EMILYs List Endorses Karen Liot Hill for the New Hampshire Executive Council

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, endorsed Karen Liot Hill for New Hampshire Executive Council District 2. EMILYs List President Jessica Mackler released the following statement:

“Karen Liot Hill has served her community for nearly two decades and EMILYs List is confident she has what it takes to continue fighting for the people of New Hampshire as part of the Executive Council. Her commitment to prioritizing our reproductive freedom, access to affordable housing and child care, and supporting fair funding for public schools will make her invaluable in this role. EMILYs List is proud to endorse her in this election and we look forward to watching her continue to champion the rights of New Hampshirites.”

Karen Liot Hill is currently a city councilor in Lebanon, New Hampshire. During her 19-years in public service, she has focused on sustainability, social justice, economic vitality, affordable housing, transparency, and inclusiveness. In 2016, she was elected Treasurer of Grafton County and is now serving her fourth term ensuring taxpayer dollars are invested responsibly and overseeing fiscal matters. She previously served as the mayor of Lebanon from 2008 to 2009. Hill is dedicated to her community and sits on numerous boards and commissions, including the City’s Economic Development Commission, Governance Committee, Joint City/School Board Task Force, and the Diversity, Equity & Inclusiveness Commission. She is a Dartmouth College honors graduate and was the first recipient of the New Hampshire Young Democrats “Ted Kennedy Young Elected Official of the Year” prize in 2009 and was named one of New Hampshire’s “Top 40 Under 40” in 2010 by the Union Leader newspaper. 

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.