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EMILYs List Endorses Lorrie Janatopoulos and Sarah Kruger for Election to the Minnesota House of Representatives

July 26, 2024

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, endorsed Lorrie Janatopoulos and Sarah Kruger for election to the Minnesota House of Representatives. EMILYs List President Jessica Mackler released the following statement:

“EMILYs List is proud to endorse Lorrie Janatopoulos and Sarah Kruger for election to the Minnesota state House. Their work and commitment to ensuring fair wages for workers, supporting the middle class, and protecting reproductive freedoms have equipped them to continue to fight for Minnesotans. We look forward to supporting them in this election and safeguarding Democratic control in the state.”

EMILYs List endorsed the following slate of candidates for election:

  • Lorrie Janatopoulos (MN-HD7B)
  • Sarah Kruger (MN-HD26A)

These candidates join 16 other Democratic pro-choice women endorsed by EMILYs List for the Minnesota State Legislature this cycle: Kari Rehrauer (MN-SD35B), Kim Hicks (MN-HD25A), Janelle Calhoun (MN-HD36A), Brion Curran (MN-HD36B), Laurie Wolfe (MN-HD37A), Kristin Bahner (MN-HD37B), Lucia Wroblewski (MN-HD41A), Jen Fox (MN-HD41B), Tracey Breazeale (MN-HD45A), Lucy Rehm (MN-HD48B), Kissy Coakley (MN-HD49A), Carlie Kotyza-Witthuhn (MN-HD49B), Mary Frances Clardy (MN-HD53A), Jess Hanson (MN-HD55A), Kaela Berg (MN-HD55B), and Kristi Pursell (MN-HD58A).

EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, works to elect Democratic pro-choice women up and down the ballot and across the country with a goal of fighting for our rights and our communities. Our work is centered around a fundamental vision: Run. Win. Change the World. EMILYs List has raised $850 million in service to that vision and has helped Democratic women win competitive elections by recruiting and training candidates, supporting and helping build strong campaigns, researching the issues that impact women and families, running one of the largest independent expenditure operations for Democrats, and turning out women voters to the polls. Since our founding in 1985, we have helped elect the country’s first woman as vice president, 175 women to the House, 26 to the Senate, 20 governors, and over 1,500 women to state and local office. More than 40% of the candidates EMILYs List has helped elect to Congress have been women of color. Visit www.emilyslist.org for more information.