ONE WEEK OUT: 59 Emerge Vermont Women on the Ballot
Emerge Vermont, the state’s premier organization that recruits and trains Democratic women to run for office, has 59 women on the ballot in next week’s election running in races from High Bailiff to Congress. These women emerged from a successful primary season, with Emerge-trained women celebrating a 92%… 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, announced today that it will offer a new regional training program for women interested in running for local office. Emerge Vermont Local is a half-day training that… Read More
Rep. Maxine Grad to receive 2022 Kunin Achievement Award
Emerge Vermont, the state’s premier organization for recruiting and training Democratic women to run for office, announced today that Representative Maxine Grad is the recipient of the 2022 Governor Madeleine M. Kunin Achievement Award. The award, bestowed in honor of Governor Kunin, is given annually to… Read More
Emerge Vermont Alums Win Big in Primary
NOTE: This post was updated 10/26/2022 to reflect additional successful primary races by Emerge Vermont trained women. Burlington, VT—Emerge Vermont, the state’s premier organization that recruits and trains Democratic women to run for office, delivered big wins up and down the ballot in last night’s primary election. The… Read More
49 Emerge Vermont Alums on the Ballot in 2022
Emerge Vermont, the state’s premier organization that recruits and trains Democratic women to run for office, saw 49 alums officially file to run following Vermont’s qualifying day on May 26th. The primary election will be held on August 9th with the general election being held on November 8th. Read More
Emerge Vermont Expresses Gratitude for Treasurer Beth Pearce
The Emerge Vermont family wishes to extend our heartfelt gratitude, appreciation, and support to State Treasurer Beth Pearce as she retires from her outstanding career in public service and steps up to meet another challenge. “We want to thank Treasurer Beth Pearce for her many years… Read More
We must normalize majority women’s leadership. Our future depends on it.
Today is a turning point. Today Emerge Vermont redoubles our efforts to fulfill our mission of training as many women as possible to run for office. We must elect more women in Vermont to protect the rights of women in our state and… Read More
Yes, that cartoon again.
Implicit biases are tough to let go of. It’s not just because they are so deeply ingrained in our society and in ourselves. It’s also because it hurts to realize we have them. It’s so much easier to criticize someone for pointing out our biases than it is… Read More
Infantilizing women is not OK.
Tim Newcomb’s cartoon in the January 19th edition of the Times Argus compares the three candidates running for the US House of Representatives. It appears to imply that experience is the most important factor for voters to consider. But whatever the primary message of this… Read More
Let’s avoid gender-based dog whistles this campaign season
A recent commentary in VTDigger advised Vermont voters to remember to think about the issues in the upcoming Congressional election. It warned voters not to treat elections “like coronations, entitlements, or political beauty pageants.” The commentary never… Read More