With just four weeks before election day, the campaign is in overdrive.  We are lucky to have the support of hundreds of volunteers, thousands of donors and many, many others who have a sign in their yard or a bumper sticker on their car.

We still need your help to win.

Let’s talk about money first. My opponent began this race by converting his mayoral war chest of more than $700,000 into money for this campaign.  He spent the bulk of his money to win the Democratic primary with just 37% of the vote, despite high name ID and the party’s endorsement.  Bottom line, he is well funded and is likely to have an aggressive and negative media buy in the next few weeks.

I will need your financial help to be able to win this race. We have just begun our paid advertising and are complementing that effort with hard-hitting earned media.  In the coming days we will be exposing the extreme differences between me and my opponent, but we need more resources to get my message across.  Please donate online at www.johnloughlin.org or by sending a check to Friends of John Loughlin, PO Box 244, Adamsville RI 02801.  No contribution is too small.  The maximum contribution per person, per cycle is $2,400.

We also need volunteers. We need volunteers to make phone calls, help with mailings, attend events, “honk n’ wave” and work on election day.  We have a great network of captains across the district to coordinate events in every town.  If you’ve got time to give, we have a job for you!

Want to display your support? One thousand yard signs flew “off the shelves” in just two weeks, but we’re restocking this week.  E-mail info@johnloughlin.org if you’d like a sign and we’ll arrange for pickup or delivery.  We’ve got bumper stickers too!

Thank you in advance for your support!