Job Mela Hub: 03/09/25

Emily,

This is a longer email, but I hope you'll take a few minutes to read it. I want to take a moment to share a bit more of my story with you, why I ran for DNC Chair, and why I'm hoping to earn your investment in our Party as we rebuild after a tough election cycle.

I am the first son of a single mom who had me when she was 15 years old, and who was raising four kids by the time she was 20. We were in and out of shelters, and we knew what poverty felt like. We saw what my mom sacrificed to make sure we could have a warm dinner most nights.

Because my mom gave a damn about us, and because my community gave a damn about our family, it meant we had a chance. I ended up being the first kid in my family to go to college and get a degree.

I got involved in politics because I believe our government should give a damn, too.

Too many people view politics as a sport – something that's just about winning or losing. But to me, and to millions of families, this is personal. Whether we win or lose has a real impact on people's lives.

Just look at what we're seeing right now: Donald Trump is openly coming after public schools and child care. He's going after nursing homes and community health clinics and farmers. His policies are raising prices for millions of people, on necessities like food and gas, and doing nothing to help working families.

If Donald Trump were president when I was a kid, I wouldn't be here today.

All of what he is doing has a real impact on people — and it's why it's more important than ever that we elect as many Democrats as possible, all over the country, who are willing to stand up and check Trump's power in any way they can.

That's my vision for our Party: organizing against Trump and his allies' harmful agenda, competing in every ZIP code, and building the long-term party infrastructure we'll need to elect Democrats everywhere.

To do that, I'm asking for your help. Can you make an investment now in the future of the Democratic Party?

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Ken

Ken Martin
Chair
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A quick weekend request:

Emily,

I know it's the weekend after a very long week so I'll make this quick. I'm Libby Schneider, one of the new Deputy Executive Directors of the DNC.

First, I just want to say thank you. Thank you for all you've done for this Party, for your communities, and to elect Democrats up and down the ballot. We know that there are other ways you can spend your time and resources, and we are so grateful that you choose to invest some of both in your Party's future.

I've been with the DNC since 2019 and have seen, firsthand, what your energy does for our Party and what we can accomplish when we work together. You are the backbone of our Party, and it's more important now than ever that we hear from you.

And I come to you today with another request, and it's not for money:

Will you take a few minutes to share your feedback? Please, feel free to be as honest as possible about what you want to see from Democrats going forward.

Your feedback today will be crucial in helping us set our priorities for this year and beyond as Democrats mobilize and organize against Trump and Republicans' agenda that devastates working families and for the Democrats who are putting their names on the ballot to stop them. And rest assured our team will be reading every response and compiling results to share with our leadership.

We know that folks are feeling scared, anxious, and angry. But your support and feedback will truly help us as we chart a path forward for the DNC and our Party.

Libby

Libby Schneider
Deputy Executive Director
Democratic National Committee