EMILYs List Congratulates Three Democratic Pro-Choice Women on their Election and Reelection, Breaking the Republican Supermajority

November 6, 2024

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, congratulates three Democratic pro-choice women on their election and reelection to the North Carolina General Assembly, breaking the Republican supermajority in the state House. EMILYs List President Jessica Mackler released the following statement:

“EMILYs List is proud to congratulate these women on their wins. While Republicans work overtime to restrict abortion access, we are confident that these leaders will do everything in their power to protect our reproductive freedoms and advocate for all North Carolinians. We are thrilled to see the end of the Republican supermajority and look forward to the impactful work these women will do in office.” 

While we wait for results in additional races, EMILYs List congratulates the following candidates who were part of this tremendous victory: 

  • Beth Helfrich, NC-HD98
  • State Rep. Laura Budd, NC-HD103
  • State Rep. Lindsey Prather, NC-HD115

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.