EMILYs List Statement on Sharice Davids’ Victory in Kansas’ 3rd Congressional District

For Immediate Release

August 8, 2018

EMILY's List Statement on Sharice Davids’ Victory in Kansas’ 3rd Congressional District

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, congratulated Sharice Davids on her primary election victory in Kansas’ 3rd Congressional District. Stephanie Schriock, president of EMILYs List, released the following statement:

“Sharice is a fighter through and through, and with her primary victory, she’s prepared to take on Congressman Kevin Yoder and show 3rd District voters that she’s the best choice to represent them in Congress. Unlike Yoder, Sharice will work to protect access to affordable health care and make decisions based on what’s best for people in the district — not as a pawn of Donald Trump. She’s also on track to make history as one of the first Native American women in Congress, the first openly gay member of the Kansas congressional delegation, and the first Democratic woman to represent this district. EMILYs List is proud to congratulate Sharice on her hard-earned victory and we look forward to helping her flip this seat in November.”

In one of its biggest programs to date this cycle, EMILYs List’s voter mobilization and education project Women Vote ran an independent expenditure to support Sharice Davids that included digital media, direct mail and television ads.

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.