EMILY'S List Endorses Doris Matsui for California's Fifth Congressional District

Washington, DC -- EMILY's List, the largest financial resource for women running for elected office, today announced its support for Doris Matsui in her run for Congress in CA-5.

When nationally renowned Congressman Robert Matsui died suddenly from a rare blood disease last month Democrats immediately turned to his wife, Doris, to run for his seat. A longtime policy advocate and native of the Central Valley, Doris Matsui is eminently qualified to succeed her husband in California's 5th district. In addition to her dedicated work as a community leader in Sacramento, where she has participated in numerous civic and philanthropic organizations, she served in the White House as Deputy Assistant to President Clinton. She also helped lead the Office of Public Liaison where she worked on measures to expand access to health insurance for children, legislation to hire new public school teachers and make college more affordable for working families, and an anti-crime law that included funding for 100,000 more police on the street.

"For the better part of her life, Doris Matsui has devoted an enormous amount of time and energy to improving the lives of men and women in Sacramento and throughout the country," said Ellen R. Malcolm, president of EMILY's List. "If elected to Congress, Doris will proudly represent her district and will work hard to fulfill the goals set forth by her husband—including a passionate commitment to improving education, ensuring dignity for senior citizens, and fighting for a strong and safe America. In addition to continuing Bob's legacy of compassionate leadership, Doris will also prove to be a strong national leader in her own right."

Doris Matsui has already laid out an impressive Congressional agenda. She has pledged to help California's men and women by fighting hard against the privatization of Social Security. In addition, she stands determined to work with other lawmakers to make health care more affordable and accessible for all Americans. Matsui would be the only Asian American woman serving in the 109th Congress and only the third to ever be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.

"It is a great pleasure to have EMILY's List and the more than 100,000 members it represents in my corner," said Matsui. "With their help, I am confident that we will have the resources we need to run an aggressive campaign about the issues important to all Sacramentans."

In its twenty year history, EMILY's List has helped elect 60 Democratic pro-choice members of Congress, 11 senators, and eight governors. EMILY's List has also become the largest financial resource for minority women seeking federal office.

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