Iowa 1st District candidate Murphy strikes back at Emily's List
A day after announcing he will seek the Democratic nomination to face Republican Rep.
Emily's List, which has endorsed
Those claims "couldn't be farther from the truth," Murphy said in an email counterattack and fundraising appeal.
In the
"I led the successful fight to raise the minimum wage, passed the nation's first pay equity law for women and voted to protect abortion rights for women across the state, no matter where they live," Murphy said. "And as Speaker of the House, I stopped every attempt by right wing conservatives to affect women's health care choices."
Murphy also cast himself as the underdog in the race.
"I don't have the ability to self-fund my campaign like Monica (or
The basis Emily's List questioning Murphy's support for abortion rights stems from his involvement with Democrats for Life 10 years ago. He earned a 100 percent rating from the Iowa Right to Life Committee for his positions in 2003-2004.
However, in the 2014 race against Blum, Murphy was endorsed by the
The 20-county
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