All I had was a pen

But I was ready to fight. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ I won’t ever forget it, friend. Standing on the House floor. Hearing shouts, pounding, breaking glass. Barricading the door and teaching my colleagues how to use their gas masks. Texting my staff, telling them to hide. I carried a rifle in Iraq; all I had to defend myself on January 6th was a pen. But I was ready to fight. And after that day, Trump’s loyalists crawled right back to him. Witnessing them reject what they lived through, watching them ignore the testimony of the police officers that defended us that day while they were beaten, bloodied, pepper sprayed, cursed at … it makes me sick. Kari Lake thinks the January Sixers are patriots who were “invited in” — she even campaigns with them. I think anyone who supports those terrorists and traitors shouldn’t be allowed anywhere near the U.S. Senate. This race in Arizona is just me and her. It’s on us to stop her march to more power and influence. Whoever wins in Arizona is going to determine which party holds the Senate and could even decide whether Trump takes back the White House. I need you with me, and I need you to take this race seriously. [Please split a donation of $5 — that or anything you can give — between my campaign and Kirsten Gillibrand's to crush Kari Lake’s campaign and defend our democracy.]( If you've saved payment information with ActBlue Express, your split donation between Ruben Gallego and Kirsten Gillibrand will go through immediately: [DONATE $5]( [DONATE $25]( [DONATE $50]( [DONATE ANOTHER AMOUNT]( Thanks for your support. As we gear up for one of the toughest elections of our lives, it means a lot to have you with me. Ruben --------------------------------------------------------------- [Join Kirsten in the Fight to Defend the Senate. Donate Now. Text NY to 60708]( A note from Kirsten: Friend, I can’t thank you enough for standing by my side in the critical fights ahead of us. As Democrats face our toughest Senate map in decades, I need your help more than ever. While Republicans only have to defend 10 seats in 2024, Democrats have to defend 23 — and if the GOP flips just two of them, it will deliver Senate control back to Mitch McConnell. Now, experts at FiveThirtyEight are saying that the GOP has a clear path to the majority. As right-wing special interests gear up to pour millions into flipping the Senate, we need to fight back right now. But I refuse to take a single cent from corporate PACs, which means I’m relying on your grassroots support. [So please, chip in to help defend our narrow Democratic Senate majority.]( And if you’d like to become a core member of my team and receive exclusive texts from my campaign, [text JOIN to 60708.]( Thank you, Kirsten Gillibrand This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Click here to [unsubscribe](. By providing your cell phone number you consent to receive periodic text message updates from Gillibrand for Senate, including by automated text messages. Txt HELP for help, STOP to end. Msg&Data rates apply. [Privacy Policy]( [Terms of Service]( Gillibrand for Senate PO Box 150516 Brooklyn, NY 11215 United States. © 2024 | Paid for by Gillibrand for Senate.