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EMILYs List Celebrates Protecting Wisconsin Governors’ Veto with Democratic Pro Choice Women

November 9, 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 9, 2022

EMILYs List Celebrates Protecting Wisconsin Governors’ Veto with Democratic Pro Choice Women in the State Assembly

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, celebrates protecting Gov. Tony Evers’ veto with Democratic pro-choice women elected to the state Assembly. EMILYs List President Laphonza Butler released the following statement:

“We are thrilled to have these women in the state Assembly and applaud their role in protecting Gov. Evers’ crucial veto. These candidates’ victories are victories for every Wisconsinite. We know we can count on these pro-choice legislators to fight back against the constant attacks by anti-choice Republicans and champion their constituents’ reproductive freedoms.”

As we continue to wait for additional results, EMILYs List congratulates the following candidates on their election and reelection to the Wisconsin State Assembly:

  • Jenna Jacobson (WI-AD43)
  • Melissa Ratcliff (WI-AD46)    
  • Lori Palmeri (WI-AD54)
  • Lee Snodgrass (WI-AD57)
  • Katrina Shankland (WI-AD71)

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 over $700 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 campaigns 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, 159 women to the House, 26 to the Senate, 16 governors, and nearly 1,400 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.