keeping our momentum through the end of the summer It won’t take much to close this gap — a strong push from this grassroot…

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  Lauren Underwood · [email protected]

July 27, 2025 at 4:31 PM

What if I told you?

John — is there anything I can say to convince you to pitch in $5 or more before our July deadline passes this week? If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately: CHIP IN $5 NOW CHIP IN $10 NOW …

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  Lauren Underwood · [email protected]

July 26, 2025 at 3:21 PM

The fight for inclusivity

John, today is the 35th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, a landmark piece of civil rights legislation — guaranteeing basic rights for millions of people nationwide who live with disabilities. The law protects people from discrimination in the workplace and hirin…

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  Adam Schiff · [email protected]

July 25, 2025 at 9:47 PM

Trump just called for my prosecution — here’s why I won’t back down

Hi John — this is Adam Schiff. Lauren Underwood said I could reach out with this urgent message: Donald Trump just went on Truth Social and called for me to be prosecuted. Why? Because I led his first impeachment. Because I’ve held him accountable. Because I haven’t stopped. And I…

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  Underwood HQ · [email protected]

July 23, 2025 at 8:21 PM

Republicans’ massive Q2 haul:

(via Punchbowl News) John— Republican Speaker Mike Johnson has announced a massive fundraising haul for the second quarter of 2025 with every intention to flood races like ours with cash and expand his extremely narrow House majority. Johnson will be targeting battleground distri…

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  Underwood HQ · [email protected]

July 22, 2025 at 10:19 PM

Breaking: Mike Johnson is shutting down the House until September

Breaking, John: Speaker of the House Mike Johnson just decided to shut down the House until September in order to protect Donald Trump.  Once again, Republicans are putting their own petty interests above the needs of the American people.  And while they’ll all go home to enjoy th…

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  Lauren Underwood · [email protected]

July 20, 2025 at 4:37 PM

We cannot give up

John, I just wanted to check in after a tough few weeks. It’s hard to celebrate our democracy at a time when Republicans are gleefully ripping millions of people off their health care.  It’s easy to feel frustrated, overwhelmed, or downright hopeless for the future, but I have to…

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  Lauren Underwood · [email protected]

July 18, 2025 at 3:01 PM

We’re making IVF more affordable, here’s how:

  My new bill, the Health Coverage for Inclusive and Valued Families (IVF) Act of 2025, would require insurance companies to cover IVF and other fertility care, allowing more families to grow nationwide. We need more community support in your neighborhood. Will you add yo…

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  Team Underwood · [email protected]

July 17, 2025 at 4:02 PM

March 17, 2026

John — Today marks exactly 8 months until the IL primary. We still have a lot of work ahead, and Lauren is nowhere near done fighting for the people of Illinois.  But her primary challenger doesn’t want voters to see the progress we’ve made. Over the coming months, he will spread …

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  Representative Lauren Underwood · [email protected]

July 16, 2025 at 11:00 PM

Good news: My bill, the Baby Changing on Board Act, passed the House!

News from Representative Lauren Underwood July 16, 2025 Hi Neighbor, I wanted to make sure you didn’t miss this! The House has passed my bipartisan bill, the Baby Changing on Board Act. This is a simple, commonsense bill—and it’s long overdue.   Right now, many long…

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  Underwood HQ · [email protected]

July 15, 2025 at 5:32 PM

They’re betting you forget about this

John, I know our team reaches out quite a bit asking for your support, and I want you to be the first to know: I don’t take a single dollar you choose to pitch in for granted. I’m grateful for every dime — you work hard for your money, but I wouldn’t reach out if it weren’t import…

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