Alumnae

Emerge trains Democratic women to win!  Seventy Emerge Alumnae have been elected to public office; more than 40 Emerge alumnae have been appointed to public boards or commissions.

In 2008 alone there were 82 runs and 42 wins across our eight Emerge affiliates.

Here are some anecdotes that demonstrate the impact Emerge is having in the states:

In New Mexico, Karen Giannini, a dark horse candidate for New Mexico State House District 30, picked off a Republican incumbent, in a race that none of the political pundits even had on their radar.

Emerge Nevada's Executive Director, Erin Bilbray, was made a Super-Delegate to the Democratic Party and elected to be a National Committeewoman from Nevada.

In 2006, Penny Bernard-Schaber ran for, and lost her race for Wisconsin State Representative, District 57.  Penny completed the Emerge Wisconsin program in 2007 and this year she won that race, earning over 60% of the vote in her Republican-leaning district.

As a result of the 2008 election, in California, two of the seven San Francisco School Board members - Kim Shree Maufas and Rachel Norton - are Emerge California alumnae.

Three Emerge Maine graduates - Elsie Fleming, Pat Jones, and Diane Russell - were elected to the Maine State House of Representatives in November 2008.

Six Emerge Arizona alumnae were elected delegates to the 2008 Democratic National Convention.