ONE WEEK OUT: 89 Emerge Vermont Women on the Ballot

Emerge Vermont, the state’s premier organization that recruits and trains Democratic women to run for office, has 89 women on the ballot in next week’s election running in races from High Bailiff to Congress. These candidates emerged from a successful primary season, with Emerge-trained women celebrating a 96%… Read More

History-making primary for Emerge Vermont alums

Emerge Vermont, the state’s premier organization that recruits and trains Democratic women to run for office, saw big wins up and down the ballot in this week’s primary election. The organization had 48 alums and trainees on the ballot with 46 wins and a 96% win rate. Along with all… Read More

Emerge Vermont Accepting Applications for Class of 2025

Emerge Vermont, the state’s premier organization for recruiting and training Democratic women to run for office, announced today that it is now accepting applications for its 2025 Signature Training Program. Applications will be accepted from August 1, 2024 to October 10, 2024 with the five-month program expected to begin… Read More

48 Emerge Vermont Women on the Primary Ballot

Emerge Vermont, the state’s premier organization that recruits and trains Democratic women to run for office, saw 48 alums and trainees officially file to run by Vermont’s May 30th petition deadline. The primary election will be held on August 13th with the general election being held on November… Read More

Anne Watson: An Ultimate Commitment to Her Community

State Senator Anne Watson loves Ultimate Frisbee almost as much as she loves the state of Vermont. Anne participated in Emerge’s New England Boot Camp in 2017, a course that she credits with helping her understand how to run a grassroots-funded campaign effectively, especially as she began to… Read More

Monique Priestley: Humanizing Politics and Technology for People

Monique Priestley, Emerge Vermont Class of 2022, is a Vermont State Representative for Orange-2, which consists of towns Bradford, Fairlee, and West Fairlee. Simply put, Monique is interested in people. Everything she does and all that she works on centers around human behavior and values. Grounded in core… Read More

Founder Madeleine Kunin’s 10th Anniversary Remarks

Former Governor and Founder Madeleine Kunin speaking at Emerge Vermont’s 10th Anniversary Celebration on September 23, 2023 Good evening everybody! What a thrill to walk into this room and see so many people who have made a huge difference in these ten years—I can’t believe it’s… Read More