Dear Friends -–
The August election is just 4 weeks away, and Vote-By-Mail ballots should be arriving in mailboxes across the county starting this week. Did you sign up for Vote-By-Mail? You can check on the status of your ballot by going to www.checkmyballot.miami. If you haven’t signed up for a mail ballot, it’s not too late, you can sign up by going to www.votefromhome.miami.
And in just a couple of weeks, we’ll be holding our annual Blue Gala on July 29 and 30. The Blue Gala is the annual fundraising event that raises funds for our local Miami-Dade Democratic Party. Since we do not receive operating funds from the state or national party, we rely on our local supporters to fund us each year. Because of the success of last year’s Blue Gala, we’ve been able to run a robust, early field program (even during a pandemic) that has reached hundreds of thousands of voters in Miami-Dade through phone banking, texting, postcards, and digital ads. We have to keep the momentum going.
This year, we obviously cannot hold an in-person gala, so working with our Gala Chair, Commissioner David Richardson, we have changed the format to a virtual event. We are thrilled to say that Vice President Biden will be making an appearance at the Blue Gala, as well as many Federal, state and local officials, along with a lineup of entertainers and musicians who care about our democracy. Please tune in to watch the Blue Gala live on our Facebook page on July 29 and 30.
Do you want to sponsor the Blue Gala? Email us at bluegala@miamidadedems.org and we’ll send you the sponsorship deck. Sponsors will be recognized during the event. Thank you!
Want to help out our endorsed candidates in their elections this August?
Marisol Zenteno for Property Appraiser
Sign up for events to help Marisol Zenteno become our next Property Appraiser:
https://www.mobilize.us/zentenoforpropertyappraiser
Cindy Lerner for County Commission, District 7
Sign up for events to help Cindy Lerner become our next County Commissioner for District 7:
https://www.mobilize.us/lernerforcommissioner/
Eileen Higgins for reelection to County Commission, District 5
For events for Commissioner Eileen Higgins, please see this info from campaign manager Josh Sproat:
“Since District 5 is difficult to canvass, we rely heavily on phone bankers to reach our voters. Our phone banks are every night from 5-9 and weekends from 12-6.
New to phone banking? We have training on Monday and Thursday at 5pm. You will receive an overview of the District 5 race and learn how to effectively make calls.
Join our training Zoom calls.
Looking for other ways to get involved? Sign up here.”
Robert Asencio for County Commission, District 11
Sign up for events to help Robert Asencio become our next County Commissioner in District 11. https://robertasencio.com/#volunteer
Lucia Baez Geller for School Board, District 3
Click here to sign up for Lucia Baez-Geller’s campaign:
https://luciabaez.com/#contact
Dr. Mara Zapata for School Board, District 5
Click here to sign up for Dr. Zapata’s campaign: http://www.electmarazapata.com/get-involved/
Dr. Marie-Flore Lindor Latortue for School Board, District 7
Learn more about Dr. Flore and get involved here:
https://electmarieflore2020.com
Dr. Nancy Lawther for School Board, District 9
Sign up for Dr. Nancy Lawther’s events here:
https://www.mobilize.us/lawtherforschoolboard/
Phone Banks and Text Banks
Our phone banks have made more than 10,000 calls in the last three months. We can’t let up!
Sign up for a phone bank shift below:
Saturday, July 18, Phone Bank TRAINING
Saturday, July 18, VIRTUAL Phone Bank
Wednesday, July 22 Phone Bank with Miami-Dade Dems
We’re also hosting text banks:
Friday, July 17, Text bank to voters
And you can always see these events and much more at www.miamidadedems.org/events.
Day of Action to Support Franccesca Cesti-Browne – July 25
Franccesca Cesti-Browne is our Democratic nominee running to flip Florida House District 115. Join us for a joint day of action to support her campaign. Sign up here to make some phone calls: https://www.mobilize.us/franccescaforflorida/event/286775/
Special BYE-DON Yard Signs
Help us say bye to 45, and let everyone know your candidate! Miami-Dade Dems have yard signs for Biden – you can make a $10 contribution here to request yours. You can pick them up from us at the Senate Victory office on any Wednesday during business hours, at 4649 Ponce de Leon. You can also reach out if you’re interested in helping lead phonebanks to voters who may want one. Email Ariel Sepulveda at fielddirector@miamidadedems.org.
Become a Sustaining Donor
I can’t thank all of our sustaining donors enough for stepping up and pitching in a small amount each month. These sustaining donations allow us to plan the programs that will drive up voter turnout across our county. We couldn’t run our field program or our digital program without your support.
Can you become a sustaining donor of $7, $10, or $20.20 today?
We know this is a tough time for many of us right now, so please know we appreciate you staying involved in any way that you can. Thank you for all you do.
Onward,
Christopher Richmond
Executive Director
Miami-Dade Democratic Party
http://www.miamidadedems.org/
Coronavirus Resources: We’ve collected resources on drive-through testing, grocery store hours, unemployment and small business aid and more here at miamidadedems.org/covid.
