Lucas Kunce and I learned family values the same way

‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ [John Goodman]( {NAME} — born-and-raised Missourian John Goodman here. In a moment, I’ll ask you to [join me in supporting Lucas Kunce in the critical U.S. Senate race happening in my home state this year and the Voter Protection Project.]( But first, I think we need to talk about family values. [CHIP IN NOW »]( I learned what family values meant while growing up in Missouri, the most beautiful state in the union. [Outdoor photo in Missouri]( I also learned what that didn’t mean. [Josh Hawley]( Family values didn’t mean cruelty. It didn’t mean fake patriotism. It didn’t mean telling people how to live, or family profits. It didn’t mean making life harder for hardworking people. And it sure as hell didn’t mean robbing people of their rights or tax dollars. None of that is family values… that’s something else. [CHIP IN NOW »]( Growing up in working class neighborhoods in Missouri, Lucas and I both learned what it meant for a family to live paycheck to paycheck. We also learned the real meaning of family values — but not from rich politicians and self-help authors like Josh Hawley. [Josh Hawley]( We’re the Show Me State. People showed us. [Lucas Kunce]( [CHIP IN NOW »]( People like the neighbors and church friends that helped Lucas’ family get by when his parents were bankrupted by medical bills. People like the Scout master, track coach, and public school teachers who mentored and supported Lucas growing up. People like the veterans at Lucas’ local Marine Corps league in mid-Missouri, who taught him that he could honor and protect everyone who took care of him by serving like they did. Lucas and I both learned that family values are really about people taking care of each other and doing the right thing. Through good times, and tough times. All that other noise from the politicians… [Josh Hawley embraces Christian nationalism]( That’s something else. In Missouri this November, there’s a real choice in the Senate race. Josh Hawley only won his last race with 51% of the vote — and that was before he helped overturn Roe, enacted a total abortion ban, voted against IVF and birth control, stalled healthcare for veterans, and cost taxpayers $250,000 by breaking transparency laws to help his own campaign. Lucas Kunce is the Marine veteran who can beat him. It won’t be easy, but it will be worth it. So I’m asking: [Will you join me in supporting Lucas Kunce in Missouri’s U.S. Senate race and the Voter Protection Project by splitting a donation of any amount today? Lucas is committed to building his campaign the right way, without a dollar from corporate PACs or federal lobbyists, so anything you can give really will make a big impact.]( If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your split donation between Lucas Kunce and VPP will go through immediately: [CONTRIBUTE $10 »]( [CONTRIBUTE $25 »]( [CONTRIBUTE $50 »]( [CONTRIBUTE $100 »]( [Or a custom donation »]( Thanks for listening, John Goodman Paid for by VPP ([www.protectvoting.org](#)) Not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee. [401 2nd Ave. S, Ste. 303, Seattle, WA 98104](#) The Voter Protection Project is on an important mission: To end partisan gerrymandering and voter suppression by electing candidates at the state and federal levels that are forceful advocates for voting rights. Our enfranchisement agenda includes working to ensure that every state has automatic voter registration and online voter registration, convenient early voting, and independent redistricting commissions to ensure politicians are not able to draw their own maps. Please, consider making a [one-time contribution by clicking here](. Or, to make the most powerful lasting impact and help us oust Republicans up and down the ballot who attack our right to vote, make a [monthly sustaining contribution by clicking here](. [Click here]( to request fewer emails. Click here to [unsubscribe](. [{NAME}: Pitch In Once A Month To Protect Voting Rights »]( [Donate Just One Time »](