As we wrap up the first month of the new year, we wanted to take a moment to pause, step back, and reflect on all that's happened so far. But before we do, we have a favor to ask:
We're two days away from our end-of-month fundraising deadline, and we're still lagging behind where we thought we'd be. If you're able to chip in anything at all — even $3 makes a huge difference — please do so at this link to help us shore up the gap.
Now, here's a recap of everything that's happened this January on Team Bowman:
📍 We continued to keep an eye on congressional redistricting.
With our first re-election happening this year, we want to make sure that Jamaal is set up for success to earn another term in Congress.
While nothing is set in stone, we're currently keeping an eye on things, changing our organizing strategy to fit the needs of our new district, and regularly checking in with current constituents.
🦠 In the face of the omicron variant, we demanded more COVID relief.
Rather than demanding that people get back to work and put their lives on the line, Jamaal led the charge in demanding that Congress come together to pass another relief package with $2,000 monthly survival checks, increase COVID testing in schools, and pass a new federal minimum wage and guarantee sick time for all workers.
🗳️ The Senate effectively shut down the passage of voting rights legislation, but Jamaal still stood for these rights in protest — and was arrested.
Along with twenty youth organizers and faith leaders, Jamaal stood in support of our voting rights and held our leaders accountable for their part in obstructing justice.
The fight for voting rights isn't over, and we'll continue to demand justice and accountability for those who have been left without a voice for far too long.
👀 Shortly after Jamaal's arrest — yet another establishment Democratic challenger announced their intent to challenge Jamaal.
In his announcement, this challenger noted that Jamaal is "too far left to get re-elected" and that "Democrats in Westchester don't want a progressive representing them in Washington".
If there's anything the past two years have shown us — we know that that's not true. But this does confirm what we've always known: re-election is not a given, and we need to organize as hard as we can in order to make sure Jamaal stays in Congress.
From the very beginning, our progressive movement has always been about meeting the immediate needs of our community just as much as it's about creating structural change.
We're hopeful to continue this work into the rest of 2022 and beyond — but we need your help. Please, chip in $10 or whatever you're able to our campaign today and help us reach our $20,000 end-of-month goal.
Thank you,
Team Bowman
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