Emily’s List backs Terri Bonoff for Congress
This is a huge financial boost for Bonoff since the group can raise the dough. The recent track record for success, however, has not been stellar.
Wikipedia says the group has not done well in the 2004 and 2006 elections. I'm told that the Wiki entry isn't accurate. I'm trying to get the correct info and will update if and when I find it.
UPDATE:
Politico says 9 of the group's 24 endorsed House candidates won in 2006.
Here's the release:
EMILY’s List Announces Endorsement of Terri Bonoff in
Minnesota’s 3rd Congressional District
WASHINGTON, D.C. – EMILY’s List, the nation’s largest political action committee and financial resource for women candidates, today announced its endorsement of Terri Bonoff for Minnesota’s third congressional district.
“Terri Bonoff is the kind of smart, tenacious, and effective legislator we need in Washington,” said Ellen R. Malcolm, president of EMILY’s List. “She has an impressive history of developing common sense solutions and getting consistent results in both the public and private sectors. EMILY’s List is pleased to support Terri Bonoff as she works to share her expertise and leadership with her community, the state of Minnesota, and the U.S. Congress.”
A lifelong Minnesotan, Terri Bonoff was born and raised in Minnesota’s third congressional district. Bonoff currently serves as the state Senator for Minnesota district 43, representing Minnetonka, Plymouth and Medicine Lake. She is the first Democrat to hold this seat in twenty years. Bonoff was an advocate for education even before she was elected to public office, leading a bipartisan push by local parents to increase education funding in 2004. Now, as vice-chair of E-12 Education Finance Subcommittee in the state Senate, she continues to work for education funding reform, sponsoring several bills that dedicate more resources to the classroom and help cover the cost of special education. In the short 2006 legislative session, Bonoff helped pass bills funding early education and reforming education reporting practices. She took a leadership role in the area of early education, joining a bipartisan, bicameral caucus of legislators who meet regularly to develop and promote early education policy.
Before running for state Senate, Bonoff spent two decades in the private sector where she worked in marketing at Tonka Toys and later as an executive for Navarre Corporation, leading their computer software division and company-wide marketing efforts. In these roles, she learned the value of negotiation, leading to results and responsible business practices. Bonoff eventually retired to spend more time with her children and become more involved with community service. She served as president of the Babe Ruth Baseball league for kids, was co-chair of the Hopkins School District Legislative Action Coalition, and was a board member of the Hopkins Educational Foundation. Bonoff also served as a member of the Minnetonka Planning Commission.
“I am delighted to have received the EMILY’s List endorsement and the support of so many great women and men,” said State Sen. Bonoff. “It is an honor to follow in the footsteps of past EMILY’s List endorsees like Senator Amy Klobuchar whom I greatly respect. I am running for Congress at this critical time for our country, not as a career politician, but as a mother, a community volunteer, a former business executive and a current State Senator. The combination of all of these roles makes me uniquely qualified to be a successful Congresswoman and EMILY’s List members know how critical it is to bring this type of diverse experience to the U.S. House.”
With more than 100,000 members across the country, EMILY’s List is the largest political action committee in the nation. Since its founding in 1985, EMILY’s List has raised over $240 million to elect 69 pro-choice Democratic women to the U.S. House, 13 to the U.S. Senate, and eight governors. Over the course of 22 years, EMILY’s List has helped elect hundreds of pro-choice Democratic women to federal office, state legislatures, state constitutional offices, and other key local offices.
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