EMILY's List Announces
Endorsement of Martha Coakley
for U.S. Senate
WASHINGTON, D.C. – EMILY’s List, the nation’s largest financial resource for women candidates, today announced its endorsement of Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley in the special election to replace the late Senator Edward Kennedy.“EMILY’s List is proud to endorse Martha Coakley in the special election for the Massachusetts U.S. Senate seat,” said Ellen R. Malcolm, president of EMILY’s List.
“We met with Martha today to tell her that EMILY’s List and our 100,000 members in Massachusetts and across the country will be standing with her as she campaigns over the coming months. This is the moment that the women of Massachusetts have been waiting for – the opportunity to elect their first woman to serve in the United States Senate.”
“Her record protecting civil rights, children and families sets her apart in what could be a crowded field. As a prosecutor, District Attorney and Attorney General, Martha Coakley has been a strong advocate for the people of Massachusetts for over 20 years. Her work on the foreclosure crisis, and health care and energy issues show that she understands the problems that families are facing every day. I can think of no one better than Martha Coakley to be the next Senator from Massachusetts,” said Malcolm.
“I am honored to have earned the EMILY’s List endorsement,” said Coakley. “EMILY’s List members’ support will be crucial to help me level the financial playing field, communicate our message and get out the vote on Election Day on Tuesday, December 8th. I’m running for the U.S. Senate to be an effective voice for the people of Massachusetts and to make sure our government works, and that it works for the people.”
Coakley was born in Lee, MA, and raised in North Adams, in the Berkshire mountain region of western Massachusetts. She is a graduate of Williams College in Williamstown, MA, where she was a member of the first class admitted to the college that included female students.
Her career in public service began in 1986 when she joined the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office as an Assistant District Attorney assigned to Lowell District Court. In 1991 Coakley was appointed the Chief of the Child Abuse Prosecution Unit, during which time she investigated and prosecuted hundreds of cases of child physical and sexual abuse. In 1998, she was elected as the Middlesex District Attorney where over 8 years she established herself as a passionate advocate for public safety, not only bringing justice to crime victims and their families, but also emphasizing the importance of working with community leaders, schools, and law enforcement in a variety of diverse and multi-faceted prevention efforts.
Coakley was elected with 73% of the vote in 2006 becoming Massachusetts’ first woman Attorney General and currently the top woman in state-wide elective office.
In a 2007 special election, EMILY’s List helped elect Congresswoman Niki Tsongas, the first woman elected to the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts in a generation.
EMILY’s List is the nation’s largest financial resource for women candidates.
In the 2007-2008 cycle, EMILY’s List raised more than $43 million to support its mission of recruiting and supporting women candidates, helping them build strong campaigns, and mobilizing women voters to turn out and vote. With more than 100,000 members across the country, EMILY’s List is one of the largest political action committees in the nation. Since its founding in 1985, EMILY’s List has worked to elect 80 pro-choice Democratic women to the U.S. House, 15 to the U.S. Senate, nine governors, and hundreds of women to the state legislatures, state constitutional offices, and other key local offices.
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