Emerge Vermont, the state's premier organization for recruiting and training Democratic women to run for office, announced today that it will offer a new regional training program for women interested in running for local office.

The training will be offered at the Brandon Town Hall on Saturday, January 14th, from 1-5 PM and will focus specifically on campaigning locally. The cost of participation is $35 per person. Those interested can learn more at https://vt.emergeamerica.org/events/emerge-vermont-local/.

Emerge Vermont Local is a half-day training that will provide skills and tools to enable Democratic women to run successful campaigns for school boards, selectboards, city councils, and village trustee boards on Town Meeting Day.

"This training will help improve women's representation in local government," said Elaine Haney, executive director of Emerge Vermont. "Local elections typically involve fewer registered voters and smaller geographic areas than legislative campaigns. They generally occur on Town Meeting Day each spring, and so the campaign season is also relatively short and requires less fundraising," Haney explained. "The Emerge Vermont Local program will offer campaign training suited to the comparatively smaller local election cycle. "Our select boards and school boards are the connection between our communities and the decision making that affects our daily lives," Haney said.

For more information about Emerge Vermont, please visit .

https://vt.emergeamerica.org/

Event Info

Dec 1, 2024, 12 to 5 PM

Dec 2, 2024, 5 to 6:30 PM

Dec 7, 2024, 12 to 3 PM