Announcing the Class of 2022!
We’re thrilled to announce that we’ve selected our 2022 class! This year’s chosen group of 25 future women political leaders is Emerge Vermont’s largest and most diverse class ever, with women from all parts of the Green Mountain State who come from diverse backgrounds and span the spectrum of races, sexual… Read More
Chickens, railroad crossings, and origin stories
Yesterday Facebook shared a long-forgotten memory with me. Back in 2008, I cryptically posted that I was “preparing for a big presentation before the Village Trustees tomorrow.” If I recall correctly, this presentation was about creating a new local ordinance that would legalize having backyard chickens. I am not a… Read More
Emerge Vermont Announces Lift As We Rise Scholarship Fund
On Wednesday, Emerge Vermont, the state’s premiere organization that recruits and trains Democratic women to run for office, launched a new scholarship initiative aimed at eliminating financial barriers for women preparing to run for office. The Lift As… Read More
Electing a woman to Congress requires three key elements
Senator Leahy’s retirement from the U.S. Senate in 2022 and Congressman Welch’s decision to run for his seat bring the opportunity for Vermonters to elect a woman to represent us in Congress for the first time. Three key elements must be present during the campaign season in order for… Read More
Three qualified women running for the same seat
A small political time bomb exploded in Vermont when Sen. Patrick Leahy announced last week that he would not seek reelection to the U.S. Senate. People had been speculating for months about Leahy: “Will he or won’t he step down?” So it was not a total surprise. And yet… Read More
Vermont must elect a Democratic woman to represent us in Congress
Senator Patrick Leahy’s long-anticipated announcement this week of his retirement is the catalyst for what will be a whirlwind election cycle in 2022. This vacancy at the highest level of political leadership will have a cascading effect down the ballot, as politicians all over Vermont play a game of 3-D… Read More
A Historic Opportunity for Vermont
The entire Emerge Vermont family is grateful to Senator Patrick Leahy for his decades of tireless service to Vermont. Our state is enormously fortunate to have been represented for so long by a public servant of such high integrity, who always ensures the needs of Vermonters are addressed… Read More
Emerge Vermont Expands Cabinet, Strengthens Commitment
Expanded Cabinet to focus on increasing geographic representation and training more New American Majority women Burlington, VT—Emerge Vermont, the state’s premier organization for recruiting and training Democratic women to run for office, announced today that it has expanded its leadership to a Cabinet of twenty-two dynamic, trailblazing… Read More
We need more women serving at all levels of government
This commentary appeared online in VTDigger on October 13, 2021. As VTDigger’s recent panel discussion (“The future of Vermont’s congressional representation”) shows, the Vermont political universe is preoccupied these days wondering whether Senator Patrick Leahy will run for re-election and… Read More