172 Emerge Alumnae run this year!

  • Aug 8, 2012
  • Alisha
There are 172 Emerge alumnae who have run or are running for office all across the country this year.  172 women who are committed to closing the gender gap in our political system and changing the divisive and abrasive dialogue in our government today; women who are tired of seeing the interests of women, families and working America on the chopping block week after week.  172 women trained to run – and WIN. 
 
Not only do we have a record-breaking number of women running this November, but in several states Emerge women could be the difference in tipping the balance of power in their state chamber.  Check out the list below to see all 172 Emerge women running this year!
 


ARIZONA

Congress:
Wenona Benally, Congressional District 1, Emerge Arizona Class of 2010
 
State Senate:
Beth Weisser, Legislative District 5, Emerge Arizona Class of 2010
Katie Hobbs, Legislative District 24, Emerge Arizona Class of 2004
Pat Fleming, Legislative District 25, Emerge Arizona Class of 2006
 
State Representative:
Andrea Dalessandro, Legislative District 2, Emerge Arizona Class of 2007
Angela LaFevre, Legislative District 6, Emerge Arizona Class of 2010
Mohur Sidhwa, Legislative District 28, Emerge Arizona Class of 2007
 
City Council:
Karla Brewster, Flagstaff City Council, Emerge Arizona Class of 2008
Board of Supervisors:
Lilia Alvarez, Maricopa County, Emerge Arizona Class of 2010
 
School Board:
Jeanne Simons, Creighton School District Governing Board, Emerge Arizona Class of 2011
Kristel Foster, Tucson Unified School District Governing Board, Emerge Arizona Class of 2012
 
CALIFORNIA
Congress:
Stacey Lawson, Congress, 2nd District, Emerge California Class of 2007*
 
State Assembly:
Dr. Jennifer Ong, AD 20, Emerge California Class of 2010
 
County Supervisor:
Rhodesia Ransom, San Joaquin County Supervisor, Emerge California Class of 2009
Linda Seifert, Solano County Board of Supervisors, Emerge California Class of 2008, won
Erin Hannigan, Solano County Supervisor, Emerge California Class of 2008
Gina Cuclis, Sonoma County Supervisor, Emerge California Class of 2012*
Kirsten Keith, San Mateo County Supervisor, Emerge California Class of 2004*
 
City Council:
Edesa Bitbadal, San Jose City Council, Emerge California Class of 2004*
Caroline Banuelos, Santa Rosa City Council, Emerge California Class of 2010
Sophie Hahn, Berkeley City Council, Emerge California Class of 2006
Nyeisha DeWitt, Oakland City Council, Emerge California Class of 2012
Lori Wilson, Suison City Council, Emerge California Class of 2012
Alicia Kae Herries, Peteluma City Council, Emerge California Class of 2012
Laurie Gallian, Sonoma City Council, Emerge California Class of 2008
 
County Democratic Central Committee:
Claudia Burgos, Alamada County, Emerge California Class of 2011*
Monica Tell, Alameda County, Emerge California Class of 2011*
Nikki Linnerman, San Joaquin County, Emerge California Class of 2011, Won
Tracy Krumpen, Napa County, Emerge California Class of 2012, Won
Zoe Dunning, San Francisco, Emerge California Class of 2010, Won
Alix Rosenthal, San Francisco, Emerge California Class of 2003, Won
Malia Cohen, San Francisco, Emerge California Class of 2005, Won
Darcie Green, Santa Clara County, Emerge California Class of 2009, Won
Marily Mondejar, San Francisco, Emerge California Class of 2006*
Leah Pimentel, San Francisco, Emerge California Class of 2011, Won
Suki Kott, San Francisco, Emerge California Class of 2011*
Noelani Sallings, Santa Clara County, Emerge California Class of 2008*
Brigette Hunley, Solano County, Emerge California Class of 2006, Won
Elizabeth Echols, Alameda County, Emerge California Class of 2004, Won
Beverly Greene, Alameda County, Emerge California Class of 2005, Won
 
District Supervisor:
London Breed, District 5 Supervisor, Emerge California Class of 2008
Thea Selby, District 5 Supervisor, Emerge California Class of 2010
Shirlee Zane, District 3 Supervisor, Emerge California Class of 2008
 
Board of Education:
Rachel Norton, San Francisco Board, Emerge California Class of 2008
Amy Bacharach, San Francisco Community College Board, Emerge California Class of 2012
Gladys Soto, San Francisco Board, Emerge Class of 2010
Beatriz Leyva-Cutler, Berkeley School Board, Emerge California Class of 2007 
Amy Miller, Dublin School Board, Emerge California Class of 2012
Annette Walker, Hayward School Board, Emerge California Class of 2012
Heidi Emberling, Palo Alto School Board, Emerge California Class of 2011
Sara Lamnin, Hayward School Board, Emerge California Class of 2009
 
Bart Board:
Rebecca Saltzman, Emerge California Class of 2011
 
KENTUCKY
State Legislators:
Rita Smart, Kentucky State House of Representatives, Emerge Kentucky Class of 2010
Wanda Hammons, Kentucky State House of Representatives, Emerge Kentucky Class of 2011
Kelly Whitaker, Kentucky State House of Representatives, Emerge Kentucky Class of 2012
 
County-Wide Officers:
Loretta Crady, Hardin County Circuit Clerk, Emerge Kentucky Class of 2011
Democratic Party State Central Executive Committee:
Dee Dee Ford, Emerge Kentucky Class of 2012, Won 
Michelle Williams, Emerge Kentucky Class of 2011, Won
 
City Council:
Attica Scott, Louisville Metro Council, Emerge Kentucky Class of 2010
Cindi Fowler, Louisville Metro Council, Emerge Kentucky Class of 2012
Beverly Chester-Burton, Shively City Council, Emerge Kentucky Class of 2012
Jacqalynn Riley, Williamstown City Council, Emerge Kentucky Class of 2012
 
School Board:
Julie Smith-Morrow, Newport School Board, Emerge Kentucky Class of 2010
Kerry Holleran, Covington Independent School Board, Emerge Kentucky Class of 2012
 
MAINE
State Senate:
Dana Hernandez, State Senate District 25, Emerge Maine Class of 2012
Priscilla Jenkins, State Senate District 21, Emerge Maine Class of 2007
 
State Representative: 
Bettyann Sheats, Maine State House Representative, District 68, Emerge Maine Class of 2012
Sara Gideon, Maine State House Representative, District 106, Emerge Maine Class of 2012
Rachel Sukeforth, Maine State Representative, District 80, Emerge Maine Class of 2012
Pamela Boivin, Maine State House Representative, District 83, Emerge Maine Class of 2012
Kelly Bickmore, Maine State House Representative, District 39, Emerge Maine Class of 2011
Dauna Binder, Maine State House Representative, District 17, Emerge Maine Class of 2011
Gail Maynard, Maine State House Representative, District 3, Emerge Maine Class of 2012
Lizzie Dickerson, Maine State House Representative, District 47, Emerge Maine Class of 2009
Katherine Cassidy, Maine State House Representative, District 32, Emerge Maine Class of 2009
Helen Hanson, Maine State House Representative, District 55, Emerge Maine Class of 2010
Erin Herbig-Povec, Maine State House of Representatives, District 43, Emerge Maine Class of 2009
Anne Graham, Maine State House of Representatives, District 109, Emerge Maine Class of 2007
Roberta “Bobbi” Beavers, Maine State House of Representatives, District 148, Emerge Maine Class of 2007
Diane Russell, Maine State House of Representatives, District 120, Emerge Maine Class of 2007
Maeghan Maloney, Maine State House of Representatives, District 57, Emerge Maine Class of 2009
Matthea Daughtry, Maine State House of Representatives, District 66, Emerge Maine Class of 2011
District Attorney:
Maeghan Maloney, Kennebec County, Emerge Maine Class of 2009
School Board:
Susan Mackey Andrews, Dover-Foxcroft School Board, Emerge Maine Class of 2008
Jenna Vendil, Portland Board of Education, Emerge Maine Class of 2009
County Commission:
Susan Mackey Andrews, for Dover-Foxcroft, Emerge Maine Class of 2008
 
MASSACHUSETTS
State Senate:
Mara Dolan, State Senate, Third Middlesex District, Emerge Massachusetts Class of 2011
School Board:
Francia Wisnewski, Greenfield School Committee, Emerge Massachusetts Class of 2012, Won
Mary Ann Stewart, Lexington School Committee, Emerge Massachusetts Class of 2011, Won
Town Meeting:
Chris Chanyasulkit, Brookline Town Meeting, Emerge Massachusetts Class of 2012, Won
Puja Mehta, Brookline Town Meeting, Emerge Massachusetts Class of 2010, Won
Elizabeth Maynard, Amherst Town Meeting, Emerge Massachusetts Class of 2012, Lost
 
County Register of Deeds:
Mary Olberding, Hampshire County, Emerge Massachusetts Class of 2011
Library Trustee:
Kristen Uekermann, Brookline Library Trustee, Emerge Massachusetts Class of 2011, Won
Linda Stetson, Millis Library Trustree, Emerge Massachusetts Class of 2012, Lost
BOOTCAMP 2012 Participants:
Claire Cronin, Candidate for State Representative, 11th Plymouth District
Diana Dizoglio, Candidate for State Representative, 14th Essex District
Eileen Duff, Candidate for Governor’s Council, 5th District
Margaret Hegarty, Candidate for State Representative, 24th Middlesex District
Marilee Hunt, Candidate for State Representative, 8th Plymouth District
Gayle Johnson, Candidate for State Representative, 25th Middlesex District
Sheila Lyons, Candidate for County Commissioner, Barnstable County
Lesley Phillips, Candidate for State Representative, 25th Middlesex District
 
NEVADA
Congress:
Xiomara Rodriguez, Nevada Congressional District 2, Emerge Nevada Class of 2011
State Senate:
Donna Schlemmer, Nevada State Senate District 18, Emerge Nevada Class of 2012
State Legislators:
Leisa Moseley, Nevada State Assembly, Emerge Nevada Class of 2010
Board of Regents:
Allison Stephens, Nevada Board of Regents, District 4, Emerge Nevada Class of 2010
School Board:
Donna Clontz, Board of Education, Emerge Nevada Class of 2010
Zakeisha Jones, Clark County School Board, District E, Emerge Nevada Class of 2012
City Council:
Jennifer Brekhus, Reno City Council Ward 1, Emerge Nevada Class of 2012
 
 
NEW MEXICO
Statewide
Judge Barbara Vigil, New Mexico Supreme Court, Emerge New Mexico Class of 2012
State Representative:
Guadalupe Cano, House District 38, Silver City, Emerge New Mexico Class of 2011*
Stephanie Garcia Richard, House District 43, Los Alamos, Emerge New Mexico Class of 2008
Eloise Gift, House District 68, West Side of Albuquerque, Emerge New Mexico Class of 2011
Georgene Louis, House District 26, Albuquerque, Emerge New Mexico Class of 2010
Michelle Mares, House District 7, Los Lunas, Emerge New Mexico Class of 2006*
Patricia Roybal Caballero, House District 13, Albuquerque, Emerge New Mexico Class of 2007
Elizabeth Thomson, House District 24, Albuquerque, Emerge New Mexico Class of 2009
Cara Valente-Compton, House District 19, Albuquerque, Emerge New Mexico Class of 2011*
Emily Kane, House District 15, Albuquerque, Emerge New Mexico Class of 2012
Mary Ellen Broderick, House District 30, Albuquerque, Emerge New Mexico Class of 2012
State Senate:
Linda Allison, Senate District 40, Rio Rancho, Emerge New Mexico Class of 2011
Cornelia Lange, Senate District 20, Albuquerque, Emerge New Mexico Class of 2009
County-Wide Electeds:
Tara Lujan, Santa Fe County Clerk, Emerge New Mexico Class of 2012*
 
OREGON
House Respresentative:
Shemia Fagan, Oregon State House Representative HD 51, Emerge Oregon Class of 2009
Val Hoyle, Oregon State House Representative HD 14, Emerge Oregon Class of 2009
Alissa Keny-Guyer, Oregon State House Representative HD 46, Emerge Oregon Class of 2011
Jessica Pederson, Oregon State House Representative HD 47, Emerge Oregon Class of 2012
Jennifer Williamson, Oregon State House Representative HD 36, Emerge Oregon Class of 2009
Sharon Meieran, Oregon State House Representative HD 36, Emerge Oregon Class of 2010*
City Council:
Joelle Davis, Tualatin Councilwoman, Emerge Oregon Class of 2009
Sheri Moore, Springfield Councilwoman, Emerge Oregon Class of 2010
 
WISCONSIN
State Senators:
Nikiya Harris, Candidate for Senate District 6, Emerge Wisconsin Class of 2011
Senator Jessica King, Candidate for Senate District 18, Emerge Wisconsin Class of 2007  
Tanya Lohr, Candidate for Senate District 20, Emerge Wisconsin Class of 2012
State Assembly:
Mary Arnold, Candidate for 37th AD, Emerge Wisconsin Class of 2012
Carol Beals, Candidate for 49th AD, Emerge Wisconsin Class of 2010
Rep. Penny Bernard Schaber, Candidate for 57th AD, Emerge Wisconsin Class of 2007
Rep. Jill Billings, Candidate for 95th AD, Emerge Wisconsin Class of 2011
Mildred Coby, Candidate for 10th AD, Emerge Wisconsin Class of 2011
Amanda Hall, Candidate for 47th AD, Emerge Wisconsin Class of 2011
Dianne Hesselbein, Candidate for 79th AD, Emerge Wisconsin Class of 2009
La Tonya Johnson, Candidate for 17th AD, Emerge Wisconsin Class of 2012
Diana Lawrence, Candidate for 56th AD, Emerge Wisconsin Class of 2012
Melissa Lemke, Candidate for 62nd AD, Emerge Wisconsin Class of 2011
Ellen Lindgren, Candidate for 79th AD, Emerge Wisconsin Class of 2010 
Maureen May-Grimm, Candidate for 51st AD, Emerge Wisconsin Class of 2012
Diane Odeen, Candidate for 30th AD, Emerge Wisconsin Class of 2012
Kim Peterson, Candidate for 32nd AD, Emerge Wisconsin Class of 2012
Melissa Sargent, Candidate for 48th AD, Emerge Wisconsin Class of 2012
Sarah Ann Shanahan, Candidate for 50th AD, Emerge Wisconsin Class of 2010
Judy Smriga, Candidate for 68th AD, Emerge Wisconsin Class of 2011
Melissa Sorenson, Candidate for 41st AD, Emerge Wisconsin Class of 2011
Joanne Staudacher, Candidate for 53rd AD, Emerge Wisconsin Class of 2012
LaShawndra Vernon, Candidate for 18th AD, Emerge Wisconsin Class of 2010
Mandy Wright, Candidate for 85th AD, Emerge Wisconsin Class of 2012
Rep. JoCasta Zamarripa, Candidate for 8th AD, Emerge Wisconsin Class of 2010
County Clerk:
Ginny Dankmeyer, Candidate for La Crosse County Clerk, Emerge Wisconsin Class of 2012
Mary Schuch-Krebs, Candidate for Kenosha County Clerk, Emerge Wisconsin Class of 2008
County Board:
Carousel Andrea Bayrd, Candidate for Dane County Supervisor District 8, Class of 2009
Susan Bailey, Candidate for Dane County Supervisor District 15, Class of 2012*
Carol Beals, Candidate for Grant County Supervisor District 13, Class of 2012
Tracey Corder, Candidate for Milwaukee County Supervisor District 18, Class of 2012*
Erika Hotchkiss, Candidate for Dane County Supervisor District 32, Class of 2012  
Dianne Hesselbein, Candidate for Dane County Supervisor District 9, Class of 2009  
Tara Johnson, Candidate for La Cross County Supervisor District 29, Class of 2010
Melissa Sargent, Candidate for Dane County Supervisor District 18, Class of 2012
Mary Von Ruden, Candidate for Monroe County Supervisor District 17, Class of 2012*
Municipal Government:
Anita Klein, Candidate for Village of Waldo Trustee, Class of 2011*
Angela Smillie, Candidate for Janesville City Council, Class of 2012*
Kelly Westlund, Candidate for Alderwoman Ashland City Council Ward 11, Class of 2011, Won?
School Board:
Nancy Tabaka-Stencil, Candidate for Wausau School Board, Class of 2012*
 
 
*= didn’t make it past primaries