EMILYs List Congratulates Mayor Joyce Craig on Winning Her Second Term as Manchester Mayor

For Immediate Release
November 5, 2019

EMILYs List Congratulates Mayor Joyce Craig on Winning Her Second Term as Manchester Mayor

WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today, EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, congratulated Mayor Joyce Craig on winning a second term as mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire. EMILY's List President Stephanie Schriock released the following statement:

“Mayor Joyce Craig has proven that she is a champion for women and working families. As mayor, she has led the way in improving public education, expanding economic development and job opportunities, and keeping Manchester safe. EMILYs List is thrilled that Mayor Craig will continue to lead and move Manchester forward.”

First elected in 2017, Joyce Craig is the first woman to serve as mayor of Manchester, NH. A former school board member and city alderman, Joyce has worked in a bipartisan way throughout her time in public service to improve the city's schools, invest in infrastructure improvements, and reduce crime. She lives in Manchester with her husband, Michael. They have three children.

 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.