Press Releases

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June 22, 2010

EMILY’s List Announces Deputy Communications Director Jess McIntosh

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- EMILY's List is pleased to announce the addition of a talented new staffer, Jess McIntosh, as Deputy Communications Director, helping to expand the media relations efforts of the communications team.

June 21, 2010

EMILY's List WOMEN VOTE! Announce 2010 Priorities

WASHINGTON, D.C. - EMILY's List WOMEN VOTE! today announced priorities for independent activity during the 2010 cycle, including research, TV and radio, earned media, mail and phones, and field activities in key districts across the country.

June 17, 2010

EMILY's List Launches EMpower

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- EMILY's List, the nation's largest resource for women in politics, today announced the launch of EMpower, a new program to engage younger women and men across the country to connect and elect more pro-choice Democratic women to office.

June 16, 2010

EMILY's List Endorses Paula Brooks in Ohio's Twelfth Congressional District

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- EMILY's List, the nation's largest financial resource for women candidates, today announced its endorsement of Paula Brooks in Ohio's 12th congressional district.

June 14, 2010

EMILY's List Candidates Continue Incredible Momentum

Clark, Hanabusa, Lassa Build Support WASHINGTON, D.C. -- EMILY's List, the nation's largest resource for women in politics, congratulates Tarryl Clark, Colleen Hanabusa and Julie Lassa on their incredible campaigns and continued momentum towards the November elections.

June 4, 2010

EMILY’s List Announces Appointment of Amy Dacey as Executive Director

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- EMILY’s List President Stephanie Schriock today announced the appointment of Amy K. Dacey as Executive Director of EMILY’s List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics.

June 1, 2010

EMILY's List Congratulates Terri Sewell in Alabama's Seventh Congressional District

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- EMILY's List, the nation's largest resource for women candidates, congratulates Terri Sewell on winning the most votes in today's Democratic primary and looks forward to Sewell's victory in the July run-off election.

May 26, 2010

Statement from Stephanie Schriock on Dino Rossi entering the Washington Senate Race

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Stephanie Schriock, president of EMILY's List, issued the following statement on Dino Rossi entering the Washington Senate race against EMILY's List-endorsed U.S. Senator Patty Murray. "The third time will not be the charm for Dino Rossi. Washington State voters have already twice rejected Dino Rossi and his record of failed business experience. On the critical issues families face, in Washington State and throughout the country, the choice between Senator Patty Murray and opportunist and perennial candidate Dino Rossi could not be clearer.

May 25, 2010

EMILY's List Endorses Julie Lassa for Wisconsin's Seventh Congressional District

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- EMILY's List, the nation's largest resource for women candidates, today announced its endorsement of Julie Lassa for Wisconsin's seventh congressional district.

May 14, 2010

Schriock to Palin: You Don't Stand for My Frontier

WASHINGTON, D.C. – “Sarah Palin talks a good game about ‘grizzly bear moms’ taking the country back – but I come from the West too, and her version of what American women want doesn’t honor the freedom and independence that the women I grew up with in Montana cherish,” said Stephanie Schriock, President of EMILY’s List. Referring to the “Palin 4” – four Democratic Congresswomen whom Palin displayed on her Facebook page – Schriock continued: “First she puts targets on their back, then she wants the government in their bedrooms – what is Sarah Palin doing to western women?”