EMILY’s List to Spend Big on Legislative Races in 2020

2019-07-05
Source: WashingtonGuardian
by: Charlie Hoffmann

cash by Shawn Carpenter is licensed under Flickr Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.

EMILY's List, one of the largest pro-choice political action committees in the country, announced its intentions to spend $20 million supporting and training female state legislative candidates in the 2020 election cycle in hopes of improving Democrats' control of the redistricting process.

The group, which spent nearly $40 million in the 2018 midterm cycle in favor of pro-choice candidates, said its Focus 2020 initiative "will focus on more than 20 states where reproductive freedom is under attack and state legislatures control redistricting."

"Over the past 10 years, Democrats have continued to lose power at the state legislative level due to Republicans' heavily gerrymandered state maps, and women and families are suffering the consequences," Stephanie Schriock, president of EMILY's List, said on Tuesday.

"These state legislative battles are crucial in the fight to protect reproductive freedom and ensure that districts are truly representative of voters in each state," she added, noting the new initiative is the organization's "biggest-ever investment in state legislative work."

Source: Washington Free Beacon

cash by Shawn Carpenter is licensed under Flickr Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.

TERMS & POLICIES

The Washington Guardian name and logo are protected by trademark and copyright and are property of Washington Guardian. Use of the Washington Guardian name and logo is strictly prohibited without express written approval from Washington Guardian. Purchasing or displaying our Washington Guardian official merchandise does not grant an individual any affiliation or formal representation to Washington Guardian. Washington Guardian official merchandise may not be re-sold by anyone without express written approval from Washington Guardian. Washington Guardian will not be held liable for any statements, actions or offenses that may arise from individuals displaying or wearing our merchandise or claiming to be official members of our organization. Washington Guardian does not endorse violence nor do we endorse confrontations with paid protesters at rallies or public appearances. Washington Guardian believes in the First Amendment of the United States and believes in the People's peaceful right to demonstrate and protest. However, we denounce protesters being paid and provided untruthful propaganda, and we encourage our supporters to attend all rallies, events, and demonstrations in a peaceful manner. Washington Guardian formally denounces those who use violence, racism, discrimination or derogatory statements, whether online, in person or through any other means. These terms do not constitute professional legal advice