Democrats,
Florida is a battleground, and we’re actively vying for victory in every single congressional district! Our commitment is unwavering—we’ve fielded Democratic candidates in every single district. A massive thank you to Danielle Hawk for her tireless efforts in challenging Republican incumbents, and to all the courageous candidates stepping up to join the fight.In the past few days, we have had visits from President Biden and Secretary Pete Buttigieg, and it was just announced a few days ago that Vice President Harris will be in Jacksonville later this week. Florida is in play, and it’s up to us to us to make sure we are doing everything we can to win.At leadership blue we will have tons of training opportunities to prepare all of us for the year ahead. You do not want to miss this year’s event. Please join us for a weekend full of fun, trainings, networking, and our spectacular gala! For more information on Leadership Blue, you can visit leadershipblue.com.
See you soon!
Nikki FriedChair
Florida Democratic Party
Leadership BlueTickets to this year’s Leadership Blue Gala are almost sold out. We have a limited number of tickets available for the gala. You will not want to miss this event! Click on the link below to purchase your ticket or table today.
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We have an exciting lineup of panels and training opportunities during our leadership blue weekend. We are offering three training tracks that attendees can choose which to attend as well as a number of engaging panels. Our trainings will run on Saturday from 12:00pm to 5:00 pm ET. Saturday Training Tracks: General TrackCandidates and Campaigns TrackDECs, Clubs, & Caucuses Track
Volunteer at Leadership Blue
Sign up to volunteer with the Florida Democratic Party at Leadership Blue! We will be needing volunteers to work with our Voter Registration Director on all sorts of tasks from event registration, event space coordination & management, and more.Thank you so much for joining our volunteer crew for Leadership Blue 2024 and helping us make this yearly event a success!
Take Back Florida Miami Gardens Office Opening
We were thrilled to announce, alongside Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, the official opening of the Take Back Florida Miami Gardens Office! This office is strategically positioned early in the cycle to conduct canvassing, phone banking, and other election activities. If you’re in the area, we invite you to join us as we engage with voters in Miami-Dade, discussing everything at stake in this election.
Movement Labs
The FDP is thrilled to announce that our Democratic partners can now enroll with Movement Labs to secure a ~50% texting discount and access to a customized distributed texting portal!
This portal includes pre-built voter targets and scripts to make it simple and effective for campaigns to leverage the platform. Through Movement Labs, our partners can also access full-service and self-service texting. Texting through our portal begins at 1.25 cents/SMS segment & 3.375 cents/MMS message. Please note the sign-up process is 2 steps & you must complete a total of two forms:
Sign up Step 1: Complete Onboarding Form
Sign up Step 2: Complete one of the two 10DLC Forms below:
If you are an organization, candidate, or DEC using your own 10DLC registration, you must submit Movement Labs’ 10DLC form. If you are a DEC who is approved to use Hey Florida’s 10DLC registration, you must submit Hey Florida’s 10DLC form.
Data/VAN Updates
The latest voter file update went live in VAN on March 25th. VAN is now current with the voter file through 2/29/24. Check out our 2024 Data Hub here. Check out our VBM Update Schedule for the 2024 cycle for a breakdown of what data is being tracked via our statewide VBM activist code & the Early Voting bucket/module in VAN. Please make sure you are submitting any questions, inquiries, and requests to the data team using our Data Support Ticket. Sign up for our monthly VAN Basics/New User Training here. Sign up for our weekly Data Team Office Hours here if you have questions or screensharing needs! Run for OfficeThe latest voter file update went live in VAN on March 25th. VAN is now current with the voter file through 2/29/24. Check out our 2024 Data Hub here. Check out our VBM Update Schedule for the 2024 cycle for a breakdown of what data is being tracked via our statewide VBM activist code & the Early Voting bucket/module in VAN. Please make sure you are submitting any questions, inquiries, and requests to the data team using our Data Support Ticket. Sign up for our monthly VAN Basics/New User Training here. Sign up for our weekly Data Team Office Hours here if you have questions or screensharing needs!
State Senate – Deadline to Qualify is Friday, June 14
SD-1: Escambia, Santa Rosa, and Part of Okaloosa
SD-23: Parts of Hillsborough and Pasco
SD-29: Glades, Highlands, Indian River, Okeechobee and Part of St. Lucie
SD-39: Part of Miami-Dade
State House – Deadline to Qualify is Friday, June 14
There are 27 uncontested House districts: 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25, 26, 34, 49, 54, 57, 58, 59, 68, 70, 71, 85, 86, 87, 110, 112, 114, 116, 118
You can check your district here: https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/FindYourRepresentative
If you (or someone you know) is interested in running for office, please fill out our Run for Office form: https://www.floridadems.org/run-for-office/.
You can send any questions about running for office to our Director of Candidates and Campaigns at danielle@floridadems.org.
NDTC + Florida Democratic Party
The National Democratic Training Committee is excited to partner with the Florida Democratic Party to provide FREE training to Democratic candidates, campaign staff, and local leaders.
As the largest Democratic campaign training organization in the nation, we have trained more Democrats on how to win elections and build long-term power than any other organization.
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