Black History Month Spotlight: Lindsay Love
Did you know that Black girls in every state are twice as likely to be suspended from school? And it is not because they are inherently bad or suffer from more behavioral issues than their white peers. It is because our girls are seen as less innocent. The Georgetown… Read More
Anne Wakabayashi Joins Emerge America as National Alumnae Director
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT: Allison Abney 202-670-7994; allison@emergeamerica.org Anne Wakabayashi Joins Emerge America as National Alumnae Director Washington, D.C.—Emerge America, the nation’s premier organization for recruiting and training Democratic women to run for office, announced today that it has hired Anne Wakabayashi as the… Read More
Why I’m Running for District Court Judge
My name is Tierra Jones and I am running to retain my seat as the presiding Judge in the Eighth Judicial District Court – Department Ten in Las Vegas, Nevada. As a native Nevadan, I am a public servant who is passionate about making Las Vegas, as well as the… Read More
Emerge America Invests in Growing the Movement of Women Running for Office
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 2, 2018 CONTACT: Danielle Noel 202-780-5953; danielle@emergeamerica.org “Change starts at the school board, city council and state house” Washington, D.C.– The historic surge in Democratic women candidates running during the 2018… Read More
First Time Women Candidates Poised to Shake Up State Legislatures
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 1, 2018 Danielle Noel 202-780-5953; Danielle@emergeamerica.org Washington, D.C.– First time women candidates are gaining momentum with just one week until Election Day. These victories could reshape state legislatures and have the potential… Read More
Why I’m Running For Knox County School Board District 1
It all started with a mentor and friend by the name of Jackie Clay. We worked together on the TENSE Summit, a youth serving organization of which I am the co-director, and she invited me to an event hosted by the Women’s Democratic Party. It was there that… Read More
Women of Color Will Win on Election Day
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 31, 2018 CONTACT: Danielle Noel 202-780-5953; danielle@emergeamerica.org Washington, D.C. — With less than a week before Election Day, women of color who are on the ballot have momentum to win and have already delivered… Read More
More Than 560 Emerge America Alums On The November Ballot Compete In Key Races Nationwide
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 30, 2018 CONTACT: Danielle Noel 202-780-5953; danielle@emergeamerica.org Candidates who have graduated from the organization’s program are among a record number of Democratic women running for office in 2018 Washington, D.C. —… Read More
Why I’m Running for Nevada State Senate
Now is the time to start building the next generation of progressive leaders, and I want to be one of them. It is imperative that our government be comprised of people from a variety of backgrounds, professions, and ideologies. In other words, there is not a single or “right” path… Read More
A Unique Perspective: Being a Black Female Millennial Running For Office
Growing up in Mesa, Arizona, I was often the only black face in my majority-white community (unless my sister was standing beside me.) Navigating my childhood and young adulthood as an “other” influenced much of the way I interacted with the world. My parents were barely newlyweds with a one-year-old… Read More