Emerge Nevada:
Emerge Vermont:
Rep. Irene Bustamante Adams, first Latina
Democratic Assembly Leader
Astrid Silva, one of Emerge’s undocumented
alumnae who has done tremendous work
around DREAMers and CIR, attracting the ear
and affection of Senator Harry Reid and
President Obama. Astrid was mentioned by
President Barack Obama in his speech announcing his executive
action on immigration reform in 2014
Emerge New Jersey:
Britnee Timberlake, Freeholder-at-large, Essex
County Freeholder Board President, the youngest
Freeholder elected since 1979 and the only
African American currently leading a Freeholder
board in the state
Emerge New Mexico:
Debra Haaland, first Native-American
Democratic state party chair in the state of
New Mexico
Emerge Oregon:
Sen. Becca Balint, first openly-gay woman
elected to the Vermont Senate
Rep. Kiah Morris, first African-American woman
to serve in the Vermont legislature in 25 years
Emerge Virginia:
Stacey Kincaid, Fairfax County Sheriff, first
woman to serve as Sheriff of Fairfax County in its
200+ year history
Grace Han Wolf, Herndon City Councilor, first
Asian-American woman elected to office in
Virginia
Emerge Wisconsin:
Barbara McKinney, Madison City Councilor, one
of the first two African-American women elected
to the Madison City Council in 2015
Rep. Jocasta Zamarippa, first Latina and openly
bisexual woman elected to Wisconsin’s state
legislature
Rep. Teresa Alonso-Leon, who immigrated to
the US at the age of 4 from Mexico, is the first
immigrant Latina to be elected to the Oregon
State House
Rep. Jessica Vega Pederson, first Latina to
serve in the Oregon state House
Rep. Karin Power, Oregon state rep and
former Milwaukie City Councilor, first
openly-LGBTQ elected official in Milwaukie,
OR
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