Saint Paul, Minn. (August 2, 2024) – Today, Women Winning, Minnesota’s largest women’s political organization, announced another slate of local and state endorsements for office across Minnesota in 2024.
“As anti-choice extremists rally around candidates that sow division and seek to take away rights, we raise another slate of extraordinary candidates who will counter and defend our ability to make decisions about our own bodies,” said Britta Moen, Women Winning Political Director. “Each one of these pro-choice champions brings years of service, experience, and passion to their communities. We are thrilled to stand alongside them, and know that they will defend our rights to Reproductive Freedom and bodily autonomy at every turn, locally and statewide, throughout all of Minnesota, for all Minnesotans.”
Women Winning is proud to endorse 8 pro-choice champions running for local offices, the Minnesota State House, and Senate:
- Carissa Wyant – Robbinsdale City Council, Ward 2
- *Julie Strahan – Roseville City Council, At-Large
- Nadia Elnagdy – St. Anthony City Council, At-Large
- Tami Calhoun – St. Cloud City Council, At-Large
- Hudda Ibrahim – St. Cloud City Council, At-Large
- Allie Wolf – Minnesota State House, HD26B
- Janelle Calhoun – Minnesota State House, HD36A
- Ann Johnson Stewart – Minnesota State Senate, SD45
*incumbent
Women Winning has been working for more than 40 years to elect pro-choice women to all levels of public office, from park board to President of the United States. In that time, Women Winning has raised and contributed millions of dollars to campaigns, endorsed thousands of candidates, and has more than tripled the number of pro-choice women elected officials in Minnesota. The organization’s targeted endorsement program centers on competitive districts for pro-choice candidates with the goal of electing a truly representative government and creating a more equitable Minnesota.
Women Winning will make additional endorsements in 2024 and will continue organizing to ensure reproductive rights are protected by electing pro-choice women up and down the ballot.
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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.
