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EMILYs List Congratulates Nine Democratic Pro-Choice Women on their Reelection to the Michigan House of Representatives

November 6, 2024

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, congratulates 9 Democratic pro-choice women on their reelection to the Michigan state House. EMILYs List President Jessica Mackler released the following statement:

“EMILYs List is proud to congratulate these Democratic pro-choice women on their victories. The Democratic trifecta in Michigan has been able to accomplish remarkable things, especially for reproductive freedom. While the loss of the Democratic majority in the state House is devastating, we are confident that with these women in office the fight on behalf of our freedoms will continue for all Michiganders.”

EMILYs List congratulates the following candidates on their victories:

  • State Rep. Mai Xiong, MI-HD13
  • State Rep. Kelly Breen, MI-HD21
  • State Rep. Reggie Miller, MI-HD31 
  • State Rep. Jennifer Conlin, MI-HD48 
  • State Rep. Sharon MacDonell, MI-HD56
  • State Rep. Denise Mentzer, MI-HD61
  • State Rep. Angela Witwer, MI-HD76 
  • State Rep. Carol Glanville, MI-HD84 
  • State Rep. Betsy Coffia, MI-HD103 

EMILYs List invested over $350,000 in state and local contributions in Michigan this cycle.

EMILYs List has supported Xiong, Breen, Miller, Conlin, MacDonell, Mentzer, Witwer, Glanville, and Coffia in previous elections to the Michigan state House.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.