EMILYs List Celebrates Groundbreakers and History Makers at the WE ARE EMILY Virtual Conference
For Immediate Release
May 12, 2021
**FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY**
May 17th and 18th
EMILYs List Celebrates Groundbreakers and History Makers at the WE ARE EMILY Virtual Conference
We Are EMILY Virtual Conference honors former President of EMILYs List Stephanie Schriock, and the 2021 Gabrielle Giffords Rising Star Award honoree, Lina Hidalgo.
RSVP required.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — This May, EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, will convene the 2021 annual We Are EMILY Virtual Conference to celebrate women leaders who are groundbreakers and history makers. The conference will feature panel discussions with mayors, state legislators, governors and members of Congress, who will highlight their work to keep the Democratic majority in the 2022 midterm elections and elect more women in statehouses across the country. The event will also include the presentation of the 2021 Gabrielle Giffords Rising Star Award to Lina Hidalgo, county judge for Harris County, Texas.
On Monday, May 17th: After 11 years as president of EMILYs List, Stephanie Schriock will be honored with the We Are EMILY Award. Conference guests will hear from Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Congresswoman Karen Bass (CA-37), Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM), Governor Gretchen Whitmer (MI), Governor Laura Kelly (KS), Governor Janet Mills (ME), Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson (MI), EMILYs List Board members Yolanda Caraway, Maya Harris, María Teresa Kumar and more. There will also be a conversation between Congresswoman Sharice Davids (KS-03) and Debora Juarez, the first Native American person elected to Seattle’s City Council.
On Tuesday, May 18th: Conference guests will hear from former Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton, Senator Patty Murray (WA), Senator Maggie Hassan (NH), Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (NV), Senator Tammy Duckworth (IL), San Francisco Mayor London Breed (CA), Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava (FL), Tucson Mayor Regina Romero (AZ), Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley (OH), 2021 Gabrielle Giffords Rising Star Award winner Lina Hidalgo (TX) and more. There will also be conversations between Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) and Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16), between state Representative Stephanie Byers (KS-HD86) and state Senator Sarah McBride (DE-SD01), and Congresswoman Grace Meng (NY-06) and California State Treasurer Fiona Ma.
The conference program will include panels on governing on the front lines, countering disinformation, and the bigger political picture for the 2022 cycle. There will also be conversations with our EMILYs List’s incumbent senators, a discussion with the 2021 Gabrielle Giffords Rising Star Award nominees, and remarks from We Are EMILY honoree, Stephanie Schriock. The 2021 Rising Star Award nominees include: Georgia State Representative Park Cannon, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo, Massachusetts State Representative Tram Nguyen, New York State Assemblywoman Catalina Cruz, Pennsylvania State Representative Jennifer O’Mara, and Washington State Representative Debra Lekanoff.
EMILYs List Board Chair Rebecca Haile will deliver remarks on Monday and EMILY's List founder Ellen Malcolm will join Rebecca on Tuesday for a conversation on taking EMILY's List to the next level. Additional information on the conference is forthcoming.
We Are EMILY Conference
WHEN: Day 1 – Monday, May 17, 2021
Where: Login information provided upon RSVP
Press Access: 3:00 PM ET PM ET – 7:15 PM ET
RSVP TO: Please RSVP to Anna Pacilio, apacilio@emilyslist.org.
We Are EMILY Conference and Gala
WHEN: Day 2 – Tuesday, May 18, 2021
Where: Login information provided upon RSVP
Press Access: 3:00 PM ET to 6:00 PM ET
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