“EMILYs List congratulates LaMonica McIver on her groundbreaking election as the first woman to represent New Jersey’s 10th Congressional District. She has a long history of fighting to protect New Jerseyans’ fundamental freedoms and we are confident that she will stand up against anti-choice extremists in Congress. We look forward to watching her help New Jersey families, mentor the youth, and invest in her community.”

LaMonica McIver is a native of Newark, New Jersey. She has dedicated her life to public service by nurturing and empowering her community’s next generation. She earned an English literature degree from Bloomfield College and a master’s in educational leadership and policy from Seton Hall University. In 2012, McIver founded Newark G.A.L.S., Inc., an organization dedicated to mentoring female leaders of tomorrow. Under her leadership, Newark G.A.L.S. has mentored over 3,000 young women through its transformative initiatives. McIver was elected to the Newark Municipal Council in 2018, where she was the youngest woman ever elected. During her time as council president, her mission was to champion the needs and aspirations of every Central Ward resident. McIver has fought to protect reproductive freedoms and believes that everyone has the constitutional right to choose.

EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, works to elect Democratic pro-choice women up and down the ballot and across the country with a goal of fighting for our rights and our communities. Our work is centered around a fundamental vision: Run. Win. Change the World. EMILYs List has raised $850 million in service to that vision and has helped Democratic women win competitive elections by recruiting and training candidates, supporting and helping build strong campaigns, researching the issues that impact women and families, running one of the largest independent expenditure operations for Democrats, and turning out women voters to the polls. Since our founding in 1985, we have helped elect the country’s first woman as vice president, 175 women to the House, 26 to the Senate, 20 governors, and over 1,500 women to state and local office. More than 40% of the candidates EMILYs List has helped elect to Congress have been women of color. Visit www.emilyslist.org for more information.