Rep. Chris Van Hollen seems an unlikely target for a Democratic super
PAC’s biggest-ever primary campaign. A rising star in the party, the
Senate candidate is a longtime protege of House Minority Leader Nancy
Pelosi and a high-profile defender of liberal policies.
But he’s
also a man running against a woman for the Democratic nomination to
succeed retiring Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.), the longest-serving
woman in Congress. And so the pro-choice women’s group Emily’s List is
committing at least $2.4 million from its super PAC — Women Vote! — to
help Rep. Donna F. Edwards defeat him.
Emily’s List argues that its mission is to elect pro-choice Democratic women, regardless of who gets toppled along the way. The group says its investment on behalf of making Edwards Maryland’s first African American female senator helps continue the legacy of Mikulski, the first woman elected with Emily’s List support.
“Making history 30 years ago was just as important as it is today,” said Emily’s List spokeswoman Marcy Stech.
Emily’s List argues that its mission is to elect pro-choice Democratic women, regardless of who gets toppled along the way. The group says its investment on behalf of making Edwards Maryland’s first African American female senator helps continue the legacy of Mikulski, the first woman elected with Emily’s List support.
“Making history 30 years ago was just as important as it is today,” said Emily’s List spokeswoman Marcy Stech.
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