EMILYs List Statement on Illinois’ State Legislative Primary Election Results

For Immediate Release
March 17, 2020

EMILYs List Statement on Illinois’ State Legislative Primary Election Results

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tonight, EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, congratulated two women on winning their primary elections in Illinois. Stephanie Schriock, president of EMILYs List, released the following statement:

“EMILYs List congratulates Cristina Castro and Theresa Mah on their primary victories. In the General Assembly, they have served as outspoken advocates for their communities in the fight to increase funding for public education and protect working families. We are proud to stand with them as we turn toward November’s general election and continue to support efforts to achieve gender parity in the Illinois General Assembly.” 

EMILYs List congratulates the following women leaders as they advance to the general election:

Cristina Castro (SD-22)
Theresa Mah (HD-02)

EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, has raised over $600 million to elect pro-choice Democratic women candidates. With a grassroots community of over five million members, EMILY's List helps Democratic women win competitive campaigns – across the country and up and down the ballot – by recruiting and training candidates, supporting strong campaigns, researching the issues that impact women and families, and turning out women voters to the polls. Since our founding in 1985, we have helped elect 150 women to the House, 26 to the Senate, 16 governors, and nearly 1,100 women to state and local office. Nearly 40 percent of the candidates EMILYs List has helped elect to Congress have been women of color. During the historic 2017-2018 cycle, EMILYs List raised a record-breaking $110 million and launched a record independent expenditure campaign. We helped elect 34 new women to the House, including 24 red-to-blue victories; enough seats to have delivered the U.S. House majority alone. Since the 2016 election, more than 50,000 women have reached out to EMILY's List about running for office laying the groundwork for the next decade of candidates for local, state and national offices.