Statement from Ellen R. Malcolm on Judy Chu's Special Election Victory in CA-32

WASHINGTON, D.C. – EMILY’s List, the nation’s largest financial resource for women candidates, celebrated Judy Chu’s victory in the special election last night for California’s 32nd congressional district, marking the 80th pro-choice Democratic woman that the organization has helped elect to the U.S. House of Representatives since its inception.

“From Nita Lowey and Jolene Unsoeld in 1988 to Judy Chu in 2009, EMILY’s List has changed the dynamics for women in politics. It hasn’t been easy bringing these women into office, but we have taken every opportunity to find good candidates, help them put their campaigns together, raise money, and mobilize women voters to go out and support them,” said Ellen R. Malcolm, president of EMILY’s List. “We know that women have the talent and the passion to make a difference, and in the House and the Senate right now our women are doing the work that will move our country forward.”

Background:

EMILY's List is the nation's largest financial resource for women candidates. 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. 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, 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.