Dolphin Democrats
Politics in the LGBTQ+ Community
✅ Make plans to join us for our September Membership Meeting! During this meeting we will be endorsing candidates on the November ballot for:
🗳️ State House & State Senate
🗳️ Cooper City Commission
🗳️ Oakland Park City Commission
🗳️ Sunrise City Commission
🗓️ Join us: Wednesday, September 14, 2022
• Check-in Starts: 6:30pm
• Meeting Starts: 7:00pm
🏳️🌈 The Pride Center
2040 N Dixie Hwy
Wilton Manors, FL 33305
MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Wednesday, August 10, 2022
Check-in Starts: 6:30pm
Meeting Starts: 7:00pm
The Pride Center
2040 N. Dixie Hwy., Wilton Manors
We will be endorsing candidates running for office in:
Wilton Manors
Fort Lauderdale
Sunrise
Click HERE to read the completed candidate questionnaires
We look forward to seeing you there.
The Dolphin Democrats’ first round of endorsements will be held in-person at our Membership Meeting Wednesday, July 13, 2022 at 7:00pm at The Pride Center
The Campaign & Elections Committee invited all candidates who are registered as Democrats running for election to participate in the endorsement process.
Following are the seats that will be endorsed at the July 13th meeting, and the candidates running for those seats who submitted the completed questionnaire by the provided deadline:
State Senate D-35: Lauren Book
State House D-100: Linda Thompson Gonzalez
Broward County Commission D-8: Bobby Dubose
Broward County Commission D-9: Guithele Ruiz-Nicolas
Broward County School Board D-7: Nora Rupert
Completed questionnaires by candidates seeking an endorsement will be emailed to all the voting members.
To win the endorsement a candidate must get 2/3 of all the votes casted by eligible voting members at the endorsement meeting.
To be eligible to vote you must be a Dolphin Dems member for at least 30 days prior to any endorsement meeting. Voting members must be registered Democrats living in and registered to vote in Broward County.
IN ADDITION AT THIS MEETING:
In anticipation of the Florida LGBTQ+ Democratic Caucus endorsement of the following seats at the July 22-24 Summer Conference, we will conduct the following Straw Polls for:
Governor
United States Senate
Congressional District 23
SAVE THE DATES:
Round 2 of Endorsements
Florida Legislature Districts 97,98, 98, 101 & 105
Wednesday, July 20, 2022 @ 7:00pm – Via Zoom
Round 3 of Endorsements
School Board Seats 1, 4, 5, 6 & 8
Wednesday, July 27, 2022 @ 7:00pm – Via Zoom
Municipal Seats without an August primary will be endorsed at a later date.
We look forward to seeing you at the endorsement meetings!
Join us at the Dolphin Democrats June Membership Meeting:
Wednesday, June 8th, 2022
Check-in Starts at 6:30pm
Meeting Starts at 7:00pm
Guest Speakers:
State Senator Lauren Book
Candidates:
Hava Holzhauer for U.S. Congress
Pizza will be served
We look forward to seeing you there.
ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Join Us:
Wednesday, February 9., 2022
Check-in: 6:30pm
Meeting Starts: 7:00pm
The Pride Center
2040 N. Dixie Hwy., Wilton Manors
We will be electing 5 directors to the board.
Members interested in being a candidate should email a brief bio to [email protected]
Proof of COVID-19 and mask will be required to enter the meeting
Check-in: 6:30pm, Meeting Starts at 7:00pm
Guest Speaker: Broward County Commissioner Beam Furr
We will also be electing 3 Directors to the Board and confirming appointed Vice-President Schaffer Zaret. Anyone interested in running for Director can email us a brief bio at [email protected]
Proof of full COVID19 vaccination will be required to enter the meeting. Mask must be worn at all times. No food or drinks allowed in the building.
The Pride Center is located at 2040 N Dixie Hwy, Wilton Manors, FL 33305We are excited to announce that Dolphin Democrats members have endorsed Dr. Rosalind Osgood for Senate District 33 for the primary election to take place on Tuesday, January 11, 2022
Congratulations to Dr. Osgood; we are excited to get behind her campaign. Dr. Osgood’s campaign for SD 33 has also been endorsed by the Florida LGBTQ+ Democratic Caucus.
The members of the Dolphin Democrats were not able to endorse a candidate to State House D94.
Learn more about the State House D94 election. Also, sign up for BallotTrax to stay updated on your mail-in ballot.
Vote on Tuesday, January 11, 2022
The Dolphin Democrats will be hosting a special membership meeting to endorse a candidate to State House D94 and a candidate to State House D33.
This meeting will take place via Zoom on Tuesday, August 14 at 7:00pm. The meeting will last between 15-30 minutes. A registration link has been emailed to all voting members.
The Primary Election for this two seat will take place on Tuesday, January 11, 2021. That same day will also be the General Election for U.S. Congress D23.
For more information regarding the endorsement meeting, you can email us at [email protected]
November Membership Meeting
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
Check-in Starts: 6:30pm
Meeting Starts: 7:00pm
The Pride Center
2040 N. Dixie Hwy.
Wilton Manors, FL
GUEST SPEAKERS:
Jane Bolin
Oakland Park Mayor
Annette Taddeo
State Senator & Gubernatorial Candidate
Proof of Covid-19 vaccination and masks will be required
