Emerge America is a non-profit national political organization based in San Francisco with the mission to increase the number of Democratic women leaders from diverse backgrounds in public office through recruitment, training and providing a powerful network.[1]
Andrea Dew Steele co-founded the original affiliate, Emerge California,[2] which was formed in 2002. Under Steele's leadership, Emerge was expanded nationwide in 2005.[3] Steele resigned from her position in May 2019.[4]
Emerge America added affiliates in 6 states in its first year and by the 2016 presidential election, it had affiliates in 23 states. The organization's strategy is to have affiliates in all 50 states by 2020.[1][5] Steele says the initial aim is for women to achieve 30% representation for women in government, noting evidence suggests this level passes a critical mass to effectively enact institutional change.[5] Emerge America has had 4,000 graduates, of which more 690 have been elected and are currently serving a political office, as of October 2018.[6]
A’shanti Gholar, the Political Director, said enrollment has increased across the board since the 2016 presidential election, and some classes have seen attendance almost double.[7] Overall, Emerge has seen an 87% increase in the number of applications since the 2016 election.[8] Gholar notes that at the end of 2017, there were 427 women running for a position in the U.S. Congress, compared to 219 women running at the same time in 2015.[7] The organization advised Naquetta Ricks during her successful campaign in 2020 for the Colorado House of Representatives.[9]
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emerge, america, profit, national, political, organization, based, francisco, with, mission, increase, number, democratic, women, leaders, from, diverse, backgrounds, public, office, through, recruitment, training, providing, powerful, network, formation2002he. Emerge America is a non profit national political organization based in San Francisco with the mission to increase the number of Democratic women leaders from diverse backgrounds in public office through recruitment training and providing a powerful network 1 Emerge AmericaFormation2002HeadquartersSan Francisco CaliforniaPresidentA shanti GholarWebsitehttps emergeamerica orgBackground editAndrea Dew Steele co founded the original affiliate Emerge California 2 which was formed in 2002 Under Steele s leadership Emerge was expanded nationwide in 2005 3 Steele resigned from her position in May 2019 4 Emerge America added affiliates in 6 states in its first year and by the 2016 presidential election it had affiliates in 23 states The organization s strategy is to have affiliates in all 50 states by 2020 1 5 Steele says the initial aim is for women to achieve 30 representation for women in government noting evidence suggests this level passes a critical mass to effectively enact institutional change 5 Emerge America has had 4 000 graduates of which more 690 have been elected and are currently serving a political office as of October 2018 6 A shanti Gholar the Political Director said enrollment has increased across the board since the 2016 presidential election and some classes have seen attendance almost double 7 Overall Emerge has seen an 87 increase in the number of applications since the 2016 election 8 Gholar notes that at the end of 2017 there were 427 women running for a position in the U S Congress compared to 219 women running at the same time in 2015 7 The organization advised Naquetta Ricks during her successful campaign in 2020 for the Colorado House of Representatives 9 Reception editHillary Clinton has praised the group as an organization helping to elect Democrats since the 2016 election by using coaching on public speaking fundraising networking and ethical leadership 10 11 12 References edit a b Emerge America Idealist Retrieved January 19 2018 Andrea Dew Steele Huffington Post Retrieved January 19 2018 Kim Betsy July 14 2017 Female Candidates Emerge New Haven Independent Retrieved January 19 2018 Hunt Swanee Dew Andrea April 21 2018 A seismic shift in government is coming and here s who will drive it CNN Retrieved January 19 2018 a b Richmond Riva November 9 2017 Emerge America is Embracing a 50 State Strategy The Story Exchange Retrieved January 19 2018 About Emerge America Emerge America Retrieved March 8 2019 a b LIVE Emerge America s Gholar on Surge of Women Running For Political Office GoLocalProv January 13 2018 Retrieved January 19 2018 Trump is propelling a record number of women to run for office Women in the World November 6 2017 Retrieved January 19 2018 Guensburg Carol Ayoub Betty November 15 2021 Liberia Native Finds Her Footing as New Colorado Lawmaker Voice of America nbsp This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain Roshell Starshine May 4 2017 More Women Are Running For Office The Independent Retrieved May 18 2017 Merica Dan May 16 2017 Hillary Clinton officially launches resistance outside group CNN Retrieved May 18 2017 Weber Joseph May 17 2017 Clinton PAC aims to boost left wing anti Trump groups will she still have clout Fox News Retrieved May 18 2017 nbsp This article about a political organization is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Emerge America amp oldid 1162208217, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
