Dear Lucas,
Welcome to the jungle -- the California primary.
In just 13 days, Julia Brownley and Stacey Lawson face California's first open, so-called "jungle" primary, in which the top two vote-getters -- regardless of party or winning percent -- earn spots on the general election ballot.
Polling shows that they're both locked in extremely competitive races -- their opponents are going up with new TV ads as we speak. These incredible candidates need your immediate help to advance to what will be equally volatile races in November.
Click here to contribute to Julia Brownley and Stacey Lawson -- with less than two weeks until California's first open primary, they need your help now to match their opponents' media buys and answer the attacks! Remember, 100% of your contribution will go directly to their campaigns.
A champion for women and education in California, Julia has passed groundbreaking environmental policies and better child protection laws. She'll need our strong support to defeat both a well-funded Romney state campaign chair and a declared "Independent" who's courting environmental voters, but staying coy about whether she'll support Boehner and the rest of the GOP leadership. A Brownley victory means a Democratic seat in California's 26th Congressional District.
A small business owner and co-founder of the Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology at UC Berkeley, Stacey is laser-focused on creating jobs and boosting the economy through education and innovation. And now she's coming under attack on TV and through the mail. If we want to carry on the progressive legacy -- by pursuing further health care reforms and equal pay legislation -- of the retiring Rep. Lynn Woolsey and Barbara Boxer, who have both held this seat before, Stacey's campaign in the 2nd District needs our help so she can clear this crowded field.
California's new jungle primary system means that we don't have a moment to waste. Ballots are already being cast. We need to act right now to make sure these women have the resources to turn out their voters and advance to the general election.
Click here to rush a contribution to Julia Brownley and Stacey Lawson -- remember, 100% of your contribution will go directly to their campaigns.
With so much at stake -- from clean air and water to women's health to control of the U.S. House itself -- we need our strong, pro-choice Democratic women to triumph on June 5. Please stand with Julia and Stacey today.
Thanks for your support,
Jonathan Parker
Political Director