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EMILYs List Congratulates Four Women on Their Election to the Iowa General Assembly

November 4, 2020

For Immediate Release
November 4, 2020

EMILYs List Congratulates Four Women on Their Election to the Iowa General Assembly

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, EMILY's List, the nation's largest resource for women in politics, celebrated the election of four pro-choice Democratic women to the Iowa General Assembly. EMILYs List invested a historic $430,000 in these state legislative races. Stephanie Schriock, president of EMILY's List, released the following statement: 

“Congratulations to these outstanding women leaders who won tough races across the state of Iowa. Their campaigns have been inspiring and we know they will govern with the same determination and tenacity that they showed on the campaign trail. We’re incredibly proud of these four women and can’t wait for their leadership in Des Moines come January.”

EMILYs List congratulates the following candidates on their victories:
Sarah Trone Garriott (SD-22) 
Kristin Sunde (HD-42)  
Jennifer Konfrst (HD-43)
Molly Donahue (HD-68) 
 
EMILYs List is still waiting for results in the following races: 
Pamela Egli (SD-32) 
Heather Matson (HD-38)
Karin Derry (HD-39) 
Shelly Stotts (HD-47) 
Kayla Koether (HD-55) 
Sarah Smith (HD-76)  
Marie Gleason (HD-94)

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 60,000 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.