Join us at the Annual Membership Meeting on Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at 6:30pm.Ā Ā We will be electing members to the Board of Directors.
We will also be endorsing candidates to Commissioner seats from Coconut Creek, Deerfield Beach and Miramar.
Official Notices
Board of Directors Elections – 02/10/2021
The Dolphin Democrats will be holding a Board of Directors election at the February 10, 2021 Annual Membership Meeting.Ā Ā The following seats are up for election: President & Vice-President (Ticket), Secretary & Treasurer with terms expiring on February 2023.Ā 6 Directors with terms expiring on February 2023, and 1 Director with term expiring on February 2022.
To participate, candidates must be a member of the organization for at least 40 days prior to the election meeting, and they must be a registered Democrat living in Broward County.
Nominations will be accepted from the floor on the day of the election.Ā Invitation to the meeting will be emailed only to 2021 Voting Members.
Anyone who meet the requirements and is willing and able to run for any of these positions can email Dawn Bossaller at [email protected]
Membership Meeting – Wednesday, January 13, 2021
Join us at our first Membership Meeting of 2021. Wednesday, January 13, 2020
Check-in opens at 6:45pm
Meeting Starts at 7:00pm
Meeting Starts at 7:00pm
Guest Speakers:
Denise Horland – Plantation City Councilwoman
Rick Hoye – Broward Democratic Party Chair
Marty Kiar – Broward County Property Appraiser
Meeting Via ZOOM. Link will be emailed to all 2021 Paid Members.
2020 Endorsements & Recommendations 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.Ā 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 endorsementĀ process.
We are proud to have endorsed all these Pro-LGBTQ+ candidates for the November 3, 2020 General Election.
Endorsed Candidates Final Round
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.
Municipal Candidates – Endorsement
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
Official Notice: August 12th Membership & Endorsement Meeting
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:Ā
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 HEREĀ
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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.Ā Ā (See BOD Emergency Meeting Minutes: 07-20-2020_DolphinDems_BOD Emergency Meeting_Minutes)
MEETING VIA ZOOM
Wednesday, AugustĀ 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
New Logo
The Dolphin Democrats Board of Directors isĀ 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.
July 8th – Membership Meeting
JULY MEMBERSHIP MEETING – Wednesday July 8, 2020
7:00pm – 8:30pm – Via Zoom
7:00pm – 8:30pm – Via Zoom
AtĀ the July Membership Meeting The Dolphin Democrats will consider endorsementsĀ for Supervisor of Elections, State House Representative (Districts 94, 96, 101 104) , State Senate (Districts 29, 33, & 35) & Clerk of Courts.Ā We will also consider recommendations for Broward County Court & 17th Circuit Court Judicial candidates.
We highly encourage all voting members to read the questionnaires ahead of the meeting. You can read completed questionnaires by CLICKING HEREĀ
Please submit any follow up questions for the candidates to: [email protected]
This is a notice for the meeting and the endorsement consideration per the bylaws.Ā This not an agenda.Ā Agenda will be available to all paid members as they check-in the meeting.Ā
Please note that this will be the only endorsement meeting in July. We have moved-upĀ the Judicial Candidates recommendation and Clerk or Courts endorsement from July 9th to this meeting.
June 17th Meeting – Candidates Endorsement Questionnaire
June Membership Meeting & Endorsement
Wednesday, June 17, 2020
7:00 PMĀ – VIA ZOOM*
Join us at ourĀ Ā Virtual Membership Meeting & Endorsement.
Guest Speaker:Ā Nikki Fried – Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer ServicesĀ We will be voting**Ā to endorseĀ 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 clickingĀ HERE
Wednesday, June 17, 2020
7:00 PMĀ – VIA ZOOM*
Join us at ourĀ Ā Virtual Membership Meeting & Endorsement.
Guest Speaker:Ā Nikki Fried – Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer ServicesĀ We will be voting**Ā to endorseĀ 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 clickingĀ HERE
*Zoom invitation to register willĀ 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.Ā
**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.Ā