For Immediate Release
Dec 7, 2008
EMILY's List Celebrates the Victory of Mary Jo Kilroy in OH-15
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The following is a statement by Ellen R. Malcolm, president and founder of EMILY's List, on the victory of Mary Jo Kilroy in Ohio's 15th district:
"EMILY's List is excited to celebrate Mary Jo Kilroy's momentous victory in Ohio's 15th district. Mary Jo Kilroy is precisely the kind of experienced, principled leader the people of Ohio want representing them in Congress. This was a hard fought battle and well-deserved win that turned yet another seat from red to blue this cycle. EMILY's List and our members are proud that Mary Jo Kilroy will be joining 11 other new pro-choice Democratic congresswomen in the United States House of Representatives next year, the second largest increase in history."
In the 2007-2008 cycle, EMILY's list raised more than $43 million to support its mission of recruiting and supporting women candidates, helping them build strong campaigns, and mobilizing women voters to turn out and vote. EMILY's List and its members directly contributed more than $9 million to EMILY's List candidates for federal and gubernatorial office. With more than 100,000 members across the country, EMILY's List is one of the largest political action committees in the nation. Since its founding in 1985 through today, EMILY's List has worked to elect 79 pro-choice Democratic women to the U.S. House, 15 to the U.S. Senate, nine governors, and hundreds of women to the state legislatures, state constitutional offices, and other key local offices.
