Endorsements

The Florida LGBTQ+ Democratic Caucus and its county chapters endorse in all levels of government from President to School Board.

2022 General Election Featured Races

Complete List of 2022 General Election Endorsements

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2022 General Election Featured Races


2022 General Election Endorsements

The Florida LGBTQ+ Democratic Caucus has released the following endorsements for the 2022 General Election.

U.S. SENATE

  • Val Demings

U.S. HOUSE INCUMBENTS

  • Rep. Al Lawson – District 2
  • Rep. Darren Soto – District 9
  • Rep. Kathy Castor – District 14
  • Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick – District 20
  • Rep. Lois Frankel – District 22
  • Rep. Frederica Wilson – District 24
  • Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz – District 25

U.S. HOUSE CHALLENGERS

  • Danielle Nicole Hawk – U.S. House, District 3
  • Karen Green – U.S. House, District 7
  • Joanne Terry – U.S. House, District 8
  • Maxwell Alejandro Frost – U.S. House, District 10
  • Kimberly Walker – U.S. House, District 12
  • Eric Lynn – U.S. House, District 13
  • Alan Cohn – U.S. House, District 15
  • Jan Schneider – U.S. House, District 16
  • Andrea Doria Kale – Congress, District 17
  • Dr. Cindy Banyai – U.S. House, District 19
  • Jared Moskowitz – U.S. House, District 23
  • Christine Alexandria Olivo – U.S. House, District 26
  • Annette Taddeo – U.S. House, District 27
  • Robert Asencio – U.S. House, District 28

GUBERNATORIAL

  • Charlie Crist – Governor

CABINET

  • Adam Hattersley – CFO
  • Aramis Ayala – Attorney General

STATE SENATE

  • Loranne Ausley, State Senate – District 3
  • Tracie Davis, State Senate – District 5
  • Rodney Long, State Senate – District 9
  • Veysel Dokur, State Senate – District 12
  • Janet Cruz, State Senate – District 14
  • Darryl Rouson, State Senate – District 16
  • Linda Stewart, State Senate – District 17
  • Eunic Ortiz, State Senate – District 18
  • Vic Torres, State Senate – District 25
  • Shevrin Jones, State Senate – District 34
  • Lauren Book, State Senate – District 35
  • Raquel Pacheco, State Senate – District 36
  • Janelle Perez, State Senate – District 38

STATE HOUSE

  • Carollyn Taylor, State House – District 2
  • Cornelius Jones, State House – District 11
  • Angie Nixon, State House – District 13
  • Michael Anderson, State House – District 17
  • Yvonne Hayes Hinson, State House – District 21
  • Brandon Peters, State House – District 22
  • John Navarra, State House – District 28
  • Rick Karl, State House – District 29
  • Rishi Bagga, State House – District 35
  • Deborah Poulalion, State House – District 36
  • Carlos Guillermo Smith, State House – District 37
  • Sarah Henry, State House – District 38
  • Tiffany Hughes, State House – District 39
  • LaVon Bracy Davis, State House – District 40
  • Anna Eskamani, State House – District 42
  • Johanna Lopez, State House – District 43
  • Allie Braswell, State House – District 45
  • Kristen Arrington, State House – District 46
  • Bernard “Bernie” Fensterwald, State House – District 58
  • Lindsay Cross, State House – District 60
  • Janet Varnell Warwick, State House – District 61
  • Michele Rayner, State House – District 62
  • David Tillery, State House – District 66
  • Fentrice Driskell, State House – District 67
  • Lorissa Wright, State House – District 68
  • Andrew Learned, State House – District 69
  • Derek Reich, State House – District 73
  • Forest Blanton, State House – District 84
  • Curtis John Tucker, State House – District 85
  • Kelly Skidmore, State House – District 92
  • Katherine Waldron, State House – District 93
  • Patricia Hawkins-Williams, State House – District 99
  • Linda Thompson Gonzalez, State House – District 100
  • Hillary Cassel, State House – District 101
  • Marie Woodson, State House – District 105
  • Jordan Leonard, State House – District 106
  • Alessandro “A.J.” D’Amico, State House – District 113
  • Adam Benna, State House – District 114
  • Christie Cantin Davis, State House – District 115
  • Gabriel Gonzalez, State House – District 119
  • Adam Gentle, State House – District 120

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS

  • Amendment 1 – No
  • Amendment 2 – No
  • Amendment 3 – No

SUPREME COURT RETENTION

  • Yes on retaining Florida Supreme Court Justice Labarga
  • No on retaining Florida Supreme Court Justices Canady, Couriel, Grosshans, and Polston

MUNICIPAL

Alachua

  • Harvey Ward, Jr, Gainesville Mayor
  • Mary Alford, Alachua County Commission, District 1
  • Mary Helen Wheeler, Alachua County Commission, District 2
  • Ken Cornell, Alachua County Commission, District 4
  • Tina Certain, Alachua County School Board, District 1
  • James Ingle, Gainesville City Commission, District 2
  • Casey Willits, Gainesville City Commission, District 3
  • Bryan Eastman, Gainesville City Commission, District 4

Brevard

  • William “Bill” Johnson – West Melbourne City Council
  • Erin Dunne – School Board, District 2
  • James Alex Goins – Cocoa City Council, District 1

Broward

  • Ruth Carter Lynch, Broward County School Board, District 5
  • Allen Zeman, Broward County School Board, District 8
  • Rod Velez, Broward County School Board, District 1
  • Ken Keechl, Fort Lauderdale Commission, District 1
  • Yvette DuBose, Fort Lauderdale Commission, District 3
  • Scott Newton, Wilton Manors Mayor
  • Paul Rolli, Wilton Manors Commission, At-Large

Duval

  • Lakesha Burton for Sheriff

Escambia

  • Ann Hill – Pensacola City Council, District 6
  • Myra Van Hoose – County Commission, District 4

Hillsborough

  • Harry Cohen, Hillsborough County Commission, District 1
  • Angela Birdsong, Hillsborough County Commission, District 2
  • Mariella Smith, Hillsborough County Commission, District 5
  • Kimberly Overman, Hillsborough County Commission, District 7

Lee

  • Kathy Fanny, Lee County School Board, District 1
  • Chantel Rhodes, City of Fort Myers Council, District 3
  • Steven Blumrosen, City of Bonita Springs Council, District 3

Leon

  • Cristian Caban – County Commission, District 2
  • Alex Stemle – School Board, District 4

Orange

  • Maria Salamanca, Orange County School Board, District 2

Osceola

  • Viviana Janer, Osceola County Commission, District 2
  • Heather Kahoun, Osceola School Board, District 4
  • Angela Eady, Kissimmee City Commission, District 2

Pinellas

  • Brian Martin, Pinellas County School Board, District 6
  • Caprice Edmond, Pinellas County School Board, District 7

Polk

  • Markeishia Smith – County Commission, District 4

Sarasota

  • Fredd Atkins, County Commission, District 2
  • Daniel Kuether – Sarasota County Commission, District 4

Volusia

  • Justin Kennedy – School Board, District 3
  • Al Bouie – School Board, District 1

 


Apply for an Endorsement

The Florida LGBTQ+ Democratic Caucus and its county chapters endorse in all levels of government from President to School Board.  Candidates may submit a request for endorsement after the qualifying period is complete. Candidates for federal and statewide office may apply to the state caucus for endorsement.

Candidates for state legislature as well as county and city offices are encouraged to apply to your local chapter for endorsement.  Please see the Chapters page for a list. If no chapter exists in your area, you may apply to the state caucus using the candidate questionnaire link above.

If you have questions, please contact campaign@lgbtqdems.org.


 

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