Greta Bergstrom gets womenwinning nod

Greta Bergstrom has gained another key endorsement in the Race for 64B. She's picked up womenwinning, a pro-choice political coalition. Here's the release:

womenwinning Endorses Greta Bergstrom for State Representative in House District 64B
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MEDIA CONTACT: Meagan Bachmayer Ph: 651-251-0690
meagan@womenwinning.org

Minnesota’s largest women’s PAC significantly impacts the House District 64B race Saint Paul, Minn. – womenwinning, Minnesota’s largest resource for women in politics, announces its endorsement of Greta Bergstrom for State Representative in House District 64B. If elected in November, Bergstrom would join a growing class of pro-choice women in the Minnesota State House.

“We are thrilled to endorse Greta Bergstrom for the Minnesota State House in District 64B,” said Lauren Beecham, Executive Director of womenwinning. “Greta has built an impressive career advocating for women and progressive policies in the State of Minnesota – including efforts to make our tax system more fair for middle-class families, expanding access to health care and restoring investments in our public schools. Her deep roots in the 64B community along with her relationships with organizations and policymakers around the state will make her an excellent legislator at the Capitol.”

As a Democratic stronghold, there is a competitive field of six candidates vying for House District 64B’s DFL endorsement, including Beth Fraser, Matt Freeman, Melanie McMahon, Dave Pinto and Gloria Zaiger. Beecham said that despite the strong field, “Bergstrom’s unique combination of strategic skills, knowledge of the legislative landscape and tenacity in moving progressive policy made her stand out as the best qualified to represent the district. We want to see more women like Greta stepping forward to serve our state.”

womenwinning’s endorsement comes with significant power. Just last year, womenwinning elected Betsy Hodges the second woman Mayor of Minneapolis – the state’s largest city. In total, last November, 76 percent of womenwinning-endorsed candidates won their elections. Last cycle, womenwinning raised over one million dollars in both direct candidate fundraising and support for its political and educational programs. 


### About womenwinning

 womenwinning‘s mission is to encourage, promote, support, and elect pro-choice women of all political parties to all levels of public office. womenwinning runs a smart, strategic and targeted political program focused on districts deemed winnable for pro-choice women candidates with the goal of increasing the number of women serving in public office. Last November’s strong wins build upon the success of the womenwinning Statewide Candidate Recruitment Program which was launched in 2011.

womenwinning was established in 1982 by 25 multi-partisan, pro-choice women who wanted to increase the number of women in public office. Thirty-two years later, womenwinning is the largest and most influential statewide women’s PAC in Minnesota having raised millions of dollars and supported thousands of women candidates. To learn more about womenwinning, go to www.womenwinning.org or follow us on Facebook and Twitter.