Continuing The Historic Effort To Elect GOP Women, E-PAC Announces Second Round of 2022 “Rising Star” Endorsements and “Women to Watch”

Mar 8

Stefanik has now backed 18 GOP Women for Congress

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, Republican House Conference Chair and E-PAC Founder Elise Stefanik announced E-PAC’s second slate of endorsed candidates in the 2022 cycle. Each of the ten women have demonstrated an ability to build a winning campaign through strong fundraising, grassroots, and digital programs. E-PAC also announced ten additional “Women to Watch” candidates. Chairwoman Stefanik’s E-PAC has now endorsed 18 women in top battleground districts for the 2022 cycle.

“I’m thrilled to add to E-PAC’s impressive slate of Republican women candidates by officially endorsing ten more Rising Star GOP women for Congress. It’s clear there is no shortage of all-star Republican women this cycle–we have a record-shattering 260+ Republican women who are already running for Congress, which surpasses our record in 2020 during the historic ‘Year of the Republican Woman’,” said Stefanik.“We have strong Republican women running from Florida, to Indiana, to Arizona, to Oregon in top battleground districts that will determine the House majority.”

“I look forward to supporting these Rising Stars across the finish line in both their primaries and general elections. GOP women made history in 2020, and in 2022, Republican women are leading the Red Tsunami to Fire Nancy Pelosi once and for all.”

The announcement follows Chairwoman Stefanik’s historic success in the 2020 election cycle when we elected the highest number of GOP women to Congress ever in our nation’s history.

In 2019, only 13 Republican women served in the House of Representatives, making up only 2.9% of Congress. Congresswoman Elise Stefanik founded E-PAC to recruit, engage, empower, elevate, and elect more GOP women to office.

In 2020, E-PAC helped more than double the number of GOP women in Congress in what President Trump called 2020, “The Year of the Republican Women.” 11 out of the 15 seats that flipped red were won by E-PAC endorsed Republican women.

Since its founding, E-PAC has raised and donated over $3 million for GOP women candidates, this includes cycle-to-date more than $600,000 directly to GOP women candidates including through WinRed.

Newly Endorsed Second Slate 2022 E-PAC candidates:

Tanya Contreras Wheeless (AZ-04)

Anna Paulina Luna (FL-13)

Erin Houchin (IN-09)

Annie Black (NV-04)

Liz Joy (NY-20)

Madison Gesiotto Gilbert (OH-13)

Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05)

Morgan Ortagus (TN-05)

Cassy Garcia (TX-28)

Mayra Flores (TX-34)

New “Women to Watch” 2022 E-PAC candidates:

Jan Kulmann (CO-08)

Barbara Kirkmeyer (CO-08)

Catalina Lauf (IL-11)

Cassandra Tanner Miller (IL-11)

Regan Deering (IL-13)

Theresa Gavarone (OH-09)

Jessica De La Cruz (RI-02)

Kalena Bruce (MO-04)

Sarah Walsh (MO-04)

Yesli Vega (VA-07)

Full 2022 E-PAC Endorsed Candidates:
Esther Joy King (IL-17)

Amanda Adkins (KS-03)

Karoline Leavitt (NH-01)

April Becker (NV-03)

Lisa Scheller (PA-07)

Monica De La Cruz (TX-15)

Jen Kiggans (VA-02)

Jeanine Lawson (VA-10)