EMILYs List Statement on New Hampshire’s Down-Ballot Primary Election Results

For Immediate Release
September 8, 2020

EMILYs List Statement on New Hampshire’s Down-Ballot Primary Election Results

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, congratulated eight women on advancing to the general election for the New Hampshire Senate and executive office. Stephanie Schriock, president of EMILYs List, released the following statement:

“These New Hampshire women are outstanding community leaders, and EMILYs List is thrilled to congratulate them on advancing to the general election. Across the board, they have fought to expand access to affordable health care, increase the quality of public education, and support working families. Granite Staters deserve bold, progressive leaders representing them in Concord, and EMILYs List is confident these women are the best candidates for the job. Once elected and reelected, they will move New Hampshire forward, and we are proud to stand with them.” 

EMILYs List congratulates the following women leaders as they advance to the general election: 
Sue Ford (SD-01)
Jenn Alford-Teaster (SD-08)
Shannon Chandley (SD-11)
Melanie Levesque (SD-12)
Cindy Rosenwald (SD-13)
Donna Soucy (SD-18)
Rebecca Perkins Kwoka (SD-21)
Deb Pignatelli (Executive Council, District 5)

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 55,000 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.