EMILYs List Statement on Kamala Harris Securing the Democratic Nomination for United States President

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last night, Vice President Kamala Harris reached the number of delegate votes needed to secure her position as the Democratic nominee for the next president of the United States. EMILYs List President Jessica Mackler released the following statement: 

“As one of the first organizations to endorse Kamala Harris for President, EMILYs List is thrilled to see a majority of delegates back her as the official nominee for President of the United States. Accomplished, qualified, battle-tested: Vice President Harris is ready to win and ready to lead our country. That’s why she is supported by our members, dozens of allied organizations, labor unions, elected officials up and down the ballot and millions of grassroots supporters. We are ecstatic to be a part of this movement and ready to make history together in November.”

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.