EMILYs List Statement on Gina Ortiz Jones’ Primary Victory in Texas’ 23rd Congressional District

For Immediate Release
March 4, 2020

EMILY's List Statement on Gina Ortiz Jones’ Primary Victory in Texas’ 23rd Congressional District

Today, EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, congratulated Gina Ortiz Jones on her primary election victory in Texas’ 23rd Congressional District. Stephanie Schriock, president of EMILYs List, released the following statement: 

“Congratulations to Gina Ortiz Jones on winning the Democratic primary and getting one step closer to being a champion for Texans in Congress. A first generation American, Gina has dedicated her career to fighting for working families and an economy that works for everyone. Her unparalleled experience, Texas values, and perspective as a military veteran and civil servant will make her an excellent congresswoman. EMILYs List looks forward to working to help Gina finally flip this seat come November.”

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 50,000 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.