Emerge America is a non-profit national political organization based in San Francisco with the mission to increase the number of Democratic women leaders from diverse backgrounds in public office through recruitment, training and providing a powerful network.
[1] Andrea Dew Steele co-founded the original affiliate, Emerge California,[2] which was formed in 2002.
[5] Emerge America has had 4,000 graduates, of which more 690 have been elected and are currently serving a political office, as of October 2018.
[6] A’shanti Gholar, the Political Director, said enrollment has increased across the board since the 2016 presidential election, and some classes have seen attendance almost double.
[7] The organization advised Naquetta Ricks during her successful campaign in 2020 for the Colorado House of Representatives.