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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.

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,

Official Notice: August 12th Membership & Endorsement Meeting

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Official Notice: August 12th Membership & Endorsement Meeting
The Dolphin Democrats will host a Membership Meeting via Zoom on Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at 7:00pm and the members will consider endorsements to the following seats: 
Broward County Commission – District 7 & 9
Coral Springs Commission – Districts 3 & 5
Fort Lauderdale Mayor
Fort Lauderdale Commission – District 2
Oakland Park Commission – 3 At-Large Seats
Pompano Beach Mayor
Pompano Beach Commission Districts 4 & 5
Wilton Manors Mayor
Wilton Manors Commission – 2 At-Large Seats
See Completed Questionnaires HERE 
 
In addition, the members will also be ratifying the decision of the Board of Directors, made at a July 20, 2020 emergency meeting, to rescind the endorsement of Mr. David Williams Jr. for Florida State House of Representatives, District 102.   (See BOD Emergency Meeting Minutes: 07-20-2020_DolphinDems_BOD Emergency Meeting_Minutes)
MEETING VIA ZOOM
Wednesday, August  12, 2020
Zoom Registration Link will be emailed 2-3 days before the meeting.
6:30 pm – Check-In
7:00 pm – Meeting Starts
Vanessa Villaverde
Secretary
Dolphin Democrats

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

New Logo

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The Dolphin Democrats Board of Directors is  excited to announce and present the organization’s updated logo.

We wish that when any LGBTQ+ person whether they are a Democrats or just part of the community at-large sees this logo, they feel represented and hopefully get encouraged to join us in the fight for equality and continue the legacy of those before us.

We would like to thank the talented Landon St. Gordon for designing the log and Mike Worley at MDWCOMM ( https://mdwcommunications.com/) for their contribution to our organization. We will be forever grateful.

Endorsed & Elected: A Conversation For Municipal Candidates

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Join us for a conversation with Dolphin Democrats 2018 endorsed candidates and now elected officials, Hallandale Vice-Mayor Sabrina Javellana, Plantation Councilwoman Denise Horland & Hollywood Commissioner Caryl Shuham as they discuss their journey from campaigning to serving as an elected official in 2020.

If you want to know what it takes to run for municipal office , this is a conversation you don’t want to miss.

FACEBOOK LIVE
Thursday, June 25, 2020
7:00pm – 8:00pm