EMILYs List Congratulates 17 Candidates for Election to the New Mexico Legislature
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November 16, 2022
EMILYs List Congratulates 17 Candidates for Election to the New Mexico Legislature
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, congratulates 17 candidates on their election to the New Mexico Legislature. EMILYs List President Laphonza Butler released the following statement:
“EMILYs List is thrilled to congratulate 17 pro-choice champions on their election to the New Mexico House of Representatives. We know that they will fight to ensure that abortion remains legal and accessible in the state amid nationwide attacks on our reproductive rights, safeguarding the rights of New Mexicans and those forced to travel from neighboring states to access essential health care. We’re proud to stand with these candidates and know that they will advocate for a better future for every person who calls the state home.”
EMILYs List congratulates the following slate of candidates on their election to the New Mexico Legislature:
- Cynthia Borrego (NM-HD17)
- Janelle Anyanonu (NM-HD19)
- Meredith Dixon (NM-HD20)
- Elizabeth “Liz” Thomson (NM-HD24)
- Eleanor Chavez (NM-HD26)
- Marian Matthews (NM-HD27)
- Pamelya Herndon (NM-HD28)
- Joy Garratt (NM-HD29)
- Natalie Figueroa (NM-HD30)
- Joanne Ferrary (NM-HD37)
- Tara Jaramillo (NM-HD38)
- Susan Herrera (NM-HD41)
- Kristina Ortez (NM-HD42)
- Kathleen Cates (NM-HD44)
- Andrea Romero (NM-HD46)
- Reena Szczepanski (NM-HD47)
- Charlotte Little (NM-HD68)
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.
