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EMILYs List Congratulates 21 Women on their General Election Victory in California

December 9, 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 9, 2022

EMILYs List Congratulates 21 Women on their General Election Victory in California

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, congratulates 21 women on winning their general election in California. EMILYs List President Laphonza Butler released the following statement:

“We are excited to congratulate 21 women on their victory in this general election. California has become a safe haven for women seeking abortion care from states with abortion bans. We need pro-choice leaders in office who will defend Californians’ civil and reproductive freedoms and fight to expand abortion access for everyone. We know these women will champion their constituents and work towards an equitable future for everyone. We are proud to stand by these leaders.”

EMILYs List congratulates the following women on their victory this election:

  • Angelique Ashby (CA-SD08)
  • Caroline Menjivar (CA-SD20)
  • Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (CA-SD28)
  • Catherine Blakespear (CA-SD38)
  • Stephanie Nguyen (CA-AD10)
  • Lori Wilson (CA-AD11)
  • Liz Ortega (CA-AD20)
  • Diane Papan (CA-AD21)
  • Esmeralda Soria (CA-AD27)
  • Gail Pellerin (CA-AD28)
  • Dawn Addis (CA-AD30)
  • Pilar Schiavo (CA-AD40)
  • Jacqui Irwin (CA-AD42)
  • Laura Friedman (CA-AD44)
  • Wendy Carrillo (CA-AD52)
  • Tina McKinnor (CA-AD61)
  • Blanca Pacheco (CA-AD64)
  • Cottie Petrie-Norris (CA-AD73)
  • Katy Young Yaroslavsky (CA-LA City Council, District 5)
  • Traci Park (CA-LA City Council District 11)
  • Lindsey Horvath (CA-LA County Board, District 3)

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.