I’ve taken on the NRA ... and won

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You are receiving this email from 314 Action Fund because you’ve previously expressed interest or taken part in our efforts. If you’d rather not get all of our updates you can [click here]( for only the most important emails. To unsubscribe instantly [you can click here.]( amount=10&source=314_EM_FR_210625_1MO-1MC-1MD_none_STD_1_friese?t=7&refcode2=2228_8105733_RlNm10&akid=2228%2E8105733%2ERlNm10 Friends, in a moment, I’m going to ask if you can [make a donation to our people-powered campaign](amount=10&source=314_EM_FR_210625_1MO-1MC-1MD_none_STD_1_friese?t=8&refcode2=2228_8105733_RlNm10&akid=2228%2E8105733%2ERlNm10) before our critical FEC deadline at the end of this month. - My name is Dr. Randy Friese (please call me Randy) and I’m running to keep Arizona’s 2nd Congressional District, an open seat in a swing district, in Democratic hands. - This is tough terrain — Republicans like Martha McSally have carried this seat for many years, and they only need 5 more seats to win a majority in the House. With our Democratic incumbent retiring, this is a top target of theirs. - With your help, we’re going to win. I’ve taken on the NRA and won, and in 2014, was the only Democrat in Arizona to flip a seat from red to blue. [Republicans and the NRA will spend millions to defeat us. With your help, their efforts won’t succeed. If you can, I’d appreciate it if you could spare $10 or anything you can towards the $15,000 we need to raise toward our FEC fundraising goal at the end of the month.](amount=10&source=314_EM_FR_210625_1MO-1MC-1MD_none_STD_1_friese?t=9&refcode2=2228_8105733_RlNm10&akid=2228%2E8105733%2ERlNm10) If you’ve stored your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will be processed immediately. [CHIP IN $10 IMMEDIATELY >>]( [CHIP IN $25 IMMEDIATELY »]( [CHIP IN $50 IMMEDIATELY »]( [CHIP IN $100 IMMEDIATELY »]( [CHIP IN $500 IMMEDIATELY »]( [CHIP IN ANOTHER AMOUNT »]( My life changed forever on January 8, 2011. I was a local trauma surgeon and professor of surgery at the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Tucson when I heard the news: Nineteen of our friends and neighbors had been gunned down during a mass shooting. We had only moments to prepare before the first patients in critical condition arrived. One of my patients was my Congresswoman, Gabby Giffords. Throughout the recovery process, I grew close with Gabby and her husband, Mark Kelly. I saw their courage and commitment to public service firsthand. They encouraged me to run in 2014 — To be the change I wanted to see and finally address gun violence with real solutions. Another thing you should know: Arizona’s 2nd Congressional District is Gabby’s old district. I want to keep it in Democratic hands and protect our vulnerable pro-gun safety majority in the House. [Doing so won’t be easy, but I’ve taken on the NRA and the GOP in a tough race before and won. With you by my side, I know we can pull off a win. So if you’re with me, I hope I can count on you to give $10 — or anything you can give — ahead of our FEC fundraising deadline.](amount=10&source=314_EM_FR_210625_1MO-1MC-1MD_none_STD_1_friese?t=16&refcode2=2228_8105733_RlNm10&akid=2228%2E8105733%2ERlNm10) [COUNT ME IN!](amount=10&source=314_EM_FR_210625_1MO-1MC-1MD_none_STD_1_friese?t=17&refcode2=2228_8105733_RlNm10&akid=2228%2E8105733%2ERlNm10) Thank you, Randy PAID FOR BY 314 ACTION FUND, 314ACTION.ORG, NOT AUTHORIZED BY ANY CANDIDATE OR ANY CANDIDATE'S COMMITTEE. [Click here to unsubscribe from 314 Action's Email List]( 314 Action is a grassroots community of over 6 million people working to elect Democratic scientists at all levels of government who will use science and facts to address some of our most pressing issues from climate change and gun violence to health care and protecting the environment. To date, we've flipped five U.S. Senate seats from red to blue, including drafting both Mark Kelly and John Hickenlooper to run, helped Democrats flip the House in 2018 by electing eight Democrats in red to blue districts, and secured more than six dozen state legislative victories -- All with an average donation of $18. The best way we can build on the progress we've achieved and empower President Joe Biden's science-first agenda is to defend our razor-thin majorities in the House and Senate, which is why we're targeting 68 Senate, House, Gubernatorial and statewide races ahead of 2022. We're creating political consequences for the Republicans who disavow science, deny the reality of climate change, and spread conspiracy theories as a result. If you'd like to support 314 Action Fund, you can [click here]( to make a donation. To get text message updates from 314 Action text 314 to 31498.