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…

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Emerge Wisconsin Welcomes Two New Members to the Board of Advisors

Yesterday Emerge Wisconsin hosted Kathy Groob, the author of “Pink Politics,” as part of Emerge Wisconsin’s “Pink Politics event. During the event, Emerge announced the addition of two new members to the Emerge Wisconsin Board of Advisors, with Democratic State Representatives Penny Bernard Schaber and Sandy Pasch having accepted invitations…

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Emerge Wisconsin – turning Wisconsin pink on April 25

This sounds like a great event… Know how we can STOP the War On Women? ELECT MORE DEMOCRATIC WOMEN! Are you ready to end the ATTACKS on Women????   Then help us turn Wisconsin Pink!!! Emerge Wisconsin is proud to host Emerge Kentucky Founder and Author of “Pink Politics” Kathy…

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ELECT MORE DEMOCRATIC WOMEN!

From our friends at Emerge Wisconsin: Emerge Wisconsin is proud to host Emerge Kentucky Founder and Author of “Pink Politics” Kathy Groob. “Pink Politics” is a practical guide just for women running for or even thinking about running for office. Join us on Wednesday, April 25th 5:30 PM – 7:30…

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Fourteen Emerge Wisconsin Alumnae are Candidates Tuesday

DON’T FORGET TO VOTE APRIL 3RD! Emerge Alumnae Spring Candidates: Carousel Andrea Bayrd (Class of 2009) – Dane Co. Supervisor Dist 8 Susan Bailey (Class of 2012) – Dane Co. Supervisor Dist 15 Carol Beals (Class of 2010) – Grant Co. Supervisor Dist 13 Tracey Corder (Class of 2012) –…

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How to End the War on Women

For those of you who missed the declaration of war on women, it’s here and it’s real, and even Fox News is reporting on it. And pundits across the cyberverse are decrying the war and wondering where it will end. There have been reports about Republican women starting to drift…

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Emerge Wisconsin graduates another group of great women leaders

I’m damn proud to say I know a few of the amazing women who graduated from Emerge Wisconsin’s most recent class of women ready to become leaders in our state: Madison – On Saturday, February 25th, Emerge Wisconsin graduated its sixth class of Democratic women who are ready to run…

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Same as the old boss?

One of the amazing stories from the 2008 Presidential campaign was the awakening of young people into our political environment and their willingness to get involved. And then the events in Madison just over a year ago again brought out young people in droves to protest around the Capitol. And…

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Emerge Wisconsin moves 2012 training program to 2011

From Emerge Wisconsin comes news that the group has moved its training program for women Democratic candidates from 2012 to September 2011. According to Emerge Wisconsin, moving the training program to 2011 will allow graduates extra time to build a foundation for winning campaigns heading into the 2012 election cycle….

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