Jun 18 2010

EMILY’s List Announces EMpower

( – promoted by buhdydharma )

cross-posted from Sum of Change

On Thursday, June 17th 2010, EMILY’s List announced a new program called EMpower. We were filming WIN’s 21st Annual Women Opening Doors for Women, where Stephanie Schriock, President of EMILY’s List, announced the new program:

What is EMpower?


Twenty-five years ago, 25 women gathered in a basement, rolodexes in hand, to send letters to their friends about a network they were forming to raise money for pro-choice Democratic women candidates. Today, EMILY’s List is one of the nation’s largest and most successful political action committees. But the fight isn’t over, and while the tools are different, the mission remains the same. It’s time to EMpower the next generation of Democratic women. It’s our time. EMpower is a place to network, to learn about candidates throughout the country, to collaborate, and to see our individual and collective impact make a real difference.

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Click here to watch Stephanie Schriock’s full speech.

2 comments

  1. ….  never has there been such a tremendous disconnect between a group’s stated purpose and its actual impact, which seems to be electing as many  Blue Dog Attorneys as possible of either gender.  Behold, I give you the list, donations 2010 cycle

    http://www.opensecrets.org/org…

    I can’t believe these clowns wasted a third of a million dollars on Martha No Public Option Coakley  

    and if you think Carnahan is going to be any better than McCaskill, check out the leadership PACs which are donating to her already from the same energy, tobacco,  and drug corporations that control the Senate Finance Committee.

    After the Senate fiasco with the health care bill basically cutting back a woman’s right to chose Unless She Is Already Wealthy, there is no reason to continue the charade.  

    Name Office Total Contributions

    Coakley, Martha (D-MA) Senate $397,695

    Carnahan, Robin (D-MO) Senate $137,960

    Kilroy, Mary Jo (D-OH) House $72,610

    Gillibrand, Kirsten (D-NY) Senate $40,999

    Hanabusa, Colleen (D-HI) House $39,210

    Markey, Betsy (D-CO) House $34,850

    Jackson, Cheryle (D-IL) Senate $27,300

    Hamos, Julie (D-IL) House $21,899

    Clark, Tarryl (D-MN) House $21,300

    Chu, Judy (D-CA) House $17,250

    Sewell, Terri (D-AL) House $16,710

    Feigenholtz, Sara (D-IL) House $15,681

    Kosmas, Suzanne (D-FL) House $13,250

    DelBene, Suzan (D-WA) House $11,910

    Kuster, Ann Mclane (D-NH) House $10,900

    Titus, Dina (D-NV) House $9,200

    Kirkpatrick, Ann (D-AZ) House $7,550

    Buchanan, Joan (D-CA) House $5,144

    Halvorson, Deborah (D-IL) House $5,000

    Murray, Patty (D-WA) Senate $3,400

    Mikulski, Barbara A (D-MD) Senate $2,500

    Rangel, Charles B (D-NY) House $2,000

    Jackson Lee, Sheila (D-TX) House $1,000

    Shea-Porter, Carol (D-NH) House $900

    Sestak, Joseph A Jr (D-PA) House $700

    Schumer, Charles E (D-NY) Senate $625

    Boxer, Barbara (D-CA) Senate $600

    Berkley, Shelley (D-NV) House $500

    DeGette, Diana (D-CO) House $500

    Giffords, Gabrielle (D-AZ) House $500

    Hodes, Paul W (D-NH) House $500

    Israel, Steve (D-NY) House $500

    McGovern, James P (D-MA) House $500

    Maloney, Carolyn B (D-NY) House $240

    Obama, Barack (D) Pres $-2,000

  2. https://emilyslist.org:443/wha…

    is “progressive” now a synonym for “neocondem” ?!

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