Rep. Debbie Wasserman Shultz (D-Fla.) hugs Rep. Grace Napolitano (D-Calif.) (back to camera) as Shultz's daughter Rebecca, 11, watches at the 2nd Annual Congressional Women's Softball game in Washington, on June 16, 2010.
(Linda Davidson - WASHINGTON POST)
Some female lawmakers and some of the female journalists who cover them square off tonight in one of the newest Capitol Hill traditions, the Congressional Women’s Softball Game.
Proceeds from the fourth annual game will benefit the Young Survival Coalition, a nonprofit organization dedicated to young women affected by breast cancer. As The Post’s Emily Heil first noted, it’s a cause quite literally near the hearts of the event’s organizers, including breast cancer survivor Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) — who broke her leg in the inaugural game while sliding into second base.
The game will be played tonight at 7 p.m. at the Watkins Recreation Center on 12th Street, SE, near the Eastern Market/Potomac Avenue Metro stop. If you didn’t already buy a ticket at congwomensoftball.org, they may be purchased for $10 at the door.
So who’s playing in the game? Here are the team rosters:
Members’ Team:
Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.)*
Rep. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W. Va.)
Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Ill.)
Rep. Susan Davis (D-Calif.)
Rep. Donna Edwards (D-Md.)
Rep. Jo Ann Emerson (R-Mo.)*
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.)*
Sen. Kay Hagan (D-N.C.)
Rep. Colleen Hanabusa (D-Hawaii)
Rep. Kathy Hochul (D-N.Y.)
Rep. Grace Napolitano (D-Calif.)
Rep. Laura Richardson (D-Calif.)
Rep. Martha Roby (R-Ala.)
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.)
Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.)
Rep. Jean Schmidt (R-Ohio)
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.)*
* Captains
Press Team:
Jennifer Bendery, The Huffington Post
Leigh Ann Caldwell, CBS News
Christina Capatides, ABC News
Lisa Desjardins, CNN
Caroline Horn, CBS News
Emmarie Huetteman, NY Times
Kasie Hunt, AP
Jill Jackson, CBS News
Brianna Keilar, CNN*
Stephanie Kotuby, CNN
Jackie Kucinich, USA Today
Abby Livingston, Roll Call*
Meredith Shiner, Roll Call
Gregory Simmons Lemos, ABC News
Lynn Sweet, Chicago Sun-Times
Shawna Thomas, NBC News
Amy Walter, ABC News*
* Captains
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