Dear Friend,

My husband, Joe Pitts, is running for Congress again this year.
I’m writing to you today to ask you to support him.

When we were first married, Joe and I were both school teachers.
In those days, teachers didn’t make much money. When we had our first child I wanted to stay home with her, but we simply couldn’t make ends meet without my salary. So Joe joined the Air Force. It was a way for him to serve his country and provide for his
family at the same time. It was a hard decision, but it led to a
career in public service we’re both very proud of.

After flying 116 combat missions in Vietnam, Joe returned home
and returned to teaching—this time at Great Valley High School.
Just a few years later he ran for the state legislature, beating the
Republican Party “machine” in a close election. Now he is in
Congress, where he continues to work in an independent and
bipartisan way. Not only does he work with Democrats on many
issues, but he also stands up to his own party leaders and tells
them when they’re wrong.

In his career, Joe has been away a lot—in Southeast Asia,
Harrisburg, and Washington. But he has always found a way to
be there for me and our kids. He’s a good listener. When they
were little, Joe would call the kids every night he was away and
talk to them individually about their day. Every month, he took
one of them out for breakfast, giving them the individual attention
every child craves from their father.

But Joe hasn’t kept that kind of care and attention just for our
family. As a Congressman, he takes on causes other politicians
don’t have time for. Right now he’s working to get airlines to
train their flight attendants to identify and rescue victims of sex
trafficking.

He’s also one of the few members of Congress to actually write
a plan for getting us out of this recession by helping people and
creating jobs. Joe and I remember what it was like when we
couldn’t make ends meet, and that’s what motivates him to help
people now.

I think people are looking for leaders who care, listen, and can
work together for the good of our country. That’s who Joe is.
I hope you’ll vote for him on Tuesday.

Sincerely,