By Kathryn Varn, USA TODAY NETWORK – FLORIDA, May 31, 2022 With all eyes on the Supreme Court’s expected decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, Marco Rubio and Val Demings stand on opposite sides of the debate over abortion access. And that difference could not have been clearer during two recent events. On May 14, Democratic U.S.
By Zac Anderson, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, April 25, 2022. A surefire way to get Florida’s Democratic voters amped up is to invoke Gov. Ron DeSantis, a polarizing figure rivaling former President Donald Trump for the ire he elicits on the left in his home state. So the Democratic candidates for governor take every opportunity to pillory DeSantis and paint him
Former state Rep. Adam Hattersley of Riverview plans to challenge incumbent Republican Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis in the November 8th election. Mr. Hattersley will be our guest speaker at the next Charlotte County Dems monthly meeting on Monday, April 4th at 5:30 pm which will be held both virtually via Zoom and in person
By Annette Taddeo, Jan 31, 2022 While our governor is auditioning for the voters of Iowa, I’m focused on delivering for Florida and addressing the real issues we’re facing. Unfortunately, the plain truth is that in Tallahassee, if you’re a major corporation or a well-heeled insider–these last few years have been pretty good to you.
By Jonathan Capehart, Washington Post Columnist, June 10, 2021 Rep. Val Demings (D-Fla.), one of the House managers during the first impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, made it official on Wednesday. She’s going after the Senate seat now held by Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.). Her slick announcement video declares that she’ll “Never tire.” Demings, who for a time
By Bill Welsch, Charlotte County Dems writer, and Indivisible SWFL leader When Allen Ellison, our Democratic nominee for US House of Representatives, FL District 17, was a boy of eleven, his dad told him: “If you can play two songs on the piano by Christmas, I will buy you a go-kart.” Allen won the bet,
By Linda Conklin, Charlotte County Dems writer David and Patti Jones called Toledo, Ohio home for many years, where they raised five children. Their move to Charlotte County was to “live the dream”, taking advantage of our beautiful beaches, their love of boating, and to provide a vacation destination for their children and grandchildren. David
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