EMILYs List Congratulates Susan Bysiewicz on Her Victory for Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut

For Immediate Release
November 7, 2018

EMILYs List Congratulates Susan Bysiewicz on Her Victory for Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, congratulated EMILYs List candidate Susan Bysiewicz on being elected as Connecticut’s lieutenant governor. Stephanie Schriock, president of EMILYs List, released the following statement:

“EMILYs List is thrilled to congratulate Lieutenant Governor-elect Susan Bysiewicz on her victory. A former Connecticut secretary of state and state legislator, Susan is an experienced public servant who will work with Governor-elect Ned Lamont to balance Connecticut’s budget and grow the state’s economy, creating opportunity for all. With Susan in office, Connecticut’s women and working families will have a champion fighting to ensure their voices are heard.”

EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, has raised over $500 million to support pro-choice Democratic women candidates – making them one of the most successful political organizations ever. Our grassroots community of over five million members helps Democratic women wage competitive campaigns – and win. We recruit and train candidates, support strong campaigns, research the issues that impact women and families, and turn out women voters. Since our founding in 1985, we have helped elect 116 women to the House, 23 to the Senate, 12 governors, and over 800 to state and local office. Forty percent of the candidates EMILYs List has helped elect to Congress have been women of color. Since the 2016 election, thousands of women and counting have reached out to us about running for office. To harness this energy, EMILYs List has launched Run to Win, an unprecedented effort to get more women to run at the local, state, and national levels.