EMILYs List Congratulates Nine Democratic Pro-Choice Women on Advancing to the General Election for the Pennsylvania General Assembly

April 23, 2024

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, congratulates nine Democratic pro-choice women on advancing to the general election for the Pennsylvania General Assembly. EMILYs List President Jessica Mackler released the following statement:

“EMILYs List is proud to celebrate these pro-choice champions as they advance to the general election for the Pennsylvania General Assembly. Pennsylvanians deserve dedicated public servants like these women who will fight for affordable health care, better wages, quality education, and Pennsylvanians’ reproductive freedom. We are thrilled that each of them are one step closer to election and reelection.”

EMILYs List congratulates the following candidates:

  • Patty Kim, PA-SD15
  • Mandy Steele, PA-HD33
  • Nicole Ruscitto, PA-SD37
  • Hadley Haas, PA-HD44
  • Sara Agerton, PA-HD88
  • Anna Thomas, PA-HD137
  • Anna Payne, PA-HD142
  • Melissa Cerrato, PA-HD151
  • Elizabeth Moro, PA-HD160

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.