Current Candidates - Emerge Colorado

Emerge Colorado's alumnae are running for office right now!

In 2018 19 of our 22 six-month training program alumnae won their races. That's a win rate of 86%! Of those candidates, 15 of our 16 candidates running at the state level won, meaning our win-rate at the state level was 94%! Below is our list of filed candidates for 2019, including six-month and summer intensive alumnae as well as women in the 2019 class who have not yet graduated. We will update it throughout the course of the year.

April/May 2019 Candidates:

Julie Pignataro – Fort Collins City Council District 2
Peg Perl – Denver Clerk and Recorder
Colleen Zahradnicek – Denver City Council District 4
Amanda Sawyer – Denver City Council District 5 (Emerge America summer intensive alumna)
Michele Fry – Denver City Council District 5
LaMone Noles – Denver City Council District 8 (in 2019 class)
Candi CdeBaca – Denver City Council District 9 (in 2019 class)

November 2019 Candidates:

Kyra Degruy – Lakewood City Council Ward 1
Dana Gutwein – Lakewood City Council Ward 5
Alison Coombs – Aurora City Council Ward 5
Leanne Wheeler – Aurora City Council At Large
Anita Seitz – Westminster City Council
Sheela Mahnke – Westminster City Council
Julia Marvin – Thornton City Council
Anna Burr – Centennial City Council District 4
Jennifer Allen-Thomas – Commerce City Ward 2

2020 Candidates:

Marta Loachamin – Boulder County Commission District 2
Jillian Freeland – El Paso County Commission
Trish Zornio – US Senate
Danielle Kombo – US Senate
Giugi Carminati – State Senate District 28