Moms Demand Action Founder Shannon Watts Joins Emerge America National Board
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 20, 2016 CONTACT: Allison Abneyallison@emergeamerica.org; (202) 670-7994 Moms Demand Action Founder Shannon Watts Joins Emerge America National Board San Francisco, Calif.—Emerge America, the nation’s leading organization for recruiting and training women to run for office, announced today… Read More
26 Emerge Wisconsin Alumnae Elected to 27 Local and State Offices Tuesday
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 6, 2016 CONTACT: ERIN FORREST 608-577-2269; erin@emergewi.org 26 Emerge Wisconsin Alumnae Elected to 27 Local and State Offices Tuesday Milwaukee, Wis.—Emerge Wisconsin, the state’s premier organization for recruiting and… Read More
Emerge America Adds Wendy Davis to Advisory Board
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT: Allison Abney (202) 670-7994; allison@emergeamerica.org Washington, D.C.—Emerge America, the nation’s leading organization for recruiting and training Democratic women to run for office, announced today that it has appointed former Texas state senator, 2014 Texas gubernatorial candidate and… Read More
Emerge America Opens DC Office, Hires Communications and Political Directors
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT: Allison Abney (202) 670-7994; allison@emergeamerica.org Washington, D.C.—Emerge America, the nation’s premier organization for recruiting and training Democratic women to run for office, announced today it has opened an office in Washington, D.C. and hired Allison Abney and A’shanti… Read More
Emerge America Calls on More Women to Run for Elected Law Enforcement Positions as Part of “Follow Hillary’s Lead” Campaign
San Francisco – July 9, 2015 — Emerge America (www.emergeamerica.org) launched a national effort to identify, recruit, train and support Democratic women to run for key law enforcement positions in the 2016 election cycle. The push is part of Emerge America’s “Follow Hillary’s Lead” (http://followhillaryslead.org) campaign to… Read More
Five Reasons Why America Needs More Moms In Elected Office
San Francisco, Calif.—Moms are ideal candidates, and that’s why Emerge America, the only national organization that recruits, trains and supports a powerful network for Democratic women candidates, launched thefollowhillaryslead.org campaign to increase the number of women candidates by 20 percent, starting with moms. “This Mother’s Day, show… Read More
54% of Emerge America Graduates Win, Despite Republican Wave
San Francisco, Calif—Emerge America (www.emergeamerica.com) ran 172 women at every level in 14 states across the country on Tuesday. Of those 172, an impressive 54% won their races. Some of the bright spots: • With the election of Kathleen Taylor, Emerge Oregon now has seven women serving in… Read More