EMILYs List Endorses 11 Women Leaders for the Iowa General Assembly

For Immediate Release
April 29, 2020

EMILYs List Endorses 11 Women Leaders for the Iowa General Assembly

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, endorsed 11 women leaders for the Iowa General Assembly. Stephanie Schriock, president of EMILYs List, released the following statement: 

“EMILYs List is thrilled to endorse 11 fearless leaders for the Iowa General Assembly. As Republicans continue to vote against crucial protections for women and working families, these women will fight to increase access to quality health care and public education, and stand up for farmers and small businesses. Iowans deserve representatives who understand the challenges they face and who are ready to work to find solutions for their communities. EMILYs List is confident that these women will move Iowa forward when they are elected and reelected to the General Assembly, and we are proud to support their campaigns.” 

EMILYs List endorsed the following women:
Rhonda Martin (SD-20)
Pamela Egli (SD-32)
Jennifer Pellant (HD-16) 
Andrea Phillips (HD-37)
Heather Matson (HD-38)
Karin Derry (HD-39)
Kristin Sunde (HD-42)
Jennifer Konfrst (HD-43)
Kayla Koether (HD-55)
Carissa Froyum (HD-63)
Molly Donahue (HD-68)

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.