EMILYs List Statement on Kansas’ Legislative Primary Election Results

For Immediate Release
August 10, 2020

EMILYs List Statement on Kansas’ Legislative Primary Election Results

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, congratulated three women on advancing to the general election for the Kansas House of Representatives. Stephanie Schriock, president of EMILYs List, released the following statement:

“EMILYs List is thrilled to congratulate these phenomenal leaders on their primary victories. Voters have made it clear that they want strong women leaders like them in elected office. In Topeka, they will work across the aisle to pass legislation that prioritizes women and working families. With these women on the ballot, Democrats are poised to break the Republican supermajority in the House and increase the representation of pro-choice Democratic women in the chamber. We look forward to electing more women in November who will fight for progress in Kansas alongside Governor Laura Kelly.” 

EMILYs List congratulates the following women leaders as they advance to the general election:
Christina Haswood (HD-10)
Lindsay Vaughn (HD-22)
Katie Dixon (HD-49) 

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 55,000 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.