Saint Paul, Minn. (June 6, 2023) – Today, Women Winning, Minnesota’s largest women’s political organization, announced the first slate of endorsements of Minneapolis and Saint Paul pro-choice women running for City Council in 2023.
“As radical cities, counties, and states around the country try to end medically necessary, life saving, and critically important access to abortion, we need to elect pro-choice women up and down the ballot who will defend the right to control our own bodies,” said Britta Moen, Women Winning Political Director. “We are proud to endorse ten women who will fight to protect abortion rights in Minneapolis and Saint Paul.”
Women Winning is proud to endorse ten pro-choice women running for City Council in Minneapolis and Saint Paul:
Anika Bowie, Saint Paul City Council, Ward 1
Rebecca Noecker, Saint Paul City Council, Ward 2*
Saura Jost, Saint Paul City Council, Ward 3
Mitra Jalali, Saint Paul City Council, Ward 4*
Hwa Jeong Kim, Saint Paul City Council, Ward 5
Nelsie Yang, Saint Paul City Council, Ward 6*
Cheniqua Johnson, Saint Paul City Council, Ward 7
Robin Wonsley, Minneapolis City Council, Ward 2*
Katie Cashman, Minneapolis City Council, Ward 7
Andrea Jenkins, Minneapolis City Council, Ward 8*
*Incumbent
Women Winning makes endorsements throughout the year. The organization’s targeted endorsement program centers on pro-choice women candidates with the goal of electing a truly representative government and creating a more equitable Minnesota.
With the right to an abortion no longer protected at the federal level, there has never been a more important time to elect pro-choice champions in Minnesota. While abortion is still legal in Minnesota, it is not in many states across the country – including states in the Midwest. We must take action now to elect relentlessly pro-choice leaders here in Minnesota.
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About Women Winning
Women Winning was established in 1982 by a multi-partisan group of 25 women determined to increase the number of pro-choice women in public office. With more than 19,000 statewide members, Women Winning is Minnesota’s largest women’s political organization.
Women Winning’s mission is to recruit, train, and elect pro-choice women to all levels of public office. The organization runs a smart, strategic, and targeted political program focused on competitive districts for pro-choice women candidates with the goal of increasing the number of pro-choice women serving in public office. Women Winning offers robust, formal training, mentorship, and support from the time a pro-choice woman first considers a run for office to election day.
