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EMILYs List Endorses Seven Democratic Pro-Choice Women for Election to the Michigan State Legislature

October 28, 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, endorsed seven Democratic pro-choice women for election to the Michigan state Legislature in 2026. EMILYs List President Jessica Mackler released the following statement:

“EMILYs List is proud to endorse seven battle-tested leaders who are at the center of the fight to secure and build power in the Michigan state Legislature. Each of these women have a proven track record fighting for Michigan families, advocating for affordable health care, and safeguarding reproductive freedoms. We are proud to stand with them to win elections that will protect and expand the Democratic majority in the state Senate and flip the Republican-controlled state House.” 

EMILYs List endorses the following candidates for election and reelection:

  • Sue Shink (MI-SD14)
  • Carol Glanville (MI-SD30)
  • Mai Xiong (MI-HD13)
  • Reggie Miller (MI-HD31)
  • Jennifer Conlin (MI-HD48)
  • Denise Mentzer (MI-HD61)
  • Betsy Coffia (MI-HD103)

In past election cycles, EMILYs List has proudly supported Glanville when she won a seat that had long been a Republican stronghold, Xiong when she made history as the first Hmong American to be elected to the Michigan state Legislature, and Sen. Shink, as well as Reps. Conlin, Coffia, Mentzer, and Miller.

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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. Over 40 years, EMILYs List has raised nearly $950 million to help 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 most impactful 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, 192 women to the House, 29 to the Senate, 20 governors, and over 1,600 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.