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EMILYs List Endorses Seven Women Leaders for the Oklahoma State Legislature

September 14, 2018

For Immediate Release
September 14, 2018

EMILY's List Endorses Seven Women Leaders for the Oklahoma State Legislature

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, endorsed seven women leaders for the Oklahoma state Legislature. Stephanie Schriock, president of EMILYs List, released the following statement:

“Almost two million women in Oklahoma are being represented by a legislature which includes just 19 women legislators. Voters have a chance to change that by electing women, including these seven incredible pro-choice Democratic candidates, who are running for public office in record numbers this year. EMILYs List is proud to stand with these candidates as they work to close Oklahoma’s gender gap and bring desperately needed voices to the statehouse.”

EMILYs List endorsed the following slate of candidates: 

Trish Ranson (HD-34)  
Merleyn Bell (HD-45)
Angela Graham (HD-66) 
Denise Brewer (HD-71) 
Rep. Meloyde Blancett (HD-78) 
Chelsey Branham (HD-83) 
Ajay Pittman (HD-99)

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.