Recruitment Underway

As the 2010 program year comes to a close, we're already looking ahead to 2011!

Do you know a smart, passionate, democratic woman who you think should be serving the community? Better yet - have you asked her when she's going to run for office? For myriad reasons, women do need to be asked to run and they benefit when they've been trained in essential campaign skills. Emerge Oregon can help! Over the course of 6 months, we provide rigorous training for a select class of democratic women. Topics include public speaking, dealing with conflict, message, working with the media, fundraising, field, campaign legalities, ethics and more.

How can you help?

1) Refer that smart woman to Emerge. Applications will be posted in August. 2) Share information about Emerge Oregon with your friends and colleagues. 3) Make a donation today!

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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.

Congratulations to the Class of 2010!

On July 11, 2010 Emerge Oregon added 20 new members to the rank of alumnae, joining the 20 women of 2009.  We're proud to say that, of the 40, seventeen of them serve our state and our communities through elected and appointed service. 

Please join us in congratulating them for their hard work and efforts. 

Celebrating Emerge Women - 1st Annual Event

Join us for our first annual dinner on September 28, 2010 to hear Keynote Speaker Jennifer Lawless and celebrate special guest, former Oregon Supreme Court Justice Betty Roberts.  For more information on Jennifer, check out her bio or her article Why More Women Don't Hold Office.

We'd love your support! For further information on any of these events, please send an email to contact@emergeor.org or call 503 922.2177.