Dear Lucas,
We have only six weeks to make sure that an anti-choice extremist doesn't end up in Congress. Republican candidate Craig Huey -- a self-funding tea partier -- embraces radical views that are way out of line with California's 36th district. He supports slashing Medicare and teaching creationism in public schools -- and he even called Planned Parenthood an "abortion mill."
Now Huey's ready to use his deep pockets and conservative cash to take down EMILY's List candidate Janice Hahn in the race to replace recently retired Cong. Jane Harman. Janice can defeat him -- but she needs your help. We don't have a moment to lose. Please contribute to Janice Hahn's campaign today to help her defeat this right-wing extremist before her July 12 special election.
Janice, a former Los Angeles City councilwoman and talented up-and-comer, is a tireless supporter of reproductive rights and alumna of the EMILY's List Political Opportunity Program (POP). She's a strong Democratic woman running against an ultraconservative tea party puppet with cash to spend and the promise of millions more from the GOP.
Just last month in New York's 26th district, we got a glimpse of what Karl Rove's secretive right-wing organization is willing to do to win. But we stopped them in their tracks and helped Kathy Hochul achieve a stunning victory in that race.
Now we have a chance to do it again -- and the stakes couldn't be higher. If we sit this one out, we're giving John Boehner a deeply loyal foot soldier who'll help fuel the GOP's war on women. But if we go all in for Janice and make sure she wins this election, it'll mean that we've elected two new pro-choice Democratic women in just seven weeks -- a surefire path to taking back the house in 2012.
Janice needs your help today to compete against the millions of conservative dollars that will flow into the district in these final weeks. Please contribute to her campaign today -- we've got just six weeks left to go, and so much on the line.
Republicans know that losing this race on the heels of Kathy Hochul's victory would spell big trouble for their agenda. They'll do anything to win -- so we need to make sure that Janice Hahn has the resources to stand up to their onslaught.
You and other EMILY's List members made the difference for Kathy Hochul -- and I'm counting on you to help us do the same for Janice Hahn. Thanks so much for being part of the EMILY's List community.
Take care,
Stephanie Schriock
President