Emerge Tennessee announces 2018 spring class of 28 trainees from across the state
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 6, 2017 Contact: Kristal Knight, Executive Director of Emerge Tennessee Kristal@EmergeTN.org | (615) 482-7206 Emerge Tennessee announces 2018 spring class of 28 trainees from across the state Diverse group of Democratic women gearing up to run for office Nashville, Tenn. Read More
Emerge New York Launches as Premier Candidate Training Program for Democratic Women
Emerge New York Launches as Premier Candidate Training Program for Democratic Women October 17, 2017 New York, N.Y. – With a surge of women newly interested in running for office, Emerge New York is launching as Emerge America’s 23rd affiliate nationwide. Emerge America is the nation’s leading organization that… Read More
Emerge Washington Hires Founding Executive Director
Emerge Washington Hires Founding Executive Director June 8, 2017 The newly launched organization will host a Northwest Regional Candidate Boot Camp June 9 – 11 in Seattle Seattle, Wash.—Today, Emerge Washington announced that it has hired… Read More
Emerge America Women Win Big in Pennsylvania and Oregon
Emerge America Women Win Big in Pennsylvania and Oregon May 17, 2017 Washington, DC–This week, while the rest of America was focused on Trump’s firing of FBI director James Comey and his leaking of classified documents to the Russians,… Read More
Emerge America Women Are Resisting, Enlisting and Winning in 2017
Emerge America Women Are Resisting, Enlisting and Winning in 2017 May 11, 2017 Washington, D.C.—In 2017, Emerge America alumnae across the country have already stepped up to lead the resistance against Trump and take back our country—25 of the 30 Emerge America alumnae who have… Read More
Inspired by Hillary. Outraged by Trump. Trained by Emerge.
Inspired by Hillary. Outraged by Trump. Trained by Emerge. April 7, 2017 Washington, D.C.—On Tuesday, Emerge America alumnae resisted, persisted and enlisted in races in Wisconsin and Colorado, where 15 of the 17 Emerge women on the ballot won. “This is what… Read More
Emerge Tennessee Names Executive Director
Emerge Tennessee Names Executive Director Nashville —Emerge Tennessee has named a Memphis native as Executive Director. Kristal Knight, a former executive in the office of Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser as well as a member of the team of presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, will officially… Read More
A Path Forward for Women in Politics Post-Election Focal Point of Event Today
San Francisco, Calif.—Today, Emerge America, the nation’s leading organization that recruits and trains Democratic women to run for office held their annual Ambition to Action Conference and Awards Ceremony at the Julia Morgan Ballroom in the Merchants Exchange Building in San Francisco. The event took stock of the landscape for women in politics… Read More
Emerge America’s Alumnae Win Big On Election Night
Despite Hillary Clinton’s historic upset at the top of the ticket, voters across the country elected 150 Emerge women in down ballot races. Her loss should not be seen as a sign that the American public is not willing to vote for women. Emerge candidates won in red states and… Read More
EVENT ADVISORY: #WhySheRuns Twitter Town Hall with Prominent Female Elected Officials
Washington, D.C.—Emerge America, the nation’s leading organization that recruits and trains Democratic women to run for office, will host a #WhySheRuns Twitter Town Hall with female elected leaders from around the country tomorrow, Oct. 27, at 1 p.m. ET. The women will discuss what inspired them to run… Read More