EMILYs List Endorses 12 Women Leaders for the Arizona State Legislature
For Immediate Release
August 2, 2018
EMILYs List Endorses 12 Women Leaders for the Arizona State Legislature
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, endorsed 12 women leaders for the Arizona state Legislature ahead of the August 28th primary. Stephanie Schriock, president of EMILYs List, released the following statement:
“EMILYs List is proud to endorse 12 pro-choice Democratic women leaders for the Arizona state Legislature who prove every day that progress is possible. These community leaders will fight for investments in Arizona’s teachers and public education, stronger protections for the environment and natural resources, and expanded access to reproductive and mental health care for women and families. These fierce champions belong in the statehouse and EMILYs List is excited to support their campaigns.”
EMILYs List endorsed the following slate of candidates:
Talonya Adams (House LD-27)
Representative Kelli Butler (House LD-28)
Hazel Chandler (House LD-20)
Representative Kirsten Engel (House LD-10)
Representative Mitzi Epstein (House LD-18)
Felicia French (House LD-6)
Representative Rosanna Gabaldón (House LD-2)
Christine Marsh (Senate LD-28)
Representative Pamela Powers Hannley (House LD-9)
Representative Rebecca Rios (Senate LD-27)
Victoria Steele (Senate LD-9)
Raquel Teran (House LD-30)
These endorsements are in addition to two candidates previously endorsed by EMILYs List for statewide races in Arizona – January Contreras (AZ-AG) and Katie Hobbs (AZ-SOS).
EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, has raised over $500 million to support pro-choice Democratic women candidates – making them one of the most successful political organizations ever. Our grassroots community of over five million members helps Democratic women wage competitive campaigns – and win. We recruit and train candidates, support strong campaigns, research the issues that impact women and families, and turn out women voters. Since our founding in 1985, we have helped elect 116 women to the House, 23 to the Senate, 12 governors, and over 800 to state and local office. Forty percent of the candidates EMILYs List has helped elect to Congress have been women of color. Since the 2016 election, thousands of women and counting have reached out to us about running for office. To harness this energy, EMILYs List has launched Run to Win, an unprecedented effort to get more women to run at the local, state, and national levels.
