EMILYs List Endorses Two Women Leaders for Reelection to the Illinois General Assembly

For Immediate Release
March 12, 2020

EMILYs List Endorses Two Women Leaders for Reelection to the Illinois General Assembly

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, endorsed two women leaders for reelection to the Illinois General Assembly. Stephanie Schriock, president of EMILYs List, released the following statement:

“As Illinois moves toward gender parity in the General Assembly, EMILYs List is proud to endorse these two outstanding women leaders for reelection. These legislators have demonstrated their commitment to advocating for working families and moving Illinois forward. They will continue to bring transparency and accountability to the legislature, and we are thrilled to support their campaigns.”

EMILYs List endorsed the following women for reelection:

Cristina Castro (SD-22)
Theresa Mah (HD-02)

In addition to these two incumbent state legislators, EMILYs List has also endorsed Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx, the 2018 recipient of the Gabrielle Giffords Rising Star Award, for reelection. 

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.