FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 5, 2022

The Florida LGBTQ+ Democratic Caucus is announcing its endorsed candidates and constitutional amendment recommendations for the 2022 General Election and kicking off an online fundraising and get-out-the-vote effort for targeted races.

Caucus President Stephen Gaskill issued the following statement on the endorsements:

“The only way to stop the dangerous anti-LGBTQ+ agenda is to defeat the Republican politicians who shamefully attack our community for political gain. The Florida LGBTQ+ Democratic Caucus and its county chapters are working to turnout LGBTQ+ voters in the critical 2022 election and elect pro-equality Democrats who will protect and expand the rights of all LGBTQ+ Floridians.”

ENDORSED CANDIDATES

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

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

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

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT RECOMMENDATIONS

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

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