Female Candidates to Graduate; Democratic Group Focuses On Campaign, Policy Issues in Its First Training Program

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A group aimed at training Democratic women for runs at political office graduates its first local class of future candidates today, with one target being the all-male Milwaukee Common Council.

The group, Emerge Wisconsin, is part of a growing national effort to put more women in the political pipeline. The six-month training program focuses on policy issues, campaign strategy and fund raising.

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Female Candidates to Graduate; Democratic Group Focuses On Campaign, Policy Issues in Its First Training Program

"It was a great program in terms of contacts and networks," said Brandie Wilks, 29, a neighborhood coordinator for the Agape Community Center. "I...

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