(TUCSON, Ariz)–This week, Shelley Kais was named to the Republican State Leadership Committee’s (RSLC) “16 in ’16: Races to Watch” list, which recognizes the RSLC’s Future Majority Project (FMP) and Right Women, Right Now (RWRN) candidates who are identified as rising stars in the party. The RSLC’s FMP and RWRN initiatives aim to identify, recruit and support new diverse and women candidates at the state level.
“Today the RSLC 16 races to watch in 2016 was announced and I am truly honored to be named alongside 15 other outstanding candidates,” said Shelley Kais “It is such an honor to be named with these accomplished men and women from all diverse communities in states across our country. We share a goal: to improve our communities and to make our states better places to get an education, find a job and raise a family. As I move throughout my district from South Tucson to Nogales, I look forward to sharing my message, listening to the voters and moving toward victory in November. I am excited to see all of my fellow 16 in ‘16 nominees soar to victory on Election Day.”
The RSLC’s 16 in ’16 Races to Watch:
- Shelley Kais – Arizona Senate District 2
- Dante Acosta – California Assembly District 38
- Nancy Doty – Colorado Senate District 26
- John Couriel – Florida House District 114
- Suzanne Crouch – Indiana Lieutenant Governor
- Rene Gadelha – Iowa Senate District 34
- Joni Hogancamp – Kentucky House District 3
- Sharna Wahlgren – Minnesota Senate District 53
- Nora Espinoza – New Mexico Secretary of State
- Greg Baca – New Mexico Senate District 29
- Diego Espinoza – New Mexico Senate District 9
- Christina Hall – New Mexico House District 24
- Laura Morett – Oregon House of Representatives District 20
- Randy Brock – Vermont Lieutenant Governor
- Lynda Wilson – Washington Senate District 17
- Patricia Rucker – West Virginia Senate District 16
Shelley Kais is a Southern Arizona businesswoman who, in 1989, launched a management, organizational and business improvement services company that she later incorporated as Kais E Systems, Inc.