EMILYs List Endorses Leirion Gaylor Baird for Mayor of Lincoln, Nebraska

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EMILYs List Endorses Leirion Gaylor Baird for Mayor of Lincoln, Nebraska

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, endorsed Leirion Gaylor Baird for mayor of Lincoln, Nebraska. EMILYs List President Laphonza Butler released the following statement:

“During a time when extremism runs rampant and many elected officials are actively trying to take away our rights, local government has never been more important. Leirion Gaylor Baird has been a faithful and effective mayor for the city of Lincoln, Nebraska, working every day to protect democracy and improve the lives of her constituents. EMILYs List is proud to stand by her campaign for reelection because we know what an enormous difference mayors can make in the everyday lives of Americans, and we look forward to seeing all that she will continue to accomplish for the residents of Lincoln in her next term.”

Leirion Gaylor Baird is the 52nd mayor of Lincoln, Nebraska and one of the most effective mayors in the city’s history. In office, she has prioritized public safety, infrastructure improvements, economic renewal, and ensuring quality of life for all residents of Lincoln. Prior to being elected mayor, Gaylor Baird was an at-large member of the Lincoln City Council and served on the Lincoln and Lancaster County Planning Commission. Gaylor Baird is a graduate of Yale University and lives in Lincoln’s Near South neighborhood with her husband, Scott, and their three children.

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.