National Robbers Association

Unsurprisingly, the NRA CEO has been fired for stealing money. {NAME}, the NRA is in trouble. 🤭 Former NRA CEO, Wayne LaPierre, has been banned from working at the NRA and affiliate organizations for 10 years after being found guilty of financial mismanagement. [6abc Philadelphia: Former NRA leader Wayne LaPierre gets 10-year ban from serving in NRA and affiliates]( In other words, he was stealing money from NRA supporters. [{NAME}, that's not something we do. Every donation we receive is invested back into the organization and our candidates. Can you give $25 between The First Ask and Leaders We Deserve right now to support our work to elect young leaders across the country?]( [DONATE NOW >>]( I'm sending Wayne my deepest thoughts and prayers, and I hope that he can continue to afford rent without his side hustle. Unlike the NRA, we're using our contributions to invest in our mission: elect young progressive leaders up‑and‑down the ballot. Just this year, we invested $300,000 in Molly Cook's campaign and helped her become the youngest and most progressive member of the Texas State Senate. And just this week, our investment in Oscar De Los Santos’ campaign helped him clinch the primary election by a reassuring margin. (Oscar might just be on track to be the youngest Speaker of a state house in the country 😁) [{NAME}, we invest contributions back into our candidates. Can you rush a contribution of $25 right now to support The First Ask and Leaders We Deserve and help us build a progressive future? We promise you your contribution won’t be used to pay for a private plane. 😉]( If you’ve saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your contribution will go through immediately: [Express Donate: $10 >>]( [Express Donate: $25 >>]( [Express Donate: $50 >>]( [Express Donate: $100 >>]( [Express Donate: $250 >>]( [Donate any amount >>]( Thank you, David Hogg Leaders We Deserve [The First Ask]( [Instagram icon]( [Twitter icon]( [Website icon]( [Paid for by The First Ask (thefirstask.org) and not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee]( Copyright 2024 The First Ask 611 Pennsylvania Ave SE #192 Washington DC 20003   Our email newsletter is the best way to stay in touch with our work to turnout Democrats and flip state legislatures from red to blue by electing more women to office. But if you really want to go, you can [unsubscribe]( here.