EMILYs List Endorses Julie Lythcott-Haims for Election to California’s 16th Congressional District
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, endorsed Julie Lythcott-Haims for election to California’s 16th Congressional District. EMILYs List Interim President Jessica Mackler released the following statement:
“Julie Lythcott-Haims has spent her career working to improve the lives of people in her community and across the country, and she’s ready to take that passion and dedication to the U.S. House for the people of California’s 16th Congressional District. Lythcott-Haims knows what Californians need and the struggles they face, and she is committed to getting the work done and delivering results in Congress. EMILYs List is proud to endorse her, and we look forward to supporting Lythcott-Haims as she continues this district’s strong tradition of committed pro-choice leadership.”
Julie Lythcott-Haims is an educator, author, advocate, and lawyer running to be a champion for California’s 16th Congressional District. Lythcott-Haims is also a current Palo Alto councilmember and has taken the lead on affordable housing, youth mental health, and climate change in her district. She is a New York Times bestselling author of multiple nonfiction books on human development and has received multiple awards and recognitions for her public service and advocacy efforts. Lythcott-Haims holds degrees from Stanford, Harvard Law, and California College of the Arts, and lives with her partner Dan in Palo Alto.
EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, works to elect Democratic pro-choice women up and down the ballot and across the country with a goal of fighting for our rights and our communities. Our work is centered around a fundamental vision: Run. Win. Change the World. EMILYs List has raised $850 million in service to that vision and has helped Democratic women win competitive elections by recruiting and training candidates, supporting and helping build strong campaigns, researching the issues that impact women and families, running one of the largest independent expenditure operations for Democrats, and turning out women voters to the polls. Since our founding in 1985, we have helped elect the country’s first woman as vice president, 175 women to the House, 26 to the Senate, 20 governors, and over 1,500 women to state and local office. More than 40% of the candidates EMILYs List has helped elect to Congress have been women of color. Visit www.emilyslist.org for more information.
