Editing EMILY's List (section)

{{Short description|American political organization}}
{{About|the American organization|the Australian organization|EMILY's List Australia}}
{{Infobox organization
| name = EMILYs List
| image = L-KPgI5z 400x400.jpg
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| formation = {{start date and age|1985}}<ref name=founding>{{cite book|last1=O'Connor|first1=Karen|title=Gender and Women's Leadership: A Reference Handbook|date=2010|publisher=SAGE Publications|isbn=9781452266350|page=152}}<!--|access-date=5 February 2015--></ref>
| founder = [[Ellen Malcolm]]
| purpose = To elect [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] women in favor of [[United States abortion-rights movement|abortion rights]] to political office
| headquarters = [[Washington, D.C.]], U.S.
| website = {{URL|emilyslist.org}}
| affiliations = 
| leader_title = President
| leader_name = Jessica Mackler
| budget = $61.6 million (2024)<ref name=spending/>
| revenue = $62.5 million (2024)<ref name=spending/>
}}

'''EMILYs List''' is a left-leaning American [[political action committee]] (PAC) that aims to help elect [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] female candidates [[United States abortion-rights movement|in favor of abortion rights]] to office. It was founded by [[Ellen Malcolm]] in 1985.<ref name=npr>{{cite news|last1=Halloran|first1=Liz|title=Mother Of Women's PACs Seeks Younger Supporters|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126393558|access-date=5 February 2015|publisher=NPR|date=April 29, 2010}}</ref> The group's name is an acronym for "Early Money Is Like Yeast". Malcolm commented that "it makes the dough rise".<ref name=npr/> The saying refers to a convention of political fundraising: receiving many donations early in a race helps attract subsequent donors. EMILYs List bundles contributions to the campaigns of Democratic women in favor of abortion rights running in targeted races.<ref>{{cite web|title=EMILY's List Mission|url=http://emilyslist.org/who/mission|access-date=2012-02-17|archive-date=2020-02-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200222192204/https://emilyslist.org/who/mission|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=national/>

From 1985 through 2008, EMILYs List raised $240 million for political candidates.<ref name=founding/> EMILYs List spent $27.4 million in 2010, $34 million in 2012, and $44.9 million in 2014.<ref name=spending>{{cite web |title=EMILY's List |url=https://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/lookup2.php?strID=C00193433| publisher=[[OpenSecrets]]}}</ref> The organization was on track to raise $60 million for the 2016 election cycle, much of it earmarked for [[Hillary Clinton]], whose [[Hillary Clinton presidential campaign, 2016|presidential bid]] EMILYs List had endorsed.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Blumenthal|first1=Paul|title=EMILY's List Already Raising Big Bucks For Hillary Clinton|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/19/hillary-clinton-emilys-li_n_7623324.html|access-date=20 July 2015|work=Huffington Post|date=June 19, 2015}}</ref>