Endorsements 2020

2020 Endorsements & Recommendations Card

September 29, 2020 by Alfredo Olvera

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.

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Endorsed Candidates Final Round

September 26, 2020 by Alfredo Olvera

At the September 22, 2020 Endorsement Meeting, the members of the Dolphin Democrats endorsed the following candidates on the November 3rd General Election Ballot.

Lesa “Le” Peerman for Margate Commission D3, Bill Harris & Tamara James for Dania Beach Commission, Julie Fishman for Tamarac Commission D1, and Beau Simon for Soil & Water Conservation District 5.

Make sure to vote for these candidates on November 3rd.

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

September 22, 2020 by Alfredo Olvera

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

September 18, 2020 by Alfredo Olvera

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

September 18, 2020 by Alfredo Olvera

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

September 9th Membership Meeting & Endorsements

September 8, 2020 by Alfredo Olvera

Join us for our September Membership Meeting.

Wednesday, September 9, 2020

6:30pm – Check-In

7:00pm – Meeting Starts

Zoom link to registered has been emailed to all 2020 paid members

You can read the questionnaires HERE

Broward County Primary Election Winners

August 20, 2020 by Alfredo Olvera

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

July 14, 2020 by Alfredo Olvera

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:

17^th 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:

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June 17th Meeting – Candidates Endorsement Questionnaire

June 7, 2020 by Alfredo Olvera

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.