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Senior Leadership

Stephanie Schriock
President

EMILY's List President Stephanie Schriock is a recognized leader, bringing more than 12 years of fundraising, management and strategic planning experience to EMILY's List. She’s been described as "inspirational," a "star in American politics," and "a spectacular campaign manager." All of this, and she can make Senator Al Franken laugh while she's doing it.

Stephanie has been at the forefront of some of the most challenging and innovative political campaigns of the past decade. She served as the national finance director for Howard Dean's 2004 presidential campaign, leading the team that revolutionized political fundraising, exceeding previous records by raising more than $52 million in a Democratic primary. Stephanie then helped now-U.S. Senator Jon Tester unseat an 18-year Republican incumbent U.S. senator in a state with an eight-point Republican advantage.

When Democratic leaders were looking for the right person to manage Al Franken's Senate campaign in Minnesota, they turned to Stephanie. Franken's $18 million campaign was one of the most- watched races of 2008. After an extremely close vote on Election Day failed to produce a clear victor, Stephanie managed a $12 million recount operation that involved four law firms, 180 staff, and nearly 2000 volunteers.

A graduate of Mankato State University in Minnesota, Stephanie has never forgotten the values she learned growing up in the strong labor town of Butte, Montana. Montana has a proud history of electing women: the first woman to win a seat in Congress, Jeannette Rankin, was elected from Montana in 1916.

Read Stephanie's full bio here.

Stephanie's Latest Blog Posts

Sarah Palin doesn't speak for me

Sarah Palin has been busy since she abruptly left the governors office in Alaska. She's endorsed 49 candidates this year. She's given speeches and produced a video predicting a rising tide of women voters supporting the radical, right-wing candidates she's campaigning for. For too long, Sarah Palin has been unchecked in her claim that she speaks for America's women as she attempts to impose a radical, backward thinking, anti-choice agenda in this country.

On winning and what it means

Late last night, votes were still being counted in Minnesota. Unfortunately, EMILY’s List candidate for governor Margaret Anderson Kelliher came up just a few thousand votes short of one her opponents, Mark Dayton. As an alum of Senator Al Franken’s campaign in the very same state, I can tell you I certainly know the difference a seemingly small number of votes can make. In the end, though, the poll numbers - and who wins because of them - don’t tell the whole story.