EMILYs List Endorses Diane Mitsch Bush in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District

For Immediate Release
August 31, 2020

EMILYs List Endorses Diane Mitsch Bush in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, endorsed Diane Mitsch Bush in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District. Stephanie Schriock, president of EMILYs List, released the following statement:

“EMILYs List is proud to endorse Diane Mitsch Bush in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District. Having overcome financial instability at a young age after her mother joined a union, Diane understands the challenges that working families face. A public servant and former educator, she has been a leading voice in the expansion of accessibility to the ballot box and the protection of Colorado’s lands. Unlike her Republican opponent who is best known for her extreme conservative positions and promotion of fringe conspiracy theories, Diane is a seasoned legislator who helped balance Routt County’s budget during the Great Recession and led her community through natural disasters and the swine flu pandemic. We look forward to helping her cross the finish line this fall.” 

Raised by a single mother who achieved financial stability after joining the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees union, Diane Mitsch Bush is a champion for working families. She previously served four years in the Colorado House of Representatives, where she led the fight for strengthening public education, increasing access to affordable health care, and protecting Colorado’s lands. She also served as a Routt County commissioner, working on issues important to rural Colorado including water rights, broadband access, transportation funding, and affordable housing. As a Routt County commissioner, Diane also helped balance the county’s budget during the Great Recession. She and her husband have called Steamboat Springs home for over 40 years.

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 55,000 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.