John,

This week, Abigail Spanberger made history, and so did Emerge.

An Emerge alum is now the first woman ever elected Governor of Virginia.

Abigail is a mom and former CIA officer who watched her congressman vote to take away healthcare from Virginia families and decided to do something about it. Her mother encouraged her to join Emerge’s historic 2017 class, and with Emerge’s training and community behind her, she flipped a Republican seat, defended it twice, and never stopped fighting for working families.

Now, as Governor—eight years after her Emerge training—she’ll keep doing what our alums do best: delivering results.

Abigail’s win shows what happens when we train and support Democratic women who are ready to lead with courage and conviction.

First-time Emerge candidates are six times more likely to win because we work with women like Abigail and give them the tools to win.

The next Abigail Spanberger might already be in one of our trainings right now, preparing to lead, ready to win, and counting on your support.

Can you chip in $25 today to help us train and elect the next generation of women ready to make history?

Let’s keep building what comes next.

— A’shanti F. Gholar
Emerge President & CEO