EMILYs List Endorses 10 More Women Leaders for the Texas House of Representatives

For Immediate Release
August 10, 2020

EMILYs List Endorses 10 More Women Leaders for the Texas House of Representatives

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, endorsed 10 more women leaders for the Texas House of Representatives. Stephanie Schriock, president of EMILYs List, released the following statement:
 
“As Texas Republicans continue to attack choice and working families, EMILYs List is proud to stand with these 10 women leaders who will hold them accountable in the state House. They will put the needs of their constituents first, work to expand access to health care for the thousands left uninsured due to COVID-19, and be at the table to ensure that fair maps are drawn during the upcoming redistricting process. EMILYs List-endorsed women will be key to flipping this chamber from red to blue and we look forward to helping them win in November.”
 
EMILYs List endorsed the following slate of candidates:
Janet Dudding (HD-14)
L. Sarah DeMerchant (HD-26)
Keke Williams (HD-54)
Michelle Beckley (HD-65)
Alisa Simmons (HD-94)
Ana-Maria Ramos (HD-102)
Joanna Cattanach (HD-108)
Julie Johnson (HD-115)
Celina Montoya (HD-121)
Akilah Bacy (HD-138)
 
These endorsements are in addition to 13 previously endorsed EMILYs List candidates in Texas: Eliz Markowitz (HD-28), Erin Zwiener (HD-45), Vikki Goodwin (HD-47), Angela Brewer (HD-64), Sharon Hirsch (HD-66), Lydia Bean (HD-93), Elizabeth Beck (HD-97), Terry Meza (HD-105), Brandy Chambers (HD-112), Rhetta Bowers (HD-113), Natali Hurtado (HD-126), Gina Calanni (HD-132), and Ann Johnson (HD-134).
 
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.