EMILYs List Endorses Paulette Jordan for U.S. Senate in Idaho

For Immediate Release
September 4, 2020

EMILYs List Endorses Paulette Jordan for U.S. Senate in Idaho

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, endorsed Paulette Jordan for U.S. Senate in Idaho. Stephanie Schriock, president of EMILYs List, released the following statement:

“EMILYs List is proud to endorse Paulette Jordan for U.S. Senate in Idaho. Paulette is a trailblazer who has broken barriers as the first woman in Idaho and first Native American woman in U.S. history to be nominated by a major political party for governor, and now as a U.S. Senate candidate. After driving record turnout for her candidacy in 2018, she is running to serve Idaho in the U.S. Senate. Paulette is an experienced and visionary leader who will serve as a voice for rural and marginalized communities that are too often left out of the conversation. We are confident that Paulette will fight to protect affordable health care and working families in Washington, and we look forward to electing her this fall.”

A proud member of the Coeur d’Alene Tribe, Paulette Jordan grew up on her family’s north Idaho farm and learned the values of land cultivation and preservation from her elders. In 2008, after graduating from the University of Washington, Paulette returned home to Idaho and became the youngest person elected to the Coeur d’Alene Tribal Council. Paulette went on to work as a business development strategist in the energy sector, in addition to serving as both the Finance Chair and as well as the Secretary of the Executive Board of the National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA). In 2014, Paulette ran to represent her home district in the Idaho House of Representatives and she unseated an incumbent Republican and successfully ran for a second term. In 2018, Paulette was the Democratic gubernatorial candidate for Idaho, becoming the first woman nominated to the position by a major party in Idaho and the first Native American woman nominated for governor in U.S. history. Paulette is a mother of two young boys, and lives in Plummer, Idaho.

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