EMILY’s List Congratulates Kamala Harris

EMILY’s List Congratulates Kamala Harris on Her Reelection Victory for California Attorney General

First Woman Attorney General of California to Serve Second Term

 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, EMILY’s List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, congratulated Kamala Harris on her reelection victory for a second term as California Attorney General. Kamala Harris overwhelmingly defeated her self-funded Republican opponent Ron Gold.

 

“Tonight, Californian voters chose a proven leader by reelecting Kamala Harris as California Attorney General,” said Stephanie Schriock, President of EMILY’s List. “Kamala made history four years ago as the first woman and first person of color to serve as Attorney General in California. With the help of EMILY’s List – now more than three million members strong – Kamala will continue to break down barriers for women and working families to ignite in the Golden State.”

 

EMILY’s List first endorsed Kamala Harris during the 2009-2010 election cycle. This cycle, EMILY’s List helped Kamala win a second term as Attorney General for California. Already a rising star in the Democratic party, Kamala served as District Attorney of San Francisco from 2004-2010. Kamala focused on reducing organized gang crime and domestic violence. In 2010 Kamala became the first woman and first person of colour in California’s history to serve as Attorney General. While in office, Kamala has pioneered the adoption of data-driven technology by California’s law enforcement and fought to stop the trafficking of guns, drugs, and human beings in the state. In response to the state’s foreclosure crisis in 2011, Kamala secured a $20 billion settlement from the nation’s banks for Californian homeowners and pushed the passage of the California Homeowner Bill of Rights. Kamala has also frequently spoken out in favour of same-sex marriage, publicly urging the Supreme Court to overturn DOMA and later ordering all 58 counties in California to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

 

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 five hundred 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 woman currently serving.