Carla Axtman carla@jeffmerkley.com Many of you have asked me why I went to work for Jeff Merkley’s U.S. Senate campaign. I'm 43 years old and a mother of two teenagers, after all. Why in the world would I give up a good job with an easy schedule and coveted time with my growing kids to jump into working on a U.S. Senate race? Campaigning is exceptionally hard work. There's a reason that most campaign staff are people much younger than me. I've been launched headlong into an exercise of 70-hour work weeks and long stretches of eating terrible fast food--when I get to eat, that is. Things are constantly moving and sometimes the pressures can be immense. But I realized earlier this year that I couldn't stand by and watch our nation continue to go in the wrong direction. It was time for me to step up and really make a difference. So with the permission of my family, I've devoted this year and a half of my life to electing Jeff Merkley. It’s so great to believe in a candidate again. Today I’m asking you to help me. I’ve promised Jeff that I would help raise money for him. I’m hoping you’ll do me a personal favor by contributing $10, $25, $50, $100 or more on my ActBlue page. Anything you can give will be much appreciated. It’s close to the end of the first fundraising quarter for our campaign. Your help on this will help go home earlier this week, drink less coffee, eat less bad food – and hopefully spend some time with my kids! In other words, you’d be helping Jeff AND me! Thank you all, Carla public true 405.00 11 Jeff Merkley false OR-Sen merkley 4800.00 601262.18 9083 http://www.jeffmerkley.com https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/entity/18219 405.00 11