22 Emerge Wisconsin alumnae running for State Assembly this year!

Emerge Wisconsin, the program that has trained 100 Democratic women to run for office, issued a press release yesterday announcing that twenty-seven alumnae of the Emerge program are running for elected office this fall, with twenty-two of those alumnae running for State Assembly.

“Twenty-two Emerge Wisconsin Alumnae running for State Assembly is a great testament of how our program successfully prepares Democratic women to run for office. The actions by Scott Walker and his administration have motivated Democratic women across the state to step up and run. We can’t wait to see our alumnae take office and help change the conversation in the State Assembly.” Wendy Strout, Emerge Wisconsin Executive Director.

Here’s a list of the Emerge Wisconsin alumna running for the State Assembly this fall:

Mary Arnold	Class of 2012	Candidate for 37th AD
Carol Beals	Class of 2010	Candidate for 49th AD
Rep. Penny Bernard Schaber	Class of 2007	Candidate for 57th AD
Rep. Jill Billings	Class of 2011	Candidate for 95th AD
Mildred Coby	Class of 2011	Candidate for 10th AD
Amanda Hall	Class of 2011	Candidate for 47th AD
Dianne Hesselbein	Class of 2009	Candidate for 79th AD
La Tonya Johnson	Class of 2012	Candidate for 17th AD
Diana Lawrence	Class of 2012	Candidate for 56th AD
Melissa Lemke	Class of 2011	Candidate for 62nd AD
Ellen Lindgren	Class of 2010	Candidate for 79th AD
Maureen May-Grimm	Class of 2012	Candidate for 51st AD
Diane Odeen	Class of 2012	Candidate for 30th AD
Kim Peterson	Class of 2012	Candidate for 32nd AD
Melissa Sargent	Class of 2012	Candidate for 48th AD
Sarah Ann Shanahan	Class of 2010	Candidate for 50th AD
Judy Smriga	Class of 2011	Candidate for 68th AD
Melissa Sorenson	Class of 2011	Candidate for 41st AD
Joanne Staudacher	Class of 2012	Candidate for 53rd AD
LaShawndra Vernon	Class of 2010	Candidate for 18th AD
Mandy Wright	Class of 2012	Candidate for 85th AD
Rep. JoCasta Zamarripa	Class of 2010	Candidate for 8th AD

Launched in 2007, Emerge was founded to create a legion of Democratic women leaders for generations to come. Emerge is the only organization in Wisconsin that provides Democratic women with the comprehensive training they need to achieve their political aspirations. If you know a woman you think would make a great elected official but who could use some help, you should refer them to Emerge Wisconsin.