EMILYs List Endorses Five Women Leaders for the New York State Legislature

For Immediate Release
May 6, 2020

EMILYs List Endorses Five Women Leaders for the New York State Legislature

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

“EMILYs List is thrilled to endorse these five progressive champions for the New York State Legislature. Throughout their careers, they have proven themselves as outspoken advocates for expanding access to health care and protecting marginalized communities. Now more than ever, we are grateful for their compassionate leadership and their tireless commitment to serving others. EMILYs List is confident that they will continue to move New York forward, and we are proud to stand with them.” 

EMILYs List endorsed the following women:
Roxanne Persaud (SD-19)
Tremaine Wright (SD-25)
Catalina Cruz (AD-39)
Yuh-Line Niou (AD-65)
Kristen Browde (AD-93)

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.