EMILYs List Endorses Four Women Leaders for Re-Election to the Michigan House of Representatives

For Immediate Release
November 15, 2019

EMILYs List Endorses Four Women Leaders for Re-Election to the Michigan House of Representatives

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, endorsed four women leaders for re-election to the Michigan House of Representatives. Stephanie Schriock, president of EMILYs List, released the following statement:

“Over the past legislative session in Michigan, we’ve seen how instrumental pro-choice Democratic women at all levels of government have been to blocking Republicans’ dangerous agenda and standing up for women and working families. As the Michigan GOP continues to champion extreme anti-choice legislation and shamefully undermine the power of the Democratic governor, we need these four women leaders back in Lansing fighting for a more effective and transparent state government that works for every Michigander. They are dedicated public servants and EMILYs List is proud to endorse their bids for re-election to the Michigan House of Representatives.”

EMILYs List endorsed the following slate of candidates for re-election:

Representative Laurie Pohutsky (HD-19)

Representative Amara “Mari” Manoogian (HD-40)

Representative Padma Kuppa (HD-41)

Representative Angela Witwer (HD-71)

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.