EMILYs List Congratulates Four Democratic Pro-Choice Women on their Primary Victories to the Michigan State House

August 7, 2024

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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

“EMILYs List is thrilled to congratulate each of these women on their primary victories. These leaders are examples of the great work happening in Michigan and electing them is critical to protect our fundamental freedoms. EMILYs List is proud to support each of them during this election and we look forward to seeing all they will accomplish for Michiganders.”

EMILYs List congratulates the following candidates on their victories:

  • Mai Xiong, MI-HD13
  • Aisha Farooqi, MI-HD57
  • Carol Glanville, MI-HD84
  • Jenn Hill, MI-HD109

Xiong made history as the first Hmong American to be elected to the Michigan state Legislature with the support of EMILYs List in April 2024. Farooqi, Glanville, and Hill were also previously endorsed by EMILYs List during the 2022 election cycle. 

EMILYs List-endorsed candidates Kelly Breen (MI-HD21), Jaime Churches (MI-HD27), Janise O’Neil Robinson (MI-HD28), Reggie Miller (MI-HD31), Jennifer Conlin (MI-HD48), Shadia Martini (MI-HD54), Sharon MacDonell (MI-HD56), Denise Mentzer (MI-HD61), Michelle Levine-Woodman (MI-HD62), Angela Witwer (MI-HD76), Abby Klomparens (MI-HD86), and Betsy Coffia (MI-HD103) advanced to the general election for the Michigan state House following yesterday’s primary.

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 $850 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 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, 175 women to the House, 26 to the Senate, 20 governors, and over 1,500 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.