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Useful Links

Recruitment and Training Programs for Women Candidates

In a number of states there are political leadership training programs that prepare women for elective and appointive officeholding and active engagement in politics.

Alabama
    Ready to Run™
AAUW of Alabama
 

www.aauw-alabama.org/rtr_training.htm

Alaska
    The Alaska Excellence in Public Service Series
  Gloria Shriver, gshriver@gci.net

Arizona
    Emerge Arizona
  www.emergeaz.org
   
The Dodie Londen Series
  www.azgop4women.org

California
    Emerge California
  www.emergeca.org/
     
The Marian Bergeson Series
  www.thebergesonseries.com

Connecticut
    Women’s Campaign School, Yale University
  www.wcsyale.org

Delaware
    The First State Series
  www.firststateseries.com/

District of Columbia
    Political Opportunity Program
Emily’s List
  www.emilyslist.org/programs/pop/overview/
   
Running Start
  www.runningstartonline.org/programs/
   
WeLead Training Program
Women and Politics Institute, American University
  wandp.american.edu/pages.php?ID=24

Florida
    The Tillie Fowler Series
  www.fowlerseries.com

Illinois
    The Illinois Lincoln Series
  www.lincolnseries.com
   
Illinois Women’s Institute for Leadership
  www.iwilinfo.org/

Indiana
    The Richard G. Lugar Excellence in Public Service Series
  www.lugarseries.com

Kansas
    The Dwight D. Eisenhower Series
  www.theeisenhowerseries.org

Kentucky
    Kentucky Republican Women’s Roundtable
  Gail Russell, grussell@gsatty.com

Maine
    Emerge Maine
  www.emergemaine.org

Massachusetts
    Emerge Massachusetts
  www.emergema.org

Michigan
    The Michigan Series
  Joan Jackson, jjackson5321@freeway.net

Minnesota
    The Minnesota Series
  www.mnexcellenceseries.com

Missouri
    Pipeline to Politics
Sue Shear Institute for Women in Public Life, University of Missouri
  www.umsl.edu/~iwpl/programs/localpipeagn.html

Nebraska
  Ready to Run™
  Bonnie Coffey, bcoffey123@gmail.com
     
The Anne Batchelder Series
  www.annebatchelder.com

Nevada
    Emerge Nevada
  www.emergenv.org/
     
The Silver State Series
  Monica Moradkhan, monica@nvgopassembly.com

New Hampshire
    The Vesta Roy Series
  www.vestaroyseries.com

New Jersey
    Ready to Run™
  www.cawp.rutgers.edu/ReadytoRun
     
The Christine Todd Whitman Series
  www.whitmanseries.org

New Mexico
    Emerge New Mexico
  www.emergenm.org/

Ohio
    The Jo Ann Davidson Ohio Leadership Institute
  Website:   www.jadleadershipinstitute.com

Oklahoma
    Pipeline Project
The Carl Albert Center, Oklahoma University
  www.ou.edu/special/albertctr/NLO/pipe-about.html

Oregon
    Emerge Oregon
  www.emergeamerica.org/oregon

Pennsylvania
    The Anne Anstine Series
  www.pagop4women.org
 
Winning Edge Campaign Training
Pennsylvania Center for Women, Politics, and Public Policy
Chatham University
  www.pcwppp.org

South Carolina
    The South Carolina Winning Women's Series
  www.scwinningwomen.com
 
Campaign Training School
Southeastern Institute for Women in Politics
  www.scelectswomen.com/

Tennessee
    The Volunteer State Series
  Robin Smith, thesmithgroup@bellsouth.net

Texas
    Annie's List
  www.annieslist.org

Virginia
    The Jennifer Byler Series
  www.rpv.org/jbi

Wisconsin
    Emerge Wisconsin
 

www.emergewi.org/