Weekly Wrap

November 13, 2020

The Fight Is Not Over

Help Kelly Loeffler and David Purdue keep the Senate RED

The fight is not over - get out and vote to keep Georgia RED! Senators Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue are in the fights of their lives to hold on to the Senate majority, and they need YOUR help!

Sen. Kelly Loeffler will face off against Democratic challenger Raphael Warnock in a runoff election to defend her U.S. Senate seat on January 5, 2021.

This election will affect every American in the country. Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue are the only two Senators stopping the radical Left from a complete takeover in 2020. But they can’t do this alone. They need YOUR vote!

Record Breaking Wins by GOP Women

House Wins: 11 incumbents, 16 candidates – 27 total (previous GOP record is 25)

Senate Wins: 5 incumbents, 1 candidate – 6 total

Currently 8 out of the 10 GOP House flips were by women!

• CA-48 for Michelle Steel
• FL-26 for Carlos Gimenez
• FL-27 for Maria Elvira Salazar
• IA-01 for Ashley Hinson
• MI-03 Peter Meijer
• MN-07 for Michelle Fischbach
• NM-02 for Yvette Herrell
• NY-11 for Nicole Malliotakis
• OK-05 for Stephanie Bice
• SC-01 for Nancy Mace

WFW In The News

It's been a busy week for the Winning For Women team.

Check out what we've been up to!

WFW Action Fund spokesperson, Olivia Perez Cubas, joined Fox and Friends to discuss why Republican women were able to pick up so many seats.

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Yesterday, our Political and Policy Director, Micah Yousefi, joined Politico Women Rule for a post-election roundtable to take a deep dive into the results of how women candidates have fared at all levels public office and what progress still needs to be made.

Watch now!

In The News

NewYork Times: Stephanie Bice Ousts Kendra Horn, Giving Republicans a Key House Victory.  Stephanie Bice, a Republican state senator, on Wednesday defeated Representative Kendra Horn of Oklahoma, toppling one of the most vulnerable Democrats in a deeply conservative state.

19thNews: A banner year for Republican women.There will be more women in Congress next year than ever before after Republican women prevailed in House races.

The CS Monitor:  How Republican women won a record number of seats in Congress.  "Two years ago, gains by Democrats in Congress were paired with the label “the year of the woman.” Now 2020 brings its own new gains for gender diversity – this time on the other side of the political aisle. 

Fox News: 13 GOP women join the House, dominating congressional elections, making history  At least 13 Republican women are joining the 117th U.S. Congress after dominating the 2020 elections, making history for the highest number of women in the House of Representatives.

Roll Call: Record number of House GOP women just one of many ‘firsts’ for 117th Congress. Republicans will have at least 26 women in the House — the most they’ve ever had and more than double what they have now — when the 117th Congress convenes in January.

FiveThirtyEight: Republicans Are On Track To Take Back The House In 2022.2020 was not supposed to be a good year for House Republicans. The polls pointed to a Democratic-leaning electoral environment, Democratic candidates were out raising Republicans in most competitive seats, and the GOP had to defend a host of open seats that Republican incumbents had abandoned.

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