If you are reading this, there is still time to qualify to be on the ballot this summer to represent your district within the local Democratic Party!

This August, Miami-Dade county registered Democrats will elect the 110 people to make up the Democratic Executive Committee (DEC). The elections correspond to 55 district designations with a man and woman elected per district.

Legitimate, Peaceful Protest is Protected Under Our Constitution; Trump Should Embrace the First Amendment

Miami-Dade County, FL: Reports emerged Monday that Attorney General William Barr would be sending Federal riot teams to Washington DC and Miami. Instead of condemning the racist violence that started the nationwide protests, Donald Trump has encouraged division, instigated violence, and threatened protesters with shooting. Today, he urged governors to “dominate” protesters and give anyone arrested at these protests a 10-year jail sentence.

Miami-Dade Democratic Party Demands Maduro-Funded Steve Bovo Call for Investigation into His Campaign

Miami-Dade County, FL: One week ago, County Commissioner Esteban “Steve” Bovo and Commissioner Sosa called earned sick leave “communism.” Just after that, it was revealed that Steve Bovo received donations from an agent of Venezuelan dictator Nicholas Maduro. Yesterday, it came out that his chief fundraiser had a direct connection to the murderous Maduro regime. Steve Bovo sought to placate constituents by firing the fundraiser, but the damage is done.

I wrote this fundraising email on May 27, 2020, as we were seeing televised images of lines of unemployed Floridians waiting to collect a paper version of the unemployment insurance application.

Christopher Richmond served Party as Digital & Development Director

Miami, FL: The Miami-Dade Democratic Party announced that Christopher Richmond would assume the role of Executive Director today. Richmond has served as the Digital and Development Director for the Party since the end of January. Before that, he served as the Communications Chair for the Miami Beach Democratic Club and has been a field organizer and canvasser for multiple presidential campaigns.

From April through October, we ran digital ads in different congressional districts throughout Miami-Dade County, urging Democratic voters to sign up for Vote-By-Mail. These were some of the ads we ran.

I wrote this email to support the release of our digital video blasting Trump’s chaotic response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

I edited this video while I was the Digital and Development Director of the Miami-Dade Democratic Party. It included a link (miamidadedems.org/endthechaos) that redirected viewers to a custom fundraising link to raise funds for the local Democratic Party. Our online fundraising efforts in 2020 led to record-breaking results for a local Democratic Party Committee in Florida.

Increased Voter Registration Numbers Point To Highly Engaged Local Party

MIAMI FL: The Miami-Dade Democratic Party announced today that it had grown the voter rolls to 616,553 registered Democrats in Miami-Dade County, an increase of nearly 14,000 voters since the 2018 election. Compared to the number of registered Democrats in Miami-Dade County for the 2016 election, we have grown our numbers by more than 22,000 voters.

Alerts Sent to Monroe County Raise Questions About Corrupt Carlos Mixing Mayoral Duties with Congressional Run

MIAMI, FL: Alarming emails revealed by an NBC6 investigation confirm the political motivation behind Corrupt Carlos Giménez’s county staffs’ decision to put his name on a series of public safety alerts. The alerts were seen as far south as Islamorada, which is in Monroe County and outside of his jurisdiction, but still within the Congressional District Corrupt Carlos is running for.

I wrote this fundraising email as we began to see just how badly Trump was handling the coronavirus outbreak.

Declaring WWE Wrestling an essential business looks like worst kind of pay-to-play politics

MIAMI, FL: Miami-Dade Democratic Party Chair Steve Simeonidis slammed Gov. Ron DeSantis for declaring WWE Wrestling an essential business while WWE owner and former SBA Administrator Linda McMahon’s Super PAC “America First” announced an $18.5 million ad buy in Florida on behalf of Donald Trump’s reelection.

Recent Court Ruling Against Project Bolsters Case that Commission Should Rescind Authorizing Legislation

MIAMI, FL: The Miami-Dade Democratic Executive Committee passed a resolution at its Monday meeting urging the Miami-Dade County Commission and the Mayor to “revisit and rescind their decision” to approve an amendment to the Comprehensive Development Master Plan allowing for the extension of the the SR 836 Expressway 13 miles outside the Urban Development Boundary. The resolution also called on the Commission and Mayor to rescind the federal application for permitting the toll road extension, and to cease allocating county staff and financial resources in pursuit of the project.

I wrote this newsletter and fundraising email to Miami-Dade Democrats in the Passover and Easter season.

Party Encourages Democrats to Enroll in Vote By Mail for August Primary

MIAMI, FL: While Republicans usually outpace Democrats in Vote-By-Mail, this year, Miami-Dade Democratic turnout surpassed Republican turnout in all categories of Vote-By-Mail, Early Voting, and Election Day numbers, a good indication of Democratic enthusiasm.

Event Was To Take Place on Sunday, March 15

MIAMI FL: The Miami-Dade Democratic Party has indefinitely postponed the planned Blue Forum & Fair over concerns about the spread of coronavirus in large groups. The Blue Forum & Fair was scheduled to take place on Sunday, March 15 at the Firefighters Memorial Building, in Doral, Florida, and had been expected to draw hundreds of Democrats from across Miami-Dade County.

Daniella Levine Cava, Jean Monestime, and Alex Penelas to Participate in Mayoral Forum

Miami, FL: On Sunday, March 15th, hours prior to the final presidential debate leading up to the Florida presidential primaries, hundreds of local Democrats will gather in Doral to prepare for flipping Florida blue in 2020. The Miami-Dade Democratic Party will host a Forum and Fair in Doral, ending with a two hour event featuring three leading Democratic candidates for Miami-Dade County Mayor.

Experienced Voter Turnout Organizer begins this week

Miami, FL: The Miami-Dade Democratic Party has hired community organizer and student power network program manager Ariel Sepulveda, as its new Field Director.

An organizing director for several Florida campaigns, Sepulveda grew up in Homestead, Florida before receiving a bachelor of liberal arts degree from the University of Texas at San Antonio. Returning to South Florida, she worked as the Organizing Director for Engage Miami where she coordinated voter registration and get out the vote efforts at college campuses and universities throughout Miami for several national, state and local elections.

Early voting for the Presidential Preference Primary in Miami-Dade County started on Monday, March 2. You can vote early at any early voting location in Miami-Dade County. Are you Election Ready? You can see a full list of early voting locations below. Here are the dates and times:

I wrote this newsletter on February 25, before we had to shut down most of our in-person activities due to the Coronavirus outbreak. This newsletter advertised an event we were sponsoring called the “Blue Forum & Fair” which was meant to bring Miami-Dade Democrats together to meet with candidates and watch a forum of major candidates for Miami-Dade County Mayor.