EMILYs List Statement on Theresa Greenfield’s Primary Victory for the U.S. Senate in Iowa

For Immediate Release
June 2, 2020

EMILY's List Statement on Theresa Greenfield Advancing to the General Election for the U.S. Senate in Iowa

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, congratulated Theresa Greenfield on advancing to the general election for the U.S. Senate in Iowa. Stephanie Schriock, president of EMILYs List, released the following statement:  

“EMILYs List is thrilled to congratulate Theresa Greenfield on her primary victory. Theresa is a bold leader who is not afraid to take on the tough issues and fight for the values most important to Iowans. As a farm kid who put herself through college and overcame extreme adversity at a young age, Theresa understands the challenges of single mothers, small business owners, and farmers. In the Senate, Theresa will advocate for increased worker protections and access to quality health care. We look forward to standing alongside her as she takes the fight to Republican Senator Joni Ernst, who has repeatedly voted against crucial protections for Iowa’s women, working families, and seniors.”

EMILY's List's independent expenditure arm, Women Vote invested over $1.1 million in this primary. 

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.