Stephanie Schriock’s Latest Op-Ed
In discussing our endorsement of Kass Ardinger, the Concord Monitor referred to EMILY’s List as a group that promotes anti-abortion Democratic women. This description not only does not apply to Ardinger, but it does not apply to us. At EMILY’s List we’ve been working for nearly 30 years to elect more pro-choice Democratic women – women like Ardinger – to political offices up and down the ballot.
Stacey Abrams is rising fast in Georgia. Some things she learned along the way.
How did EMILY’s List help you in your campaign, and how do you think the group can help women more generally?
It’s about having someone else validate your capacity to lead, and that’s what EMILY’s List did for me. They helped me at the very beginning without knowing it; they came in when I’d started running and helped me. But, more recently, when I became leader [of the Georgia House Democrats], EMILY’s List was there to help me think about my leadership. What do I need to be doing as leader to solidify that role, but also, how do I build my capacity to do even more? Having women who look like you and sound like you, who think something of you and will tell you—that has a validating effect that cannot be underestimated.
Today marks 30 years since Geraldine Ferraro became the first woman to join a major party’s presidential ticket. When she joined Vice President Walter Mondale’s presidential ticket in 1984, Geraldine Ferraro didn’t just make history, she changed the political world for women – for women as candidates and as participants in our democracy.
During the campaign she said, “This candidacy is not just a symbol, it’s a breakthrough. It’s not just a statement, it’s a bond between women all over America.” And she was right, having women run for office isn’t about symbolism – it’s about having a truly representative democracy. Everyone needs to have a voice at the table.
Continue Reading Stephanie Schriock’s Latest Op-Ed: Huffington Post.
I just wanted to make ends meet and make a better life for my daughter Amber and me. But I was able to achieve those things through hard work and sacrifice along with a healthy dose of help from family and friends.
That’s why I believe in the promise of Texas — a promise rooted in the belief that if you work hard, where you start in life shouldn’t determine how far you can go.
As governor, that’s one promise I will always fight to make sure we keep.
Whenever I’d meet a little girl on the campaign trail, I’d bend down, take her pinky and tell her, “I’m Elizabeth and I’m running for Senate, because that’s what girls do.” I’ve probably made pinky promises with hundreds of girls all across Massachusetts. That’s what girls do, because EMILY’s List made it what girls do.
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The reality is [Emily’s List has] had a tremendous impact and they’ve been in it for many years. Republicans need to wake up to the reality that women candidates face challenges when it comes to raising the big dollars.
Shelley Moore Capito is the Republican nominee for Senate in West Virginia. And she’s telling voters she’s pro-choice. Which is almost as insulting as her consistently anti-woman, anti-family, and yes, anti-choice record.
In 2013, she received a perfect score of 100% from the National Right to Life Committee, and neither NARAL nor Planned Parenthood have ever rated her above 50%.
Remember HR 3, “Stupak on Steroids”? Shudder
Shelley’s votes hurt West Virginia.
66% of minimum wage earners in West Virginia are women.
Women in West Virginia only make $0.70 for every dollar a man makes. And it’s worse for women of color. African American women only make $0.59 on the dollar and Latinas make $0.58.
She voted with them 88%, 92% and 94% of the time, respectively.
This article originally appeared in buzzfeed.
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Last Friday night, our rising star winner Stacey Abrams was featured on All In with Chris Hayes, where she discussed the Georgia Senate Republican primary. Check out the clip below!
