EMILYs List Endorses Eight More Women Leaders for the Ohio General Assembly

For Immediate Release
April 22, 2020

EMILYs List Endorses Eight More Women Leaders for the Ohio General Assembly

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

“In a state where Republicans have repeatedly voted against crucial protections for women and working families, EMILYs List is thrilled to endorse these eight outstanding leaders for the Ohio General Assembly. Having spent their careers serving others as lawyers, teachers, doctors, and small business owners, these women understand firsthand the challenges that Ohioans face. EMILYs List is confident that they will restore accountability and bring leadership to the General Assembly and we are proud to support their campaigns.” 

EMILYs List endorsed the following women:
Kathy Wyenandt (SD-04) 
Betsy Rader (SD-18)
Nancy Day-Achauer (HD-23)
Sara Bitter (HD-27)
Leronda Jackson (HD-40)
Amy Cox (HD-43)
Rachael Morocco (HD-67)
Alexis Miller (HD-89)

These endorsements are in addition to 10 previously endorsed EMILYs List candidates in Ohio: Reem Subei (SD-02), Crystal Lett (SD-16), Janine Boyd (HD-09), Juanita Brent (HD-12), Mary Lightbody (HD-19), Beth Liston (HD-21), Allison Russo (HD-24), Jessica Miranda (HD-28), Catherine Ingram (HD-32), and Randi Clites (HD-75). 

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.