A special election is looming, {NAME}

Here are 3 things you need to know about our UNPRECEDENTED campaign ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ [Marisa Wood for Congress Logo]( {NAME}, I hope you had a LOVELY holiday, and I could feel the energy around my family and our community while school's been out of session.  The Central Valley has never gone through an election quite like this, so I want to make sure you were caught up:  FIRST: Kevin McCarthy's official exit from Congress on the 31st means Governor Newsom is slated to announce a Special Election for CA-20. It will happen RIGHT ALONGSIDE our normal election.  THEN: With our deadline to get on the ballot this month, my Democratic opponent dropped out and endorsed us! (Oh, and Kevin McCarthy's hand-picked Republican was unable to run for this seat due to an issue with his filing paperwork 💅🏻)  NOW: The 31st is ALSO our End of Year Fundraising Deadline—our numbers will go public soon after, and journalists as well as political analysts will use these numbers as a sign of who's ahead and who's behind.   {NAME}, we still need to raise $11,817 more online to meet our End of Year Fundraising Goal. [Momentum is behind us, and things are looking harder and harder for Republicans in this district. We need to capitalize on this momentum by blowing this goal out of the water—can you help elect a public school teacher to replace Kevin McCarthy in Congress today?]( If you have saved your information with ActBlue Express, your donation will process instantly. [DONATE $15]( [DONATE $35]( [DONATE $50]( [DONATE $100]( [DONATE $250]( [Another amount]( With excitement and gratitude, Marisa Wood  Marisa Wood is a public school teacher, mother and grandmother, and she has spent her last 20 years serving the Bakersfield Community that she calls home. [Marisa Wood]( Marisa knows that this district – and all of its families – deserve someone fighting for them in Washington, not a career politician who cares about rich donors and fighting partisan battles. Prefer to donate via mail? Address a check to Marisa Wood for Congress P.O. Box 12103 Bakersfield, CA 93389 [SUPPORT MARISA]( PAID FOR BY MARISA WOOD FOR CONGRESS | FEC ID #: C00779439 We’d hate to see you go, but to unsubscribe from future communications, please click [here](