Today EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, congratulated Jennifer Boysko on her victory in a special election for Virginia state Senate District 33, a seat most recently held by Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton.
Today, Rep. Nancy Pelosi was elected to serve as speaker of the U.S. House. Stephanie Schriock, president of EMILY's List, released the following statement:
In response to reports that Nevada has become the first state with a majority-women Legislature in the country, EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, celebrated the historic milestone and vowed to continue recruiting and empowering women to win state and local public offices nationwide.
Today EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, congratulated 26 pro-choice Democratic women leaders, including at least 19 newly elected to positions in 2018, who have been chosen to lead legislative chambers and caucuses.
In response to ongoing Republican efforts to refuse to seat Pennsylvania Senator-elect Lindsey Williams (SD-38), EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, reiterated their strong support of Lindsey and slammed Republicans for attempting to reverse the will of voters.
With Oregon Rep. Tina Kotek set to win her re-election later today as chair of the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, four Democratic committees will be chaired by EMILY's List women for the first time in history.
Today EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, endorsed Jennifer Boysko in a special election for Virginia state Senate District 33, a seat most recently held by Congresswoman-elect Jennifer Wexton.
Today EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, congratulated EMILYs List candidate Nikki Fried on being elected Florida agriculture and consumer services commissioner.
Today EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, congratulated EMILYs List candidate Katie Hobbs on being elected Arizona secretary of state.
Today, Stacey Abrams ended her campaign in Georgia's gubernatorial race.
