By Wendy Wartes

I am a proud PFLAG mom and a strong supporter of Laura Ruderman for Congress. I have known Laura since her first campaign for the Washington State House of Representatives and I can tell you that Laura has always been committed to the value that everyone should be treated fairly.

And today I am so proud to be an American. President Obama’s decision to support marriage equality is such a powerful step for civil rights in our country. However, while the president’s words are encouraging, they didn’t change a single law. That’s why we need to elect people to back him up. Please help us turn President Obama’s words into real change by electing a fierce fighter to Congress like Laura by making a donation to her campaign today.

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Great news! Last week, I received the sole endorsements of the 1st and the 45th Legislative District Democrats. This is no easy feat and requires a two-thirds vote of each body.  Combined, the 1st and 45th make up 35% of the first Congressional district, providing critical grassroots support in the form of volunteers and donors who will help us get to victory in November.

The Snohomish County Progressive Examiner highlighted our campaign’s growing support within the district saying, “Anyone who knows Laura Ruderman understands that she prides herself in her hands-on, face to face approach to campaigning and lives the motto ‘All Politics is Local.’ ” For the record, I spent the weekend doorbelling in Arlington, and I have now personally knocked on 2,748 doors in every corner of the district!

Help us meet our May fundraising goal by combining my doorbelling efforts with your contribution today. Please donate now.

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I want you to meet my friends, Mike from Concrete, Christie from Rockport, and Diana from Snohomish. Besides living in the 1st Congressional district, they have a few things in common.

By Randi Abrams-Caras

Laura Ruderman is my best friend. But before we were friends, we were colleagues, which led to our becoming friends. See, I choose my friends wisely. My wise choice in choosing Laura as my friend came from learning that our values are very closely aligned.

In this race, there is no harder worker, no one who will fight harder for working people, than my friend, Laura Ruderman. That’s why I’m asking you to join me today by contributing $10, $50, or $100 to send Laura to Congress.

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April has been a beautiful month on the campaign trail! We’ve been in every county in the district, and I wanted to take the chance to run down what we’ve been doing and where we’ve been.

Saturday we stopped by the Mt. Vernon Tulip Festival and helped the Skagit County Democrats register voters. But there was no time to look at the tulips. I spent the weekend doorbelling in Mt. Vernon and Snohomish, and, to date, I have knocked on just over 2,200 doors. Out doorbelling, I met an ordinary hero and heard a great story which you can read on my Facebook page here. Last Thursday the 46th legislative district held a spirited candidate forum, where I talked about the need for comprehensive immigration reform, protecting Social Security and Medicare, and passing the Buffett Rule without delay.

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