WASHINGTON, D.C. – EMILY’s List, the nation’s largest financial
resource for women candidates, today announced its endorsement of
Margaret Anderson Kelliher for Governor of Minnesota.
“EMILY’s
List is proud to endorse Margaret Anderson Kelliher for Governor,” said
Ellen R. Malcolm, President of EMILY’s List. “As Speaker of the
Minnesota House of Representatives, Margaret has earned a reputation as
a coalition builder, reaching across the aisle and working to make life
better for all Minnesotans. She is a champion for women and families
and has exactly what it takes to be elected Minnesota’s first female
Governor. EMILY's List is thrilled to support Margaret’s campaign and
stand with her as she makes history in 2010.”
“I am honored
to receive the EMILY's List endorsement,” said Kelliher. “Their members
support will be critical to help me build a strong and winning campaign
across Minnesota.”
Kelliher was first elected to the Minnesota
House of Representatives in 1998. In her first term, she was named
“Freshman Legislator of the Year.” Kelliher guided the passage of a
nation-leading renewable energy standard. When the safety of Minnesota
roads and bridges was at stake, Kelliher built the coalition of
Democrats and Republicans that overrode Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s
transportation bill veto. Over the course of the past three legislative
sessions – all of which ended on time – Kelliher oversaw an agenda that
provided health care coverage for 40,000 uninsured children, provided
for property tax relief for Minnesota families, and fulfilled a
commitment to increase school funding.
In the face of historic
economic challenges, Kelliher created a Jobs Task Force, recognizing
the need to invest in job creation and training skilled workers for the
new economy. She has been a relentless leader on choice, reproductive
rights and women’s health.
In 2006, EMILY’s List helped elect
Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota’s first woman U.S. Senator. In 2000,
Congresswoman McCollum made history as only the second woman elected to
serve in Congress since statehood in 1858.
EMILY’s List is the
nation’s largest financial resource for women candidates. In the
2007-2008 cycle, EMILY’s List raised more than $43 million to support
its mission of recruiting and supporting women candidates, helping them
build strong campaigns, and mobilizing women voters to turn out and
vote. With more than 100,000 members across the country, EMILY’s List
is one of the largest political action committees in the nation. Since
its founding in 1985, EMILY’s List has worked to elect 80 pro-choice
Democratic women to the U.S. House, 15 to the U.S. Senate, nine
governors, and hundreds of women to the state legislatures, state
constitutional offices, and other key local offices.
For more information on EMILY’s List and Margaret Anderson Kelliher, please visit www.emilyslist.org.
of
the House, Rep. MargaretAnderson Kelliher (DFL-Minneapolis) has earned
their endorsement for Governor of Minnesota. This is Kelliher’s fourth
union endorsement, adding to a broad and growing grassroots coalition
of working Minnesotans from every corner of the state.
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