EMILY’s List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, endorsed Kim Myers, who’s running to represent New York’s 22nd District in Congress. “Kim Myers has spent her life working for women and families in Broome County,” said Stephanie Schriock, President of EMILY’s List. “Kim’s 18 years serving on the Vestal School Board and her experience as a small business owner demonstrates her commitment to her community. She understands the importance of ending gender discrimination in pay, investing in highway and rail projects for economic development in rural areas, and protecting women’s access to health care. The EMILY’s List community is proud to support her historic bid for Congress as the first woman to represent this vital swing district.”
“I am absolutely thrilled to receive the endorsement of EMILY’s List,” said Kim Myers. “All the people of the 22nd District can count on me to show up, stand up and fight for women’s issues in Congress. With their help, I will be there when it matters to middle-class families in New York’s 22nd district, finding commonsense solutions to the challenges we face. Having grown up here and having built a life here, I know we can do better for our families. I look forward to working across the aisle, with Democrats and Republicans alike, to create good jobs, protect Medicare and Social Security, and take on the heroin crisis.”
EMILY’s List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, has raised over $400 million to support pro-choice Democratic women candidates – making it one of the most successful political organizations ever. We recruit and train candidates, support strong campaigns, research women’s issues, and turn out women voters. We’ve trained over 9,000 women to run and helped elect over 100 women to the House, 19 to the Senate, 11 governors, and over 700 to state and local office. Since its founding in 1985, almost one – third of the candidates EMILY’s List has helped elect to Congress have been women of color – including every single Latina, African American, and Asian American Democratic congresswoman currently serving.