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2020 Endorsements & Recommendations Card

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2020 Endorsements Card

2020 General Election Dolphin Democrats Endorsements & Recommendations Card

The Dolphin Democrats, the oldest LGBTQ+ Democratic Caucus in Florida, is proud to announce its 2020 General Election Endorsements & Recommendations Voting Card.  All the endorsed candidates on this card had to complete a thorough questionnaire, and received 2/3 of all the votes from the members at the endorsement meeting.
We would like to thank the Campaign & Elections Committee for their hard work on making this a successful process and to the all the members who participated in the voting process during the endorsement  process.
We are proud to have endorsed all these Pro-LGBTQ+ candidates for the November 3, 2020 General Election.

Final Endorsement Meeeting – Tuesday, 09/22 -7:00pm

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Join us at the final endorsement meeting for the 2020 Election Cycle.  Tuesday, September 22, 2020 – Meeting will start at 7:00pm

We will be endorsing candidate for open seats in the cities of Dania Beach, Lauderdale Lakes, Lauderhill, Margate, Tamarac, Southwest Ranches and Soil & Water District 5.

CLICK HERE to read the candidates completed questionnaires

 

Broward County Candidates Endorsement

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At the September 9th Membership Meeting the members of the Dolphin Democrats endorsed the following candidates running for office in Broward County on the ballot in the November 3rd General Election:

Gregory Tony – Sheriff

Harold Pryor – State Attorney

Gordon Weekes – Public Defender

Joe Scott – Supervisor of Elections

Dale Holness – County Commission D9

Debbi Hixon – School Board At-Large D9

Marie Woodson – State House D101

Maureen Porras – State House D105

Municipal Candidates – Endorsement

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At the September 9th Membership Meeting the members of the Dolphin Democrats endorsed the following candidates running for office and on the ballot in the November 3rd General Election.

Linda Anderson – Hollywood Commission D2

Stacy Kagan – Parkland Mayor

Bob Mayersohn – Parkland Commission D4

Jennifer Andreu – Plantation Council D3

Nick Sortal – Plantation Council D5

Jason Kruszka- Sunrise Commission Seat D

Felicia Brunson – West Park Mayor

Richard Stark – Weston Mayor

Kim Schnitzius – Weston Commission Seat 2

Broward County Primary Election Winners

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We would like to congratulate our endorsed candidates who won their primaries or advanced to the general election in November.
Sara Leonardi – School Board D-3 – Elected
Tim Ryan – County Commission D-7 – Elected
Tina Polsky – State Senate D29 – Primary Winner
Shevrin Jones – State House D35 – Primary Winner
Christine Hunschofsky – State House 96 – Primary Winner
Robin Bartleman – State House 104 – Primary Winner
Judicial Recommendations
17th Circuit Judge
George Odom Jr. – Group 16 – Has a run-off election in November
Patti Englander Henning – Group 18 – Elected
Frank Davie LeDee – Group 27 – Elected
Dale C. Cohen – Group 30 – Elected
Linda A. Alley – Group 50 – Elected
Broward County Court
Allison Gilman – Group 22 – Elected
Phoebee R. Francois – Group 27 – Elected
Natasha DePrimo – – Group 31 – Elected
We also want to congratulate the following Democrat who were not endorsed, but got elected:
Dale V.C. Holness – County Commission D-9 – Elected
Brenda Forman – Clerk of Courts – Elected
Gordon Weekes – Public Defender – Elected
Perry Thurston – State Senate D33 – Elected
Bobby Dubose – State House D94 – Elected
Felicia Simon Robinson – State House 102 – Elected
And finally congratulations to the following Democrats who didn’t get the endorsement, but won their primary. We look forward to endorse these candidates at our September 9th Membership Meeting.
Harold Pryor – State Attorney
Gregory Tony – Sheriff
Marie Woodson – State House 101
Maureen Porras – State House 103
Congratulations to all the winners!
The Supervisor of Elections will not be decided until the recount is over. The Broward School Board – At-Large D9 seat has a run-off election on November 3rd,

Endorsements: Primary Election – Press Release

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Dolphin Democrats Announce Endorsements and Recommendations 

Wilton Manors, FL – Members of the Dolphin Democrats, Florida’s largest LGBTQ+ Democratic Caucus, voted to endorse the following candidates for the August 18th Primary Election:

Florida State Senate:  Tina Polsky (D-29), Shevrin Jones (D-35),

Florida House of Representatives:

Jasmen Rogers-Shaw (D95)

Christine Hunschofsky (D-96)

David Williams Jr. (D-102)

Robin Bartleman (D-104)

Javier Estevez (D-105)

Broward County School Board: Sara Leonardi (D-3)

Broward County Clerk of Courts: Judge Mark Speiser

In addition, the membership voted to recommend the following Judicial Candidates:

17th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida

George Odeom Jr. Group 16; Patti Englander Henning, Group 18; Frank Davie LeDee, Group 27;  Dale C. Cohen, Group 30;  Linda A. Alley, Group 50

Broward County Court: Allison Gilman, Group 22;  Phoebee R. Francois, Group 27;

Natasha DePrimo, Group 31

The members also endorse Cindy Polo (D-103) & Linda Thompson-Gonzalez (D-93) for the November 3, 2020 General Election.  In addition, they also endorsed candidates Marty Kiar for Property Appraiser, Dr. Rosalind Osgood (D-5) and Patricia Good (D-2) for School board. Those 3 candidates ran unopposed and have already been elected for another term.

Dolphin Democrats President, Alfredo Olvera, issued the following statement on the Caucus’ endorsements: “We are immensely proud of our endorsement process. This year our members overwhelming voted to endorse each one of these candidates because they have demonstrated to be pro LGBTQ+ rights, and have committed to fight for the fundamental rights of the all members in our community.”

The Dolphin Democrats’ mission this election year is to Unite, Ignite, and Win.

 

You can read the full Press Release below:

PR_Endorsements_DD_07142020

June 17th Meeting – Candidates Endorsement Questionnaire

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June Membership Meeting & Endorsement
Wednesday, June 17, 2020
7:00 PM – VIA ZOOM*
Join us at our  Virtual Membership Meeting & Endorsement.
Guest Speaker:  Nikki Fried – Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services We will be voting** to endorse one candidate to the each
of the following Broward County Seats:
Sheriff, Supervisor of Election; Property Appraiser; School Board Districts 2, 3, 5, & 9;
State House Districts 93, 95, 103 & 105You can read all the questionnaires by clicking HERE

*Zoom invitation to register will be emailed directly to all 2020 paid members.
**You must be a member for at least 30 days before the meeting to be able to participate in the voting processNote: This meeting has been moved from its regular second Wednesday of the month schedule. 

June Membership Meeting & Endorsements

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Join us on Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at our Membership Meeting.
7:00pm – Via Zoom
2020 Paid Members Only

We will be voting to endorse the following Seats in Broward County.
Sheriff
Supervisor of Election
Property Appraiser
School Board Districts 3, 5, & 9
Clerk of Circuit Court
State House Districts 93, 95, 103 & 105

You must be a member for at least 30 days by the day of the meeting to be able to vote.

For questions email us at [email protected]

May Membership Meeting & Endorsement

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We would like to remind all our 2020 paid members that we will be holding a membership meeting on Wednesday, May 13, 2020 at 7:00pm via Zoom. We will be endorsing a candidate for Public Defender and a candidate for State Attorney. Please see links to access the candidates endorsement questionnaire:

Public Defender & State Attorney

You can also access all the candidates forums by clicking HERE

In the next few days our team will be reaching out all our members to go over instructions on how to register and access the zoom meeting.

For questions please contact [email protected]