Lillian's List of NC

Sen. Gladys Robinson and Representatives Angela Bryant, Rosa Gill and Susi Hamilton are in tough Democratic primaries. Please show your appreciation for their work fighting for women and families by giving your secure donation right now, before the May 8 primary, to help them win again. Don’t wait – early voting has already started, and the primary is less than two weeks away!

Valerie Foushee and Deb McManus are two members of our 2012 slate who are especially passionate about education – and their years of experience on their local school boards make them the experts we need in Raleigh. Strong schools are the foundation for a strong economy in North Carolina. That’s why we need to send Valerie and Deb to the NC House to be champions of education! Please don’t wait – help them get one step closer to Raleigh by donating before the May 8 primary.

Undergrad students: join us in Raleigh this summer! We're taking applications for summer internships through Friday, April 27. Lillian’s List interns will build a variety of marketable skills in nonprofit fundraising and development, campaign finance and strategy, event planning and political communications. Interns will also learn to use the NGP VAN campaign database system. Learn more

Dollie Burwell and Evelyn Terry are two Team Lillian members who have been lifelong community activists. They’re ready to use their experiences to serve us all.

But they need help from Team Lillian supporters across the state, right now, before their May 8 primary.

Today just three members out of 50 in the Senate are pro-choice Democratic women, and one of them is retiring. The GOP's attacks on NC women have taken their toll, and we've fallen far behind on women's representation in comparison to the other states. We're committed to helping NC Senate candidates Rep. Earline Parmon and Kerry Sutton change that statistic with your help.

We’re proud to announce the first group of legislative Lillian’s List Featured Candidates for 2012! These incredible women from across the state, and the ones we’ll introduce in the coming weeks, will bring years of experience in education, business, health care and law to the General Assembly. We’re confident they’ll work tirelessly to protect your progressive values. Learn more

Although women make up more than half the population, often our voices aren’t at the table when important decisions are made. Supporting Lillian’s List is one way I work to change this imbalance, giving more pro-choice, Democratic women across our state the training and support that it takes to win campaigns.

Our Executive Director Carol Teal is featured in this WRAL video about the partisan Republican redistricting plan, which has targeted Democratic women legislators by placing them in extremely difficult districts or in districts with each other, forcing one of the "double-bunked" legislators to bow out of the race.

Please take a moment to sign our card thanking the seven pro-choice Democratic women legislators who have chosen not to seek re-election in 2012. They have fought tirelessly for the rights of women and for the welfare of all North Carolinians!

We'll be teaming up starting this week with sister organizations EMILY's List and Planned Parenthood to host three different trainings in February for our candidates and their staff. Candidate Recruitment Coordinator Claire Giffin explained what the campaign trainings are all about - and why they matter in 2012.