Schriock's legacy: Put EMILY's List out of business

The EMILY’s List president weighs in on the 2018 midterms, the future of EMILY’s List, and her old boss, Sen. Al Franken.

By POLITICO STAFF 01/24/2018 05:02 AM EST

Stephanie Schriock wants to make EMILY’s List obsolete. Or, as Schriock, the president of the political action committee, put it, “I’m hoping that we are on a path that we’re no longer needed.”

“Someday, EMILY’s List will not be needed,” Schriock told POLITICO’s Anna Palmer in the latest episode of the “Women Rule” podcast, “because there will be women running in every election out there.” In Schriock’s view, that day could be soon.

The organization, which supports pro-abortion rights Democratic women in their bids for public office, has seen a growth spurt in the months since the 2016 election. It’s not just money pouring in — though that’s helped. It’s the 26,000 women they say they’ve signed up to run for office or to help a woman run for office.

“This isn’t just the candidates for 2018, this is the next decade of leadership in this country,” Schriock said. For EMILY’s List, that means they’ve doubled the size of their state and local team and tripled the size of their digital operations.

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