Emily's List
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| Motto | Ignite Change |
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| Formation | 1985 |
| Founder | Ellen Malcolm |
| Purpose | To elect pro-choice Democratic women to political office |
| Headquarters | Washington, D.C., U.S. |
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Membership
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3 million |
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President
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Stephanie Schriock |
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Budget
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$44,878,362 (2014) |
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Revenue
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$44,206,357(2014) |
| Website | www |
EMILY's List is an American political action committee (PAC) that aims to help elect pro-choice Democratic female candidates to office. It was founded by Ellen Malcolm in 1985. According to the Washington Examiner, Emily's List is "the nation's most influential pro-choice political action committee."
The group's name is an acronym for "Early Money Is Like Yeast", Malcolm commenting that "it makes the dough rise". The saying is a reference to a convention of political fundraising: that receiving lots of donations early in a race is helpful in attracting subsequent donors.
Emily’s List bundles contributions to the campaigns of pro-choice Democratic women running in targeted races.
From 1985 through the 2008 election, Emily's List had raised and spent $240 million for political candidates. Emily's List spent $27.4 million in 2010, $34 million in 2012, and $44.9 million in 2014. The organization is on track to raise $60 million for the 2016 election cycle, much of it earmarked for Hillary Clinton, whose presidential bid Emily's List has endorsed.
Emily's List was founded in 1985, when 25 women met in the home of Ellen Malcolm. Founding members included Barbara Boxer, Ann Richards, Anne Wexler, and Donna Shalala. In 1986, early financial support from Emily's List helped elect Barbara Mikulski of Maryland, the first female Democrat elected to the U.S. Senate in her own right (not appointed or filling a seat of a deceased husband).
The group's mission is to cultivate a donor network to raise money for pro-choice female Democratic candidates. To become an official Emily's List member, an individual must pay $100 to join Emily's List, and agree to donate a minimum of $100 each to two U.S. Senate, U.S. House, or gubernatorial candidates. Members make their donations directly to Emily's List, which bundles the checks together and forwards them to candidates.
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