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EMILYs List Endorses Sarah Henry and Maria Revelles to the Florida State House

July 9, 2024

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, endorsed Sarah Henry and Maria Revelles to the Florida state House. EMILYs List President Jessica Mackler released the following statement:

“Anti-abortion Republican extremists in Florida have done everything in their power to strip away abortion access and reproductive freedoms in the state. EMILYs List is proud to endorse Sarah Henry and Maria Revelles to the Florida state House to fight back against extremists and protect our fundamental freedoms. These community leaders will ensure Floridians have affordable housing options, safer neighborhoods, and access to quality education. We are thrilled to stand with both of them in this election as they fight to restore Florida’s reproductive rights.”

EMILYs List endorsed the following slate of candidates for election:

  • Sarah Henry, FL-HD38
  • Maria Revelles, FL-HD47

EMILYs List previously endorsed Henry in 2022 for her election to the Florida state House. If elected, Revelles would be the first Latina to represent Florida House District 47.

These candidates join three other Democratic pro-choice women endorsed by EMILYs List for the Florida state Legislature this cycle: Allison Tant (FL-HD09), Lindsay Cross (FL-HD60), and Katherine Waldron (FL-HD93).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.