EMILYs List Endorses City Council Candidates in Allentown and Philadelphia
For Immediate Release
April 16, 2019
EMILYs List Endorses City Council Candidates in Allentown and Philadelphia
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, endorsed Ce-Ce Gerlach for election to the Allentown City Council and Councilmember Helen Gym for re-election to the Philadelphia City Council. Gym is the recipient of the 2017 EMILYs List Rising Star Award. Stephanie Schriock, president of EMILYs List, released the following statement:
“City councils have a tremendous impact on residents’ everyday lives, which is why we need strong leaders in these offices driving progress and championing policies that support women and families. As experienced public servants, these women are prepared to take on tough challenges and find solutions that create better outcomes for their constituents. They will bring diverse perspectives and passion to the job and EMILYs List is proud to support their bids to represent the people of Philadelphia and Allentown.”
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 46,000 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.
