Representation means showing up no matter how hard the work is! For Joey, myself, and a team of awesome people in Longmeadow, that meant getting scrapped up by pricier bushes, and cleaning up a ton of trash. Much ❤️ to everyone cleaning up their communities this week! ♥️🌎

From our East Longmeadow Town Hall to community canvasses, signature collections, and even making MA-01 a little cleaner on Earth Day, we’ve got something for everyone.

If you want to learn more and sign up for any of the events listed above, head to whalenforcongressma.com/events!

Team Whalen week of action. On April 18, East Longmeadow community canvas. On April 19, Springfield community canvas. On April 20 Springfield signature collection. On April 24 East Longmeadow town hall. On April 22 Massachusetts district one Earth Day cleanup. On April 23 Pittsfield signature collection. On April 24 Westfield signature collection. On April 25, South Hadley community canvas. On April 26 Holyoke community canvas.

It’s Week of Action time! You can join the team and I across our district this week because this campaign is about more than an election; it’s about showing what true representation is.
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Amy McDonald from the Foolish Optimist podcast and I knocked 100 doors in my neighborhood for the campaign and for our local elections today! Here's what we learned 🐐 🍦🇺🇸

“A whole civilization will die tonight” is absolutely nuts. This is not normal behavior. We are in a crisis and we need to act together before this crazy fuck drives us off the cliff.

Hadn’t heard from you in a while my man, for a second I thought we may be doing OK! 😂

Volunteer — Jeromie Whalen for Congress | Democrat for MA-01 Volunteer with Jeromie Whalen, the high school teacher and Democratic candidate running for Congress in Massachusetts’ First Congressional District (MA-01).

www.whalenforcongressma.com/volunteer

From the start, we’ve made it a priority to bring generations together and build something united. That’s how change happens.

To everyone recognizing this work, thank you! And to anyone looking to get involved, fill out our volunteer form and let’s get moving!

🚨ENDORSEMENT ALERT🚨 Much love to the College Democrats of Mass for believing in what we’re building. As a teacher, I’ve seen too many moments where younger generations aren’t taken seriously when they deserve the respect and a voice in shaping the direction of this country.

Nothing better than a day in the Berkshires with this amazing crew! Thanks to everyone who came out to volunteer, and I’ll be back in Pittsfield on Friday at the Candidates Forum. Hope to see you there! Much love Berkshires! ♥️

Went to 9 rallies, were repped at over 20 across the district, 500 signatures in hand (and probably 1,000 outstanding) and our current Congressman has nothing to say.

I need your help before the Q1 deadline in a few days. 10,000 people at $10/mo and we win. Can you chip in?

Thank you! 🙌

Let’s keep moving forward together, across generations, in loud declaration and in quiet reflection.

The last thing that stayed with me was what happened after. As he walked away to applause, he found his professor in the crowd and gave her a big hug. She was the reason he found the courage to speak. That connection between student, teacher, and generations, speaks volumes.

He leaned toward the mic so people could hear his quiet & steady voice.

“We just… we can’t normalize this.”

There’s people like me whose voices carry, and then there are people like him, who step outside their comfort zone because they know staying silent isn’t an option.

He reminded me of my own students. Kind, thoughtful young people still figuring things out, but already carrying a clear sense of what the world should be. Second, I had spoken right before him, full of energy and projection, like several others had. But that wasn’t him.

During the ICE Out protest at HCC today, a man from Jamaica stepped up to the mic and paused. “I’m feeling really nervous right now, I’m shaking.” Events like this aren’t usually his thing, but to him it mattered to push past his fear of public speaking to say his piece.

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Caucus season celebration fundraiser. Rapscallion pub. March 27th 6-8pm!

THIS FRIDAY: Sturbridge 6-8 join us for a post-caucus season celebration, pre-No Kings celebration, and just a good time! We’ll have signature papers for you to sign, words from the amazing Colin Brown and Shannon Teabo for State Senate. Be there! Sign up link below 🙌

My team and I show every single day how much we care about what’s happening in MA-01 and across this country, and we’re going to keep showing up. Much love to everyone who’s helped us along the way. The best is yet to come.

Meanwhile, Team Whalen showed up everywhere. I went to 23 myself. And we did it with an amazing group of people, often pairing younger and older generations of supporters, coming together because they believe we can do better and do it without corporate interests on our backs.

Richard Neal didn’t go to a single caucus. Springfield? Nope. Holyoke? Nada. Chicopee? Not a chance. Westfield? Nothing. Webster or the Brookfields? Ha! Charlemont, Worthington? Please. He hasn’t held a town hall in Pittsfield or the Berkshires since 2017.

Something is approaching…
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Trump doesn’t care about long airport lines or deadly crashes on runways, because he’s got a private jet. Trump doesn’t care about gas prices shooting up, because he’s never had to step out and fill a tank himself. Trump doesn’t care about lives lost in war, and more, because his silver spoon kept him far from the realities others were forced to face. Billionaires are disconnected from working and middle class life. No connection means no empathy. And if they won’t learn it on their own, it’s on us to force lesson. Tax the Rich. Break the oligarchy. But real people in power. That’s how we take this country back.

Real people in real positions of power are the only way to break the cycle of corporate elites dictating how we live.

Real people in real positions of power are the only way to break the cycle of corporate elites dictating how we live.

Holyoke, I love you. My team, my friends, my family, and my supporters, thank you and I love you too. May the wind be always at your back, and may the sun shine warm upon your face.

Much love,

Jeromie

This entire St. Patrick's Day season has shown me what’s possible when we come together for a common goal. From running in the race, to marching in the parade alongside the same people who showed up after the fires in Holyoke, it’s been a profoundly meaningful experience.

I told myself before I started all of this that if I ever lost track of my principles or values, I was out. And if I ever stopped feeling joy, same thing. There’s a lot of darkness we’re up against, but I’m proud that we’re doing it with smiles and hugs all along the way.

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Campaign team hard at work planning for tomorrow… 😂 🍀 RUNNING FOR CONGRESS! See you tomorrow Holyoke!