Hi John, What a night! Over 250 Emerge alums ran in 2025 - and 80% of them won!
Apply for the Virtual National Signature Training Program
The only virtual, 70-hour in-depth training that inspires democratic women candidates to run and provides the tools, skills, and network to win. A unique opportunity for those planning to run for office in the next 2 – 5 years (through 2030).
The program runs from February through June 2026, and tuition is $750. Payment plans, fundraising the tuition, and scholarships are available as payment methods. Click here to review the schedule & curriculum.
The deadline to apply is Friday, November 14.
We're celebrating these historic wins - join the movement!
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In Virginia, our alum Abigail Spanberger won the Virginia’s Governor's race, becoming the first woman in history to serve in this role.
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Emerge had 33 women on the ballot for Virginia House of Delegates. 24 won their races. Fully one quarter -- 25/100 -- of Virginia House Delegates will be Emerge alums
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Michelle Wu was re-elected as Mayor of Boston, serving a second term as the first woman and first Asian-American mayor of the city.
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Erica Deuso was elected as the Mayor of Downingtown, Pennsylvania – and will be the first out trans mayor in the state
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In Washington state, Naren Briar, won her race for Bellevue City Council, becoming the first Kurdish American woman in the country elected to office, knocking out a 32 year incumbent who has been in elected office longer than Naren has been alive.
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Erika Evans, the former DOJ attorney who resigned in protest of Pam Bondi and the unethical DOJ of the Trump administration, won her race for Seattle City Attorney, defeating a MAGA Republican incumbent to become the first Black woman to hold the position.
If you have questions about our National Virtual training programs,
please contact Jamie Lynn Maniscalco, Deputy National Training Director, [email protected].
The Emerge training centers women of the New American Majority - Black, Brown, and Indigenous women, women of color, LGBTQ+, young, and unmarried women. In building a reflective democracy, we know the value of developing leaders who have the passion and skills to bring their community’s voice to the decision-making table.
Today, we have more than 1,200 Emerge alums serving in elected office throughout the country, and over 6,500 women trained.
Our alums have a 71% win rate, and Emerge alums are nearly six times more likely to win.
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