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EMILYs List Endorses 13 Women Leaders for Florida State and Local Offices

July 13, 2018

For Immediate Release 
July 13, 2018

EMILY's List Endorses 13 Women Leaders for Florida State and Local Offices

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, made its first round of Florida endorsements ahead of the August 28th primary, endorsing 13 women leaders for the Florida state Legislature and local public offices. Stephanie Schriock, president of EMILYs List, released the following statement:

“EMILYs List is proud to endorse these 13 pro-choice Democratic women leaders who will be key to Democrats’ fight to flip the Florida Senate, gain critical seats in the Florida House, and finally end Republican control of the Sunshine State for the first time in years. Florida women and families deserve to have champions fighting for them in Tallahassee. EMILYs List is proud to stand with these incredible candidates who will do just that.”

EMILYs List endorsed the following slate of candidates:

Emma Collum (HD-93)
Janet Cruz (SD-18)
Fentrice Driskell (HD-63)
Kayser Enneking (SD-08)
Anna Eskamani (HD-47)
Joy Goff-Marcil (HD-30)
Representative Margaret Good (HD-72)
Amanda Murphy (SD-16)
Tracye Polson (HD-15)
Senator Annette Taddeo (SD-40)
Jennifer Webb (HD-69)
Deede Weithorn (HD-113)

EMILY's List also endorsed Commissioner Daniella Levine Cava in her re-election to Miami-Dade County Commissioner for District 8.

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.