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Democratic Governors Association Announces Julia Louis-Dreyfus Will Host Panel with Democratic Women Governors During DNC Convention Week

The Democratic Governors Association announced today that award winning actress, producer and activist Julia Louis-Dreyfus will host a daytime panel featuring the country’s Democratic women governors on Wednesday, August 21 during the Democratic National Convention. They will discuss the essential leadership of Democratic women governors as state executives, this historic class of women governors, and the DGA Women Governors Fund. The panel will be open to press. More details to come.

“I’m honored to host this conversation with America’s Democratic women governors while our party comes together to celebrate in Chicago,” said Julia Louis-Dreyfus. “Throughout their time in office, Democratic women governors have made history, changed the conversation surrounding women in executive roles, and gotten big things done for the good people of their states. They’ve shattered marble ceilings and demonstrated excellent leadership. Their voices are essential. I’m looking forward to our conversation and the opportunity to shine the spotlight on these accomplished leaders.”

The country’s eight Democratic women governors – Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly, Maine Gov. Janet Mills, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, and Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek – represent over 43 million Americans across the country. They have led the way on a number of key issues, including growing their economies, expanding access to health care and child care, increasing funding for public education, cutting taxes for hard working families, making higher education more affordable, tackling the housing and the mental health crises, and protecting and expanding reproductive rights.

Since 2018, the DGA has invested over $80 million in states and campaigns to elect and re-elect this historic class of Democratic women governors. The DGA also launched the Women Governors Fund, a no-overhead fund and the first and only fundraising initiative solely dedicated to electing Democratic women governors, which is currently chaired by Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey.

“We’re thrilled to participate in this panel with Julia Louis-Dreyfus and to discuss the ways we as America’s Democratic women governors are delivering as executives of our states,” said DGA Chair Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly. “From education funding to access to health care to reproductive freedom and everything in between, who your governor is has never mattered more. By focusing on the issues that matter most to the families in our states – and delivering – Democratic women governors are leading the way and changing the political landscape across the country. We look forward to this conversation during the Convention and to highlighting our successes in office.”

“Julia Louis-Dreyfus brings the same passion and intensity that drives her successful career on-screen to her projects off of it, including her decades of work as an advocate and activist fighting to protect abortion rights, voting rights and democracy, and fighting to combat climate change,” said DGA Women Governors Fund Chair Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey. “We share a mutual goal of supporting and electing more female candidates to all levels of government – including for governor, Congress, and, of course, for President – but we know all too well that female candidates face more obstacles to higher office than their male counterparts. As Democratic women governors, we have changed what it means – and looks like – to be a state executive. We look forward to this crucial conversation with Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and to continue adding more Democratic women governors to our ranks.”

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