EMILYs List Congratulates Eileen Filler-Corn and Charniele Herring on Being Named Speaker and Major

For Immediate Release
November 9, 2019

EMILYs List Congratulates Eileen Filler-Corn and Charniele Herring on Being Named Speaker and Majority Leader of the Virginia House of Delegates

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, congratulated Eileen Filler-Corn on becoming the first woman speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates, and 2015 Rising Star Nominee Charniele Herring on becoming the chamber’s first Black majority leader. Stephanie Schriock, president of EMILYs List, released the following statement:

“EMILYs List was proud to stand with Delegates Filler-Corn and Herring on Tuesday night and we’re thrilled to congratulate them as the incoming speaker and majority leader of the Virginia House of Delegates. With more women than ever poised to serve in the incoming Democrat-led Virginia General Assembly, their historic achievements today are even more important and we look forward to seeing them champion and advance a host of legislation that will make the Commonwealth a better, safer, and more inclusive place for women and families. “

EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, has raised over $600 million to elect pro-choice Democratic women candidates. With a grassroots community of over five million members, EMILY's List helps Democratic women win competitive campaigns – across the country and up and down the ballot – by recruiting and training candidates, supporting strong campaigns, researching the issues that impact women and families, and turning out women voters to the polls. Since our founding in 1985, we have helped elect 150 women to the House, 26 to the Senate, 16 governors, and nearly 1,100 women to state and local office. Nearly 40 percent of the candidates EMILYs List has helped elect to Congress have been women of color. During the historic 2017-2018 cycle, EMILYs List raised a record-breaking $110 million and launched a record independent expenditure campaign. We helped elect 34 new women to the House, including 24 red-to-blue victories; enough seats to have delivered the U.S. House majority alone. Since the 2016 election, more than 50,000 women have reached out to EMILY's List about running for office laying the groundwork for the next decade of candidates for local, state and national offices.

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