Burlington, VT—Emerge Vermont, the state's premier organization for recruiting and training Democratic women to run for office, will be offering a training program for women interested in running for local office in Essex Junction on Saturday, November 18th.
Emerge Vermont Local is a half-day training that provides 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.
"We are excited to bring this training program for women who want to serve in local office to Essex Junction. Fewer than a third of selectboard members in Vermont are women. This training will help improve women's representation in local government throughout Chittenden County," said Elaine Haney, executive director of Emerge Vermont.
The training will be held from 1 -5 PM on Saturday, November 18th at Essex CHIPS. It will focus specifically on campaigning locally. Participants will develop practical knowledge in areas such as voter contact, messaging, fundraising, campaign strategy, and others.
The training is open to all Democratic self-identified women and non-binary individuals.
Registration is now open for all sessions. The cost of participation is $35 per person. Those interested can learn more at https://vt.emergeamerica.org/emerge-vermont-local/.
Emerge Vermont has a proven track record for getting Democratic women elected and offering training programs that deliver the skills, tools, and network necessary to run and win. Since launching in 2013, 186 women have participated in Emerge Vermont's Signature Training Program, and dozens more have trained in other programs. Emerge Vermont alums serve at every level of Vermont government, including US Representative Becca Balint, Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas, Attorney General Charity Clark, and Speaker of the House Jill Krowinski. The Vermont Legislature is now 45% women, the highest ever. Emerge Vermont alums and trainees currently hold 123 elected and appointed public offices from Justice of the Peace to Congress. Today, 45% of alums and trainees are in office, 54% have been in office, and 67% have run for office.
For more information about Emerge Vermont, please visit https://vt.emergeamerica.org/.