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Programs[edit]

The Political Opportunity Program (POP) was established in 2001 to encourage pro-choice Democratic women to run for state and local office. POP targets its resources toward pro-choice Democratic women running for state legislatures, state constitutional offices, and local offices.

Women Vote! (Added Section)[edit]

In 1995, EMILY's List began a program called Women Vote![1] in order to promote more women representation in voting. The program focuses on mobilizing women by airing TV advertisements, mailing advertisements, and reaching out to voters through online access. By targeting women who are 52% of voters, EMILY's List tries to impact women representation in office through a majority that can easily change the outcome of an election. Statistics on EMILY's List Website[2] shows that in the 2016 election, 36 races were more mobilized due to the Women Vote! program reaching more voters than ever before.

The Impact Project (Added Section)[edit]

In 2012, EMILY's List announced a research archive called the Impact Project[3], explaining how people of America benefit from having Democratic women in government. In order to produce the information EMILY's List gathered data from national voting rates and created "Legislative Mapping" demonstrating the impact of ten issues (Child Safety, Access to Healthcare, Head Start Funding, Security and the Military, Economy, Minimum Wage, Equal Pay, Food Safety, Clean Air, Title IX) gaining more importance because women who believed in EMLIY's List were in office. The Impact Project provided a tool to people showing the positives of electing more women in the United States government offices as it can lead to a more democratic and a more forward-looking society.

Madam President[edit][edit]

In 2013, EMILY's List announced its Madam President campaign, saying "There is a mandate for women’s leadership in this country. But we have yet to break through the final glass ceiling and put a woman at the top of the Democratic ticket and into the Presidency." Madam President now houses the former social media presences of Ready for Hillary PAC which did grassroots organizing in preparation for Hillary Clinton's presidential candidacy.

Endorsements[edit]

Notable Women Endorsed by EMILY's List: Endorsements[edit]

EMILY’s List provides trainings, recruits women to run, and endorses and funds female political candidates. EMILY’s List is listed as an “important source of candidate support,” in a 2010 article in the Harvard International Review.

Candidates endorsed by EMILY's List include:

Candidate Notable For State Position
Tammy Duckworth First female amputee elected to Congress IL Congresswoman then Senator
Tammy Baldwin First openly gay woman in Congress WI Congresswoman then Senator
Kamala Harris First African-American, South Asian, and woman to serve as California’s Attorney General CA Senator
Pramila Jayapal First Indian-American woman elected to Congress WA Congresswoman
Catherine Cortez Masto First Latina elected to US Senate NV Senator
Hilary Clinton First female Democrat Party Nominee NY Presidential Candidate
Ilhan Omar First Somali-American politician MN Congresswoman
Deb Haaland First Native American women politician NM Congresswoman

2018 Midterm Election EMILY's List Endorsed Candidates[edit]

In the 2018 election, EMILY's List endorsed 8 women for the Gubernatorial race, 12 for the Senate race, and 64 candidates for the House of Representatives.[2]

Candidate Race Outcome
Abby Finkenauer Iowa's 1st Congressional District win
Abigail Spanberger Virginia's 7th Congressional District win
Amy Klobuchar United States Senate election in Minnesota, 2018 win
Angie Craig Minnesotas's 2nd Congressional District win
Ann Kirkpatrick Arizona's 1st Congressional District loss
Annie Kuster New Hampshire's 2nd Congressional District win
Ayanna Pressley Massachusetts 7th Congressional District win
Carolyn Bourdeaux Georgia's 7th Congressional District loss
Carolyn Maloney New York's 12th Congressional District win
Cheri Bustos Illinois's 17th Congressional District win
Chrissy Houlahan Pennsylvania's 6th Congressional District win
Cindy Anxe Iowa's 3rd Congressional District win
Deb Haaland New Mexico's 1st Congressional District win
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell Florida's 26th Congressional District win
Debbie Stabenow United States Senate election in Michigan, 2018 win
Dianne Feinstein United States Senate election in California, 2018 win
Donna Shalala Florida's 27th Congressional District win
Elaine Luria Virginia's 2nd Congressional District win
Elissa Slotkin Michigan's 8th Congressional District win
Elizabeth Warren United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 2018 win
Gina Raimondo Rhode Island gubernatorial election, 2018 win
Gretchen Whitmer Michigan gubernatorial election, 2018 win
Haley Stevens Michigan's 11th Congressional District win
Ilhan Omar Minnesota's 15th Congressional District win
Jacky Rosen Nevada's 3rd Congressional District win
Jahana Hayes Connecticut's 5th Congressional District win
Janet Mills Maine gubernatorial election, 2018 win
Jennifer Wexton Virginia's 10th Congressional District win
Julia Brownley California's 26th Congressional District win
Kate Brown Oregon gubernatorial election, 2018 win
Katie Hill California's 25th Congressional District win
Katie Porter California's 45th Congressional District win
Kendra Horn Oklahoma's 5th Congressional District win
Kim Schrier Washington's 8th Congressional District win
Kirsten Gillibrand United States Senate election in New York, 2018 win
Krysten Sinema United States Senate election in Arizona, 2018 win
Laura Kelly United States Senate election in Kansas, 2018 win
Lauren Underwood Illinois's 14th Congressional District win
Lizzie Pannill Fletcher Texas's 7th Congressional District win
Lori Trahan Massachusetts' 3rd Congressional District win
Lucy McBath Georgia's 6th Congressional District win
Madeleine Dean Pennsylvania's 4th Congressional District win
Maria Cantwell United States Senate election in Washington, 2018 win
Mary Gay Scanlon Pennsylvania's 5th Congressional District win
Mazie Hirono United States Senate election in Hawaii, 2018 win
Michelle Lujan Grisham New Mexico gubernatorial election, 2018 win
Mikie Sherrill New Jersey's 11th Congressional District win
Nanette Barragan California's 44th Congressional District win
Norma Torres California's 35th Congressional District win
Rashida Tlaib Michigan's 13th Congressional District win
Sharice Davids Kansas' 3rd Congressional District win
Stephanie Murphy Florida's 7th Congressional District win
Susan Wild Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District win
Susie Lee Nevada's 3rd Congressional District win
Sylvia Garcia Texas' 29th Congressional District win
Tammy Baldwin United States Senate election in Wisconsin, 2018 win
Tina Smith United States Senate election in Minnesota, 2018 win
Veronica Escobar Texas' 16th Congressional District win
Xochitl Torres Small New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District win
  1. ^ "EMILY's List Women Vote! Program".
  2. ^ a b "EMILY's List". www.emilyslist.org. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
  3. ^ "EMILY's List Website- Impact Project Description".

Criticism[edit] (added last 2 paragraphs)[edit]

EMILY's List has received criticism from progressive groups and Democratic Congressional candidates, who say that the group is on the "wrong side of the political divide" by supporting ostensibly pro-choice female candidates, regardless of how conservative they are on economic issues, and sometimes endorsing female candidates who are less supportive of reproductive rights than a male opponent. Criticism has also been raised at EMILY's List for not endorsing pro-choice female candidates in primary elections. They would like to see EMILY's List expand its definition of "women's issues" to include economic issues like a higher minimum wage and expanded Social Security. Others have said that the group simply needs to focus its resources better, staying out of races where there is already an incumbent progressive Democrat and focus on other races instead.

Democrat Marcy Kaptur criticized EMILY's List for being too narrow in focus by emphasizing abortion rights over other progressive issues, such as the minimum wage, that also affect women.

EMILY'S List in the past has received some criticism from how much money they are accepting and where that money is going to as being a Political Action Committee or PAC. In Nick Hoffman's article Emily's List vs. FEC[1] he discusses EMILY's List as a non-profit that has had trouble with the Federal Election Commission or FEC. Hoffman accuses EMILY's List of arguing with the FEC over how much money should be allowed to be given to campaigns. EMILY's List has been criticized for pushing the allowance of no limit on how much money can be donated to campaigns.[1]

EMILY's List has also had criticism over exactly how much influence they have had in past elections. Rebecca J. Hannagan et al., article "Does an EMILY's List Endorsement Predict Electoral Success or Does EMILY Pick the Winners?"[2] conducted research as to how much influence does EMILY's List have in a campaign. The research was set up to show exactly whether or not an endorsement got a candidate elected, did not get a candidate elected, or nothing happened. The research showed that the endorsement helped those who were mostly likely not to be endorsed, hurt candidates that people did not know whether or not they were going to be endorsed by EMILY's List, and did nothing for those who were expected to be endorsed in the first place. The article also analyzed the women's Political Action Committee that EMILY's List or "EList" has been an ally to the democratic party helping more and more democratic party candidates becoming the "grand dame" of Women's PACs. [3]

  1. ^ a b Hoffman, Nick (Winter 2010). "Emily's List vs. FEC". The Urban Lawyer. 42: 210–212 – via JSTOR.
  2. ^ Hannagan, J., Pimlott,P., Littvay, Rebecca, Jamie, Levente (2010). "Does EMILY's List Endorsement Predict Electoral Success, or Does EMILY Pick the Winners?". PS: Politlcal Science & Politics. 43 (3): 503–508. doi:10.1017/S1049096510000739. S2CID 154858033 – via Cambridge.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Burrell, Barbara (2014). Gender in Campaigns for the U.S. House of Representatives. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press. doi:10.3998/mpub.213944. ISBN 9780472072316.