​ ​​Emerge​ ​NJ​ ​Graduation 16​ ​Ambitious​ ​Women​ ​Graduated,​ ​Ready​ ​to​ ​Empower​ ​the​ ​Future​ ​of​ ​Women’s​ ​Politics
MONTCLAIR—​ ​Emerge​ ​NJ​ ​graduated​ ​their​ ​fourth​ ​class​ ​on​ ​June​ ​24,​ ​2017.​ ​The​ ​16​ ​ambitious alumnae​ ​have​ ​the​ ​goal​ ​to​ ​run​ ​for​ ​local​ ​and​ ​state​ ​office​ ​positions​ ​this​ ​year.​ ​We​ ​are​ ​looking​ ​for​ ​the next​ ​group​ ​of​ ​courageous​ ​women​ ​to​ ​take​ ​on​ ​the​ ​next​ ​training​ ​in​ ​Spring​ ​2017.

In​ ​four​ ​short​ ​years​ ​of​ ​Emerge​ ​NJ’s​ ​existence,​ ​12​ ​women​ ​from​ ​our​ ​program​ ​have​ ​run​ ​for political​ ​office,​ ​and​ ​seven​ ​have​ ​been​ ​elected.​ ​Emerge​ ​NJ​ ​is​ ​proud​ ​that​ ​for​ ​the​ ​first​ ​time​ ​we​ ​have 13​ ​alumnae​ ​on​ ​the​ ​ballot​ ​in​ ​2017. ​ ​​ ​-###-

Kim​ ​Keyes,​ ​2017​ ​Emerge​ ​NJ​ ​graduate​ ​who​ ​is​ ​running​ ​for​ ​Middlesex​ ​Town​ ​Council​ ​said, “​Emerge​ ​has​ ​provided​ ​information​ ​to​ ​fill​ ​the​ ​gaps​ ​in​ ​knowledge​ ​regarding​ ​how​ ​to​ ​get​ ​elected,​ ​as well​ ​as​ ​created​ ​opportunities​ ​and​ ​a​ ​safe​ ​environment​ ​to​ ​practice​ ​skills​ ​such​ ​as​ ​door​ ​knocking, debating,​ ​and​ ​stump​ ​speeches.​ ​I’m​ ​excited​ ​to​ ​feel​ ​confident​ ​heading​ ​into​ ​my​ ​first​ ​campaign​ ​and to​ ​know​ ​that​ ​I​ ​have​ ​a​ ​network​ ​of​ ​strong​ ​women​ ​supporting​ ​me!”
Emerge​ ​NJ​ ​is​ ​looking​ ​forward​ ​to​ ​welcoming​ ​more​ ​driven​ ​women​ ​to​ ​its​ ​fifth​ ​class.​ ​The application​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Spring​ ​2018​ ​Class​ ​is​ ​open.
For​ ​more​ ​information​ ​on​ ​the​ ​Spring​ ​2018​ ​application,​ ​please​ ​contact​ ​Truscha​ ​Quatrone​ ​at (973)​ ​541-9595​ ​or​ ​log​ ​onto​ ​​http://www.emergenj.org/training/application​.

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Emerge​ ​NJ​ ​is​ ​an​ ​​intensive,​ ​cohort-based​ ​six-month​ ​training​ ​program​ ​that​ ​supports​ ​women to​ ​run​ ​for​ ​office.​ ​Emerge​ ​New​ ​Jersey​ ​is​ ​changing​ ​the​ ​face​ ​of​ ​New​ ​Jersey​ ​politics​ ​by​ ​identifying ​ ​the​ ​pool​ ​of​ ​highly​ ​qualified​ ​Democratic​ ​candidates​ ​is​ ​being​ ​left​ ​untapped.​ ​Too​ ​often,​ ​women​ ​do not​ ​see​ ​themselves​ ​running​ ​for​ ​office-they​ ​assume​ ​they​ ​aren’t​ ​experienced​ ​enough​ ​or​ ​they​ ​don’t know​ ​where​ ​to​ ​begin.​ ​Our​ ​program​ ​gives​ ​them​ ​the​ ​tools,​ ​training​ ​experience,​ ​and​ ​endless​ ​support to​ ​change​ ​the​ ​future​ ​of​ ​politics​ ​in​ ​New​ ​Jersey