| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, congratulates State Sen. Nellie Pou on her victory in New Jersey’s 9th Congressional District. EMILYs List President Jessica Mackler released the following statement:
“EMILYs List is proud to congratulate State Sen. Nellie Pou on her groundbreaking victory in New Jersey’s 9th Congressional District. She has served the people of New Jersey in the state Legislature for nearly 30 years, and we are thrilled to support her as she continues her great work in Congress.”
State Sen. Nellie Pou served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1997 to 2012. She was elected to the state Senate in 2011 and was reelected in 2013, 2017, 2021, and 2023. She was the first woman and the first Latina elected to represent the 35th Legislative District–and will be the first Latina to represent New Jersey in Congress. State Sen. Pou is a strong advocate for social justice and human rights. She sponsored a law that broadened the definition of human trafficking and increased penalties, introduced legislation — now law — that would provide automatic representation to juveniles by the Office of the Public Defender if they are under 18 years old, and sponsored legislation that added new protections for sexual assault victims. State Sen. Pou is a champion for our fundamental freedoms and sponsored legislation that required the New Jersey Department of Health to create a website with information on reproductive rights. She is also the immediate past president of the National Caucus of Hispanic State Legislators.
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.
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