EMILYs List Endorses Christina Bohannan for Election to Iowa’s 1st Congressional District
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, endorsed Christina Bohannan for election to Iowa’s 1st Congressional District. EMILYs List Interim President Jessica Mackler released the following statement:
“Christina Bohannan is ready to hit the ground running and get Iowa’s 1st Congressional District back on track. The contrast couldn’t be more clear: Mariannette Miller-Meeks is an anti-abortion extremist who’s spent her time in Congress working to take away Iowans’ rights, and Bohannan is a pro-choice champion who will always defend our fundamental reproductive freedom. EMILYs List is proud to endorse Bohannan, and we look forward to helping her flip this seat blue and make lasting change in Iowa.”
Christina Bohannan is a law professor, former engineer, and the former representative for Iowa’s 85th House District. Bohannan, the youngest of three children, grew up living in a trailer in a rural small town. When Bohannan was in high school, her dad got sick with emphysema and his health insurance was canceled. Her family had to choose between paying for his medicine and paying for everything else, but with the support of her public school teachers, student loans, scholarships, and hard work, Bohannan became the first in her family to graduate college. She worked her way through engineering school and then law school, graduated first in her law school class, and went on to clerk for the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. More than two decades ago, Bohannan began teaching law at the University of Iowa in several areas, including teaching constitutional law, torts, and intellectual property. In 2020, Bohannan ran for the Iowa state House and defeated a 20-year incumbent. She served in the state legislature from 2021 to 2023.
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