Lee Merritt’s fundraising haul

 

Lee Merritt just announced his week one fundraising totals: Thousands of people from ALL 50 states — plus Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands — pitched in over the course of the last week. In total, they raised $209,629 with an average donation of just $32.

But here’s why YOU should be especially proud: together, our community raised $77,855 for Lee from nearly 3,000 individual, small-dollar donations. IN JUST A WEEK.

In addition, Real Justice sent Lee’s campaign a gift of $122,298 — some prior to launch and the rest just this morning.

That is a game-changing amount of money, and we can’t thank you enough.

Now we need to re-center on our OWN fundraising. We went to the mat for Lee and have to make up a lot of ground to keep all our other vital campaigns rolling.

Please donate $5 right now to Real Justice so we can continue to elect civil rights-minded leaders like Lee Merritt who will fight for ALL of us while reducing police violence and mass incarceration across the country.

DONATE $5

Let us break down why your support means so much. The beginning of a campaign is always the hardest. ESPECIALLY for a first-time candidate like Lee.

He doesn’t have the network that incumbents like Ken Paxton have. And he’s not from a political dynasty like George P. Bush either.

These two Republican opponents are also drowning in corporate cash. In 2021, they’ve raised a combined $4 million, with average contributions of $3,160 and $2,032 respectively. That’s more than a minimum-wage worker in Texas makes in TWO MONTHS.

But this is only one example of the type of opposition our Real Justice candidates face across the country. Backlash to our movement is growing.

Everywhere we look, ultra-wealthy conservatives and racist police groups are mounting massive campaigns to stop our momentum to curb police violence and incarceration.

That’s why we need you now. We’ve already achieved so much thanks to your support. What happens next will come down to whether we can rise to the challenges we face. It will only work if we do it together.

We really need your help getting our own fundraising back on track. We’re working all across the country to elect fearless leaders like Lee Merritt, and we rely on grassroots donations to keep that organizing work going strong.

We appreciate all that you do. And appreciate all that you’ve done to help our dear friend Lee Merritt.

— Team Real Justice

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Ken Paxton is the worst

 

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is one of the most corrupt politicians in America. Lee Merritt is a civil rights attorney running to defeat him. Can you help Lee get the resources he needs to start talking to voters now? Help Lee Merritt defeat Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, and make a civil rights leader the next AG of Texas: DONATE $5

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is one of the worst politicians in America, and civil rights attorney Lee Merritt is one of the best possible people to replace him.

Paxton is under indictment for defrauding investors — while in office — and under FBI investigation for doing special favors for a donor who helped cover up Paxton’s affair. Eight of Paxton’s closest aides quit and publicly accused him of "bribery, abuse of office and other crimes."

Paxton also upholds the Big Lie that Donald Trump should be President, and personally went to Washington DC to speak at the rally that led to the January 6th Capitol Riot that attempted to overturn the 2020 election.

Despite all of that, Paxton will be hard to beat. He is shameless about taking unlimited donations from CEOs and corporate PACs, whose interests he goes on to defend in office. Lee will have a tough uphill battle.

Lee Merritt is the opposite of Paxton: he’s a civil rights lawyer with firsthand knowledge of the devastating impacts of the criminal justice system on families. He’s fought his whole adult life for the victims of police violence.

With a strong push, we can make Lee Merritt the next Attorney General of Texas. The first step is getting him the resources he needs to start talking to voters now. Can you chip in before midnight together so Lee can start strong?

DONATE $5

Let’s show Ken Paxton the strength of our movement.

Real Justice

Huge announcement! I’ve been waiting to email you this for a while… 🔥🔥🔥

 

I’ve been waiting to send this email to you all for a while.

My friend, my brother, one of my personal HEROES — Lee Merritt — is OFFICIALLY RUNNING FOR TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL.

I’m going to break down this race for you in just a second. Especially for those of you who aren’t as familiar with Lee Merritt and the work he’s done (or what he’s up against). But first, I need to ask a big favor of you this morning:

Will you please become one of Lee’s founding donors and chip in $5 today? 100% of your donation will go to Lee's campaign. It’s so important to me that our national community steps up for his campaign in a big way, especially during these critical 24 hours after launch.

Lee is a civil rights attorney and activist who has represented the families of George Floyd, Ronald Greene, Marvin Scott III, and more.

For years, his entire law practice has been dedicated to defending the victims of police brutality and their families. I’ve never seen someone as caring or committed.

Lee is also a BRILLIANT leader. He understands deeply how police violence, environmental justice, immigrant rights, and so much more intersect.

But here’s the catch: he’s going up against some super corrupt and racist competition. We’re talking the worst of the worst here.

For starters, Texas is the Wild West of campaign finance laws — with virtually ZERO restrictions on how much money millionaires and billionaires can give to Lee’s opponents.

It’s also one of the most heavily gerrymandered states in US history. Literally YESTERDAY — less than 24 hours ago — state Republicans tried to BAN drive-thru and 24-hour voting and make mail-in voting harder than ever.

But it gets worse: the current incumbent, Ken Paxton, is a man who met in DC with the organizers of the Capitol Riots on January 6th. And is now refusing to disclose the contents of his conversation with the public.

In my eyes, this is the PERFECT distillation of what our entire movement is facing: a fearless, principled civil rights champion going up against unchecked corporate donors, rampant voter suppression, and a white-supremacist sympathizer in office.

It’s a fight I’m more than happy to pick. And I hope you’re as excited. This is our chance to make some serious history, and what Lee is able to raise in the first 24 hours has the chance to send TIDAL WAVES in Texas. Please chip in now.

I appreciate you so much. Let’s GO!!!

Shaun

Pol. Adv. paid for by Real Justice PAC, realjusticepac.org, authorized by Lee Merritt, not authorized by any other federal, state, or local candidate or candidate’s committee.

One of the most corrupt politicians in America

 

America has simply never had an Attorney General like Lee Merritt — in any state, at any time.

Lee knows firsthand the impacts of our justice system: his dad was incarcerated when Lee was just a kid, and both of his brothers have been labeled as felons. He’s worked for years on the frontlines of ending police violence as a lawyer for the victims of police brutality.

Lee just declared he’s running for Attorney General of Texas, and he’s up against Ken Paxton, one of the most corrupt politicians in America, with millions of dollars already in the bank from corporate donors.

Lee will need every bit of our help to make history. We want to make sure he can start talking to Texas voters right away. Can you chip in $5 to help Lee launch his campaign this week?

This is one of the most exciting campaign announcements of the year. We’ll keep you updated on Lee’s fundraising progress this week, so we can start him off strong.

Thanks,

Real Justice PAC

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