Happy Friday!

Welcome back to E-PAC’s exclusive weekly newsletter.

Join us in kicking off Labor Day weekend by recognizing the achievements of hardworking GOP women in the 117th Congress and the candidates running to join them in 2022!

Welcome to the world Baby Sam!

One week ago today, GOP House Conference Chair Elise Stefanik gave birth to a healthy baby boy Samuel (“Sam”). Read below for a personal message from Elise and her husband Matt!

Good Morning!

We are over the moon to announce the arrival of our healthy baby boy Samuel ("Sam") Albritton Manda at 8:21 AM on Friday, August 27th, 2021. Sam was born at Saratoga Hospital weighing a healthy 9 lbs 3 ozs and measuring 22 inches long. Sam impressed all the doctors, nurses, and staff with his head of dark hair, chubby cheeks, and charm!

We are grateful to the dedicated team of doctors, midwives, nurses, and staff at Saratoga Hospital for their excellent care of both Mom and Baby Sam. Thank you to our family, friends, and the entire community for the outpouring of love and support during this special time for our growing little family.

Our hearts are bursting with joy and our lives have never been fuller. We are truly blessed by our most precious gift, Baby Sam.

- Elise Stefanik & Matt Manda

NY POST: GOP House Conference Chair Elise Stefanik gives birth to ‘healthy baby boy’

THE HILL: Stefanik welcomes ‘healthy baby boy’

7 NEWS WATERTOWN: Stefanik gives birth to first child

WINNING FOR WOMEN: “In 232 years, Stefanik is only the 11th woman to give birth while serving in Congress. She joins Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, who both gave birth three times while in office.”

GOP women took to Twitter to congratulate Elise!

FOX NEWS: New mission for Afghanistan War veterans running for Congress: evacuate Afghan allies

“And Esther Joy King, a JAG officer in the Army Reserves who’s also running for Congress, said she was "heartbroken" when Kabul, the country’s capital and largest city, fell to the Taliban last month. But she added that she "immediately started working my military networks, my Afghanistan networks, my political networks, to see who could evacuate people."

King, an Illinois Republican, served as an aid worker in Afghanistan a dozen years ago, helping women learn professional skills.

"I’ve been able to be a part of getting 51 people out of Afghanistan," she shared. And King touted that her actions are "representative of who I am as a battle-ready leader, a problem solver, jumping into action, making a difference."”

Read the full story here.

Honoring Our Fallen Heroes

Chair Elise Stefanik (NY-21): "Our hearts break across the country for the brave service members who made the ultimate sacrifice. Their families are facing unimaginable news today. Please pray for them. The buck stops with the President of the United States. Joe Biden has blood on his hands. This horrific national security and humanitarian disaster is solely the result of Joe Biden’s weak and incompetent leadership. He is unfit to be Commander-in-Chief."

Rep. Young Kim (CA-39): “Heartbreaking. God bless our fallen heroes, who were working to evacuate Americans, Afghan partners and innocent civilians, including women and children. The prayers of all Americans are with our selfless service members, their loved ones and those still in harm's way.”

Rep. Debbie Lesko (AZ-08): “...The Pentagon has confirmed that at least 12 U.S. servicemembers were killed in the bombings. Sadly, these deaths could have been avoided if not for the extreme dereliction of duty on the part of the Biden Administration in planning and executing this withdrawal… May God protect those servicemembers, American citizens, and Afghan allies remaining in Afghanistan. May God protect our great nation.”

Record Republican Recruits

At this time in 2010, there were only 410 candidates running. Now, there are a record 682+ Republicans filed to run for Congress, including:

161 women
139 minorities
145 veterans

E-PAC continues to speak with GOP women candidates each week as we prepare to make endorsement announcements this Fall. Stay tuned!

GOP Woman of the Week: Rep. Lisa McClain (MI-10)

This week’s GOP woman of the week is Michigan Congresswoman Lisa McClain. Lisa was first elected in 2020 along with a record class of Republican women. This past week, Lisa introduced bipartisan legislation, alongside 158 cosponsors, to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the 13 service members killed in Afghanistan last week. In announcing the bill, Lisa said, “These servicemembers risked their lives to uphold America’s highest values. They are heroes, and their legacy will be the thousands of Afghans who are alive today because these brave men and women put their lives on the line to give them a ticket to freedom. We must never forget.”

FOX NEWS: GOP congresswoman spearheads bipartisan push to award Congressional Gold Medal to 13 fallen troops.

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