EMILYs List Statement on New Hampshire’s State Election Results

For Immediate Release
November 6, 2018

EMILYs List Statement on New Hampshire’s State Election Results

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As races continue to be called in favor of pro-choice Democratic women across New Hampshire, EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, congratulated 14 EMILYs List candidates on their well-deserved victories for the New Hampshire state Legislature and leading Democrats in flipping the state Senate. Stephanie Schriock, president of EMILYs List, released the following statement:

“New Hampshire voters could not have sent a clearer message tonight: they want pro-choice Democratic women at the table fighting for better public policies that strengthen communities and protect the rights of women and families. EMILYs List is proud to have worked with our partners in New Hampshire to recruit an incredible wave of Democratic women to run for, and win, public office. We congratulate these incredible candidates on their hard-earned victories and for the history they have made.”

EMILYs List congratulates the following candidates on their victories: 

Shannon Chandley (SD-11)
Melanie Levesque (SD-12)
Cindy Rosenwald (SD-13) 
Donna Soucy (SD-18)
Anita Burroughs (Carroll 1)
Susan Silverman (Cheshire 11)
Megan Murray (Hillsborough 22)
Jacqueline Chretien (Hillsborough 42)
Safiya Wazir (Merrimack 17)
Lisa Bunker (Rockingham 18)
Gaby Grossman (Rockingham 18)
Debra Altschiller (Rockingham 19)
Cassandra Levesque (Strafford 4)
Amanda Gourgue (Strafford 25)

EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, has raised over $500 million to support pro-choice Democratic women candidates – making them one of the most successful political organizations ever. Our grassroots community of over five million members helps Democratic women wage competitive campaigns – and win. We recruit and train candidates, support strong campaigns, research the issues that impact women and families, and turn out women voters. Since our founding in 1985, we have helped elect 116 women to the House, 23 to the Senate, 12 governors, and over 800 to state and local office. Forty percent of the candidates EMILYs List has helped elect to Congress have been women of color. Since the 2016 election, thousands of women and counting have reached out to us about running for office. To harness this energy, EMILYs List has launched Run to Win, an unprecedented effort to get more women to run at the local, state, and national levels.