By Zac Anderson and John Kennedy, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, June 1, 2021 After a surprise 2018 win that made her a leading Democratic voice in Florida and a pandemic spent as Gov. Ron DeSantis’ chief antagonist, Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried filed Tuesday to try to unseat the governor in 2022. Fried’s candidate filing was posted on the Florida Division of Elections website…
By Zac Anderson and John Kennedy, Sarasota Herald Tribune, May 4, 2021 Nearly three decades after first winning elected office as a Republican, U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist took the next big step Tuesday in his long and unusual political career by announcing a second bid for governor as a Democrat. Crist made the announcement on Twitter Tuesday…
Join us for our next Englewood Democratic Club meeting held via Zoom! All you need is a computer (camera helpful, but not required), tablet, or your smart phone. We gather people across both Charlotte and Sarasota counties that make up our town of Englewood, to support environmental stewardship, accessible healthcare for all citizens, and the…
By Fran Dance, Charlotte Dems Communications Committee Chair and contributing writer There are many opportunities for dynamic, viable Democratic candidates to win elected local positions, in addition to the major 2022 races for Governor, US Senator and US Representative. In 2022, these will include the Florida House seat, District 75 covering Charlotte County and the…
Editor’s note: While Republicans in Tallahassee attempt to suppress Vote by Mail via SB 90, ostensibly to address election fraud; they will likely do nothing to address this alleged crime within their party. How two faced! By SAMANTHA J. GROSS and ANA CEBALLOS, Miami Herald, March 19, 2021 Florida Democrats on Friday called for Republican Sen.…
Editor’s note: Total votes cast were 8,921, which was a strong turnout; attributed to an excellent get out the vote campaign by Alice and our sister Sarasota County Dems organization. Congratulations to all! This victory is an inspiration to Charlotte County Dems. We can win elections, too! By Craig Garrett, Charlotte Sun Staff Writer, March 9,…
Editor’s note: SB 90 is on the Wednesday, March 10, meeting agenda of the Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability Committee. This bill will limit the duration of requests for vote-by-mail ballots to all elections held within a calendar year of a request (currently 2 election cycles). It places unnecessary and unwarranted constraints on requests for mail in ballots and…
By Carl Hiaasen, Miami Herald columnist. Readers may write to him at: The Miami Herald, 3511 NW 91st Ave., Miami, FL 33172. One of many historic footnotes to the tense November election was that Florida didn’t screw everything up for the rest of the country. For once, the ballot-counting here was mostly uneventful, uncontroversial and…
IOn Saturday, January 9th the Florida Democratic Party State Executive Committee elected new officers as well as new DNC Members. Manny Diaz (M) was selected to lead our party. Our vice-chair is Judy Mount (F), Cashmore Shaw (M) is secretary and Francine García (F) is treasurer. Congratulations to all! The new DNC members are: Sean…
As a part of our mission to further connect Florida’s many Democratic groups, the Florida Organizers for Democratic Progress sent the FDP Chair candidates a questionnaire. We asked Democratic organizers around the state what they would like to know about the future Chair of Florida’s Democratic Party, and the responses from four of the candidates…
Teresa Jenkins, Charlotte County Dems Chair addressed 3 questions to all 6 candidates. Below are their responses.
Editor’s Note: Since Terrie Rizzo announced she will not run for re-election, six candidates have announced their candidacy for Chair of the Florida Democratic Party (FDP). Below are the announcements by Dr. Cynthia Moore Chestnut and former Miami-Dade Mayor Mannie Diaz, followed by articles on candidates Dr. Janelle Christensen, President of the Democratic Environmental Caucus…
The Charlotte County Democratic Party elected new officers to its Executive Committee on Monday evening, Dec 7th, during a well-organized and executed ZOOM conference meeting. Eligible Precinct Captains voted via polling in the meeting which was also live-streamed on our Facebook page for those interested in observing. Election results are as follows (term for all…
On Monday, December 7, 2020 at 6:30 pm, the Charlotte County Democratic Party will hold an organizational meeting as required by the Charlotte County Democratic Party’s Bylaws and the Florida Democratic Party (FDP). At this meeting we will be electing officers, so it is imperative that we have a quorum of the 43 eligible voting…
Editor’s note, Dec 4, 2020: Disgraced & resigned FL Senator Frank Artiles (R) planted the no-party candidate in the Miami-Dade Senate race, which the Republican candidate won by just 32 votes out of more than 215,000 cast. Read this update from the Miami Herald. By Scott Glover, Curt Devine, Drew Griffin and Scott Bronstein, published by CNN on Nov 23, 2020…
Voters throughout Florida have already started casting ballots in the November election, and in record numbers. Voter enthusiasm is through the roof. Many Florida voters are voting in new ways — they may have requested a vote-by-mail ballot for the first time, or they may be voting early in-person in order to get their vote…
A Project of FRRC Education Fund Help Returning Citizens Pay Fines & Fees We at the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition, as returning citizens ourselves, know first-hand how financial hardships can prevent people from fully engaging in their communities. So we created a fund to help returning citizens with outstanding fines and fees complete their sentence and…
2020 Sample Ballot Democratic Party President and Vice President __X_ Joseph R Biden Kamala D. Harris Representative of Congress District 17 __X_ Allen Ellison State Representative District 75 __X_ David G. Jones State Senator District 23 __X_ Katherine Norman Clerk of the Court – no opinion Sheriff – no opinion Airport Authority – no…
By GARY FINEOUT 10/16/2020, courtesy: POLITICO Stop me if you have heard this one before — The presidential race remains effectively tied in Florida, according to the latest poll from Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy released early Friday. Tight — Former Vice President Joe Biden holds a narrow lead of 48 percent to 45 percent over President Donald Trump,…
By Jane Merriam, Charlotte County Dem writer Editor’s note: Maria and Greg Metge answer all your VBM questions in this video. To see exactly how to complete your VBM ballot, please watch this video. Voting by Mail (VBM) in Charlotte County, Florida is the easy, safe, efficient, and HEALTHY way to vote in 2020. There…