Jodi Emerson

Jodene K. "Jodi" Emerson (née Deinhammer; born August 3, 1972) is an American activist and Democratic politician from Eau Claire, Wisconsin.

Jodi Emerson was born Jodene Deinhammer in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, in August 1972.

[2][3][4] Emerson also developed a statewide program to train hotel workers to spot the signs of human trafficking and co-chaired the development of the statewide community response protocol on human trafficking.

[5][6][7] In 2015, Emerson was appointed to serve on Wisconsin's Anti Human Trafficking Task Force.

The seat was held by Dana Wachs at the time, but was he was not seeking reelection due to his run for governor.