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Happy New Year, Florida Democrats!
A previous version of this newsletter contained incorrect information regarding the CD-6 Special Election. See below for corrected information.
Hoping you all had an enjoyable, restful, and joyful holiday season. With the new year upon us, it is time for us to prepare for the battle ahead of us.
At the end of this month, we will have our State Party Organization meeting, where we will elect State Officers, DNC Members, and Congressional District Chairs and Vice Chairs.
With the new year, it is also time for us to renew our vote by mail ballots! As you know, Florida voters need to re-enroll in vote-by-mail every two years. Please check your county’s supervisor of elections website to renew your ballot and encourage your members and voters in your county to do so as well.
As you know, we’re also going to begin to ramp up our voter registration efforts beginning with voter registration training that we are offering starting this month and you can read more about below.
Instead of focusing on Trump’s inauguration, Florida Democrats across the state will be participating in MLK Day of Service events starting on January 18 through MLK Day on January 20th.
Lastly, January 28 is the primary election for the CD-1 special election. As you know, Gay Valimont, having been the only Democrat to qualify for the election, is officially our Democratic nominee, and the Florida Democratic Party will be working hand-in-glove with our candidate and local party apparatus to fight for that seat. The previous newsletter contained incorrect information regarding the CD-6 special election. The primary special election for CD-6 will take place on 1/28/25 and the general election will take place on 4/1/25. The link to the ACLU article provided previously references a lawsuit regarding state legislative special elections, not congressional.
This month, we also sadly lost three giants that meant so much to Florida. Last week, we lost Florida’s 42nd – and last sitting Democratic Governor – Buddy MacKay, former President Jimmy Carter, who will be remembered by Miamians for the impact he had on welcoming Cuban and Haitian refugees to Miami during the Mariel boatlift during the 1980s and lastly, we lost one of our own members and dear friend, James J. Morton, longtime Democratic activist, 1st Vice President of the Duval NAACP, and Duval Black Caucus President. We owe them all a debt of gratitude we could only repay by honoring them with action. May their memories forever be a blessing.
As always, please do not hesitate to reach out to our team if we can be of any assistance. We have a lot of planning to do with municipal elections across the state right around the corner.
If you have events coming up that you believe I or my team should be at, please fill out our scheduling request form here.
Thank you all, and for those joining us at our State Organizational meeting later this month I look forward to seeing you then!
Sincerely,
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