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
Emerge Vermont Announces Next Class of Aspiring Women Political Leaders
Emerge Vermont, the state’s premier organization that recruits and trains Democratic women to run for office, announced today that it has selected its 2024 class. This year’s chosen group of 18 future women and non-binary political leaders hails from all parts of the Green Mountain… Read More
Emerge Vermont Adds New Dates for Local Candidate Training
Emerge Vermont, the state’s premier organization for recruiting and training Democratic women to run for office, today announced several additional dates for its regional training program for those interested in running for local office. Emerge Vermont Local is a half-day training that provides… Read More
Emerge Vermont Announces Local Candidate Training
Emerge Vermont, the state’s premier organization for recruiting and training Democratic women to run for office, today announced several dates for its regional training program for women interested in running for local office. Emerge Vermont Local is a half-day training that provides skills… Read More
Former Rep. Louvenia Dorsey Bright to Receive 2023 Emerge Vermont Kunin Achievement Award Posthumously
Award honors the first Black woman and woman of color elected to Vermont Legislature Read more about this trailblazing woman: The late Louvenia Dorsey Bright, Vermont’s first woman of color in the Statehouse, will be honored with lifetime achievement award, official portrait … Read More
Emerge Vermont to Celebrate 10th Anniversary, Honor Founders
Emerge Vermont, the state’s premier organization for recruiting and training Democratic women to run for office, announced today that they will be holding a gala event to celebrate the organization’s 10th Anniversary. The event, “A Formal Evening of Gratitude and Celebration: Raising a Glass to 10… Read More
Charity Clark breaks ground as Vermont’s first elected woman Attorney General
As an Emerge Vermont alum, Charity Clark used the skills and tools she attained to run for Attorney General. She grew up in southern Vermont and attended the University of Vermont for her dual bachelor’s degree in political science and English and attended Boston College Law School for her Juris… Read More
Emerge Vermont Candidates Win Local Seats on Town Meeting Day
Emerge Vermont announced today that 18 of 24 women who have trained with the organization won their elections to local office during the Town Meeting Day 2023 election cycle. Fifteen of the candidates who ran are alums of the Signature Training program and eight have participated in other… Read More
Emerge Vermont Alums & Trainees on Town Meeting Day Ballot
Emerge Vermont announced today that 22 women who have trained with the organization are running for local office on Town Meeting Day 2023. Fourteen candidates are alums of the Signature Training program and eight have participated in other campaign trainings offered by Emerge Vermont. “We are… Read More
Emerge Vermont Announces Next Class of Aspiring Women Political Leaders
Emerge Vermont, the state’s premier organization that recruits and trains Democratic women to run for office, announced today that it has selected its 2023 class. This year’s chosen group of 16 future women and non-binary political leaders hails from all parts of the Green Mountain… Read More