| After going a week without a candidate from New York, a New York candidate has finally returned to the weekly top ten list on ActBlue.
Jon Powers raised $11,523.75 across ActBlue last week. During the week, he was also among the hottest pages on ActBlue, which are listed on ActBlue's home page and are described as pages with the most activity.
Here is what ActBlue had to say about Powers:
7. Jon Powers (NY-26)
Jon Powers, running for Congress in New York's 26th District, is an Army Captain and decorated Iraqi War veteran, schoolteacher, and nonprofit leader. On returning from Baghdad and Najaf, Powers returned to New York planning to become a social studies teacher in the Clarence, NY public schools. But he felt compelled to return to Iraq, and founded War Kids Relief, a nonprofit youth services group in Baghdad that was recognized by NBC Nightly News. Hailed by his fellow troops as a "very passionate" and "exceptional leader," Powers has been endorsed by General Wesley Clark and Senator John Kerry, among other national leaders and local and national unions. Powers will face New York attorney Alice Kryzan and manufacturer Jack Davis in a September 9th primary.
Powers's fundraising success on ActBlue this week was driven by the Daily Kos community. After introducing Powers to the Daily Kos community as part of its 'Orange to Blue' page, Daily Kos diarists have been enthusiastically supporting Powers and encouraging readers to donate to his campaign. One of these diarist is no other than Senator John Kerry, who met Powers nearly three years ago and said of Powers that "there isn't a more impressive young man getting involved in public life today." The work of this blogging community has not gone unnoticed by the candidate: Powers has had a diary on Daily Kos since January 2008, and last week thanked his online supporters for their dedication to his campaign.
And just within the last few minutes, an e-mail sent out by VoteVets asks supporters that, if they are in the area, to come out and help the Powers campaign.
The New York state primaries are coming up quickly and VoteVets.org endorsed candidate Jon Powers needs your help in and around the district. The campaign is looking for volunteers to phone bank, canvas, and to carry out a number of other tasks.
If you are interested in helping his campaign please email me at brian@votevets.org.
This race is winnable and only with your help will we be able to send Jon Powers to the US Congress.
Here is some background information on Jon Powers from his bio on http://www.votevets.org:
Jonathan Powers has long been one of VoteVets.org's go-to guys, and has represented us in press conferences and media many times. We're very excited to see him throw his hat into his home district around Buffalo, NY. An Army Captain and decorated Iraq War veteran, schoolteacher and non-profit leader, Jon sets an exceptional standard for "leadership by example" some in Washington, DC would be wise to follow.
Powers is an exciting candidate and will be a strong congressman when elected in November. He brings intelligence about the issues to the table, as well as a knack for leadership and decision-making. He will not fail the people of NY-26 serving us in the House of Representatives.
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