Announcing the Emerge Oregon Class of 2010

..."I have no doubt the Class of 2010 - an amazingly talented, eager and dedicated group of women - will join the Alumnae of 2009 in changing the face of politics across Oregon," said Kathryn Firestone, Executive Director of Emerge Oregon.  "We are introducing an incredibly diverse group of future leaders for Oregon, including our first members from southern and eastern Oregon."

Read the full press release here.

Meet the Class...

At a glance:

  • They range in age from their 20s through their 60s
  • More than a third of them are from outside Portland, including the cities of Ashland, Bend, Eugene, Gresham, North Bend, Pendleton, Portland, Springfield, The Dalles, and Tualatin
  • A third are women of color
  • They represent the fields of health care, education, law, entrepreneurship and small business,public service,advocacy (environment, children, education, health care),consultancy and management
  • They are moms and grandmothers, policy wonks, students, retired and launching second careers, advisors,mentors and passionate activists and advocates all
  • And perhaps most importantly, they are united in their desire to serve their communities and the state.

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  • "In my more than 40 years of encouraging women to seek public office, Emerge Oregon is the most dynamic organization I've worked with that has the potential and long-range commitment to put Democratic women in elected positions at all levels of government."

    Betty Roberts, Former Oregon Supreme Court Justice

    Emerge Oregon is the premier training program for Democratic women. We inspire women to run and we hone their skills to win.  Our goal is clear: to increase the number of Democratic women in public office.

Join us at Kick-Off 2010!

Meet the Emerge Oregon Class of 2010

  • February 6th - 6:30-8:30 PM
  • Urban Studio, 206 NW 10th Avenue, Portland
  • RSVP to contact@emergeor.org

What Is Emerge?

Emerge Oregon is a political leadership training program for Democratic women in the state.  Emerge Oregon is part of Emerge America, a national movement to address the under-representation of women in office at the local, state, and federal level. Click here to find out more about Emerge America.

The Emerge mission is to identify, educate, and inspire Democratic women who want to pursue a career in politics at the local and state level in Oregon.

We are dedicated to making a long-term investment in these future leaders by developing their political and media skills, expanding their knowledge of local issues, and connecting them with mentors.

The Emerge model was originally founded in 2002 by a group of Bay Area Democratic women who passionately believe that we need a larger representation of women in public office at every level, currently, Emerge is the only organization in Oregon and one of only two in the country that provides Democratic women with the comprehensive training they need to achieve their political aspirations.

Emerge was founded to fill this vacuum, not just in Oregon, but across the country, and to create a legion of Democratic women leaders for generations to come.

 

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