EMILYs List Endorses 10 Women Leaders for the Oklahoma Legislature

For Immediate Release
August 14, 2020

EMILYs List Endorses 10 Women Leaders for the Oklahoma Legislature

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, endorsed 10 women leaders for the Oklahoma Legislature. Stephanie Schriock, president of EMILYs List, released the following statement:
 
“EMILYs List knows that progressive women have what it takes to win in Oklahoma and we are thrilled to endorse these 10 impressive leaders for the state Legislature. As educators, community activists, social workers, and health care professionals, they will unapologetically work to move Oklahoma forward by addressing the issues most important to working families like funding for education and access to health care. Their leadership and diverse voices are desperately needed in the statehouse and we looking forward to increasing the number of pro-choice Democratic women serving in Oklahoma when they win in November.”
 
EMILYs List endorsed the following slate of candidates:
Jo Anna Dossett (SD-35)
Susan Carle Young (HD-23)
Trish Ranson (HD-34)
Merleyn Bell (HD-45)
Denise Brewer (HD-71)
Meloyde Blancett (HD-78)
Chelsey Branham (HD-83)
Mauree Turner (HD-88)
Kelly Albright (HD-95)
Summer Wesley (HD-100)
 
EMILYs List has also previously endorsed Ajay Pittman for reelection to Oklahoma’s 99th House District this cycle.
 
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.