EMILYs List Endorses Three Women Leaders for the California State Legislature

For Immediate Release

September 4, 2019

EMILYs List Endorses Three Women Leaders for the California State Legislature

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, endorsed three women leaders for the California State Legislature. Stephanie Schriock, president of EMILYs List, released the following statement:

“Pro-choice Democratic women continue to change the face of leadership across the country and EMILYs List is thrilled to stand with these three outstanding leaders in their bid for the California State Legislature. While they come from diverse backgrounds, Deni, Melissa, and Katrina all share a steadfast commitment to improving the lived experience of California's working families and will be leaders in the ongoing fight to move California forward once elected. They belong in Sacramento and EMILYs List is proud to endorse them.”

EMILYs List endorsed the following slate of candidates:

DeniAntionette Mazingo (AD-42)

Melissa Fox (AD-68)

Katrina Foley (SD-37)

EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, has raised over $600 million to elect pro-choice Democratic women candidates. With a grassroots community of over five million members, EMILY's List helps Democratic women win competitive campaigns – across the country and up and down the ballot – by recruiting and training candidates, supporting strong campaigns, researching the issues that impact women and families, and turning out women voters to the polls. Since our founding in 1985, we have helped elect 150 women to the House, 26 to the Senate, 16 governors, and nearly 1,100 women to state and local office. Nearly 40 percent of the candidates EMILYs List has helped elect to Congress have been women of color. During the historic 2017-2018 cycle, EMILYs List raised a record-breaking $110 million and launched a record independent expenditure campaign. We helped elect 34 new women to the House, including 24 red-to-blue victories; enough seats to have delivered the U.S. House majority alone. Since the 2016 election, more than 46,000 women have reached out to EMILY's List about running for office laying the groundwork for the next decade of candidates for local, state and national offices.