Kirsten Gillibrand

WASHINGTON, D.C. EMILY's List, the nation's largest grassroots political network and financial resource for women running for elected office, today announced its endorsement of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords (AZ-08), Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter (NH-01) and Congresswoman Kirsten Gillibrand (NY-20). The 2006 victories of these pro-choice, Democratic women were critical to secure Democratic control of the Congress and helped make Nancy Pelosi the first woman Speaker of the House.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Ellen R. Malcolm, president of EMILY's List, issued the following statement on New York Governor David Paterson's appointment of Congresswoman Kirsten Gillibrand to fill the remainder of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s term in the U.S. Senate:

It was a historic election night for EMILY's List candidates. EMILY's List helped defeat Republicans and elect more pro-choice Democratic women than in any year since 1992. EMILY's List candidates ousted two Republican senators in nasty, expensive races and won the two most competitive governors races in the country. We added at least 11 new Democratic women to the U.S. House, and possibly as many as 13.

Statement from EMILY's List President Stephanie Schriock

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Stephanie Schriock, President of EMILY's List, the nation's largest resource for women in politics, today praised the seven women U.S. Senators who stood up against the budget proposal and the radical agenda of the House GOP.

The following is a statement from EMILY's List president Stephanie Schriock on Kirsten Gillibrand's successful election to the US Senate:

Call for GOP to Focus on Jobs, Not Limits on Women's Health Care and Families' Stability

WASHINGTON, D.C. - With hearings on H.R. 3 beginning tomorrow, Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) joined EMILY's List in a strong call to action against the GOP's anti-woman agenda.

Today, Sen. Blumenthal became the first man ever featured as an author on the EMILY's List website when both Senators co-signed an op-ed promoted to the over 600,000 members of our online community.

From the joint op-ed:

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- EMILY's List, one of the nation’s largest political action committees and financial resource for women candidates, today announced its endorsement of Kirsten Gillibrand in the 2010 special election for United States Senate.