Malaysian-American Makes History As The Youngest Mayor Of A City In California
Malaysian-American Makes History As The Youngest Mayor Of A City In California She is the first Malaysian-American to be elected to public office in the US. By Sadho Ram — 13 Dec 2020 This is Jocelyn Yow Over the week, 25-year-old Yow was appointed as the new Mayor of… Read More
Record Number of Emerge California Alumnae Elected to Office
Record Number of Emerge California Alumnae Elected to Office More than 100 Emerge California Alumnae Elected in 2020 For Immediate Release December 11, 2020 Contact: Melanie V. Ramil; (916) 396-6153… Read More
Emerge California Celebrates Senator Kamala Harris, the First Woman to Serve as Vice President of the United States of America
Emerge California Celebrates Senator Kamala Harris, the First Woman to Serve as Vice President of the United States of America FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 6, 2020 Contact: Melanie V. Ramil, Executive Director – (916) 396-6153 melanie@emergeca.org… Read More
Emerge California Applauds Selection of Senator Kamala Harris as the Next Vice President of the United States
Emerge California Applauds Selection of Senator Kamala Harris as the Next Vice President of the United States FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 12, 2020 Contact: (916) 396-6153 contact@emergeca.org Sacramento, CA — Emerge California –… Read More
Statement on the Fight for Justice for Black Americans
Today and every day, Black lives are to be respected, valued, uplifted and protected. Over the weekend, we saw thousands of Americans come together and raise their voices to protest systemic racism and police brutality. Americans of every background are demanding that our elected leaders and our society do better… Read More
Emerge California Announces the Class of 2020
Emerge California Announces the Class of 2020 Prominent Democratic Women’s Organization Announces its Largest Class in its 18 Year History FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 18, 2019 Contact: (916) 396-6153 contact@emergeca.org Sacramento, CA — Emerge California, the state’s… Read More
How to run for Congress
“Attempting to run for Congress is not for the lazy, but just about any other personality type will work, said A’shanti F. Gholar, political director of Emerge America, which trains Democratic women to run for office. How to run for Congress Almost anyone can do it. Read More
They lost in the Year of the Woman. But it might make them stronger in 2020
“…a survey conducted by the foundation after 2018′s historic election found that voters don’t punish women for previous electoral losses, and would be open to voting for a woman again after an initial defeat. “…repeat candidates are vital for keeping women in the pipeline for elected… Read More
Equity Ripples: Diversity Of Elected Officials Lags Behind Population Changes
“Just the fact that seeing someone do a job that maybe no one in your family had done before, it plants a seed (that) this could be a career pathway, a career in public service could be sustaining.” —Melanie Ramil Executive Director, Emerge California … Read More
Political Animals
Political Animals celebrates the legendary civil rights victories of the first four openly gay elected California state politicians – all women — Carole Migden, Sheila Kuehl, Jackie Goldberg, and Christine Kehoe. It documents the tough struggles they endured and the compromises they made, while celebrating their pioneering success in the… Read More