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EMILYs List Statement on Michigan’s Down-Ballot Primary Election Results

August 9, 2018

For Immediate Release

August 8, 2018

EMILYs List Statement on Michigan’s Down-Ballot Primary Election Results

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, congratulated all 12 EMILY's List-endorsed women on the ballot yesterday on winning their primary elections for state offices in Michigan. Stephanie Schriock, president of EMILYs List, released the following statement:

“These women leaders have shown they have what it takes to stand up for women and families in the battleground state of Michigan. With Republicans pushing an extreme anti-woman agenda, it is more important than ever to elect pro-choice Democratic women who will fight to defend health care access for all Michiganders. EMILYs List is proud to congratulate these women on advancing to the general election.”

EMILY's List congratulates the following women as they advance to the general election:

Sylvia Santana (SD-03)

Erika Geiss (SD-06)

Dayna Polehanki (SD-07)

Tenisha Yancey (HD-01)

Sherry Gay-Dagnogo (HD-08)

Brenda Carter (HD-29)

Sheryl Kennedy (HD-48)

Alberta Griffin (HD-61)

Sheila Troxel (HD-64)

Kara Hope (HD-67)

Tanya Cabala (HD-91)

Kathy Wiejaczka (HD-101)

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.