#Butler's appointment came "less than a month after EMILY’s List...laid off eight people, citing budget deficits ahead of a major election year."

Layoffs were announced in September, just over a year before the 2024 elections. The influential Democratic Party-aligned organization cut five staff members from the training & community engagement team, which ran outreach to grassroots candidates & voters; two people from the digital team; & another person on the state  & local campaigns team."

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