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EMILYs List Congratulates Four Democratic Pro-Choice Women on Their Primary Victories for Election to the Virginia House of Delegates 

June 17, 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, congratulated four Democratic pro-choice women on their primary victories for election to the Virginia House of Delegates. EMILYs List President Jessica Mackler released the following statement:

“EMILYs List congratulates these four Democratic pro-choice women on their primary victories. These women leaders are the path to expanding the Democratic majority in the Virginia House this November, and to defending Virginians’ fundamental rights and freedoms. We know they have what it takes to stand up to Republican extremism, fight for their communities, and defend Virginia working families in the face of a reckless and chaotic agenda coming out of Washington. We are proud to stand with them in this critical election fight.”

EMILYs List congratulates the following candidates:

  • May Nivar (VA-HD57) 
  • Leslie Mehta (VA-HD73)
  • Lindsey Dougherty (VA-HD75) 
  • Kacey Carnegie (VA-HD89)

Additionally, EMILYs List is thrilled to congratulate Elizabeth Guzmán (VA-HD22), Lily Franklin (VA-HD41), Jessica Anderson (VA-HD71), and Kimberly Pope Adams (VA-HD82) on advancing to the general election in their critical races. 

EMILYs List proudly supported Guzmán, Franklin, Anderson, Dougherty, and Adams during previous election cycles. This year, if elected, Nivar would become the first Asian-American to represent District 57 and Mehta would become the first Black woman to represent District 73. 

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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. Over 40 years, EMILYs List has raised nearly $950 million to help 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 most impactful independent expenditure operations 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, 192 women to the House, 29 to the Senate, 20 governors, and over 1,600 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.