Polk County Democratic Party Weekly Digest: May 10-16, 2021
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Lakeland & Haines City Municipal Election Run-Off Results
There were mixed results in last week's municipal election run-offs.

By a thin margin of 146 votes, Shandale Terrell was defeated by Mike Musick in the race for the Southeast District "D" commission seat vacated by U.S. Rep Scott Franklin. The seat will be open again in November, when a general election will be held for all five commission seats. 

Meanwhile, Anne Huffman held onto her seat on the Haines City Commission, when she was re-elected with 28 extra votes to defeat Kenneth Kipp.
 
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John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Day
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Florida leads the way in reopened ACA exchange

President Biden’s decision to reopen the federal insurance exchange to offer health coverage has generated a surge of interest among Floridians, with 28% of all new sign-ups from the Sunshine State. For more, click here.
Lawsuit follows DeSantis stunt

Gov DeSantis last week blocked media from a staged event on a Fox News program to sign live a voter suppression bill. Minutes later, a lawsuit was filed to challenge the new law. In this story, Lakeland NAACP president Terry Coney said: "He just signed in a bill for restrictions...to deal with a problem that doesn't exist." 
Funding Proposals Submitted

US Rep Darren Soto (FL09) has submitted the projects below to the House Committee on Appropriations, as part of the Federal Government's Community Project Funding Program. For details, click here.
Lakeland Democratic Club Frist Friday event booth.
Pressure Mounts for Local Police Body Cameras

Soon, more than half of Florida's police agencies will be using body cameras. As communities increasingly call for police to wear the devices, agencies such as Lake Wales are reviewing the cost and feasibility. For more, click here.
COVID Updates

Training Series to Become a Community Leader

From the Florida Democratic Party and National Democratic Training Group: 
Create Effective Digital Calls to Action for Your Campaign

Register Here.
Date: Wednesday, May 12th 
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM EDT 
Location: Virtual 
Cost: Free
Description: Join the Florida Democratic Party and the NDTC for a free virtual live training on how to convince people to take action on behalf of your campaign, analyze examples of digital calls to action, and create calls to action that drive your supporters to vote, donate and volunteer.
Important Dates and Meetings
Steering Committee & Regular DEC Meetings

The next Regular DEC Meeting will be held on Monday, May 10th  Click here to register.
(Regular DEC meetings are on 2nd Monday of the month)

The next DEC Steering Committee meeting will be held on Monday, June 7th.


Club & Caucus Meetings 

Lake Wales Area Democratic Club - Tuesday, May 11 at 7:00 PM
Polk County Democratic Environmental Caucus Meeting  - Friday, May 14 at 7:00 PM
Polk County Progressive Democratic Caucus Meeting - Saturday, May 15 at 1PM
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Events Calendar of Clubs and Caucuses
Democratic Party of Polk County, Club & Caucus Links
 
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Democratic Party of Polk County https://www.facebook.com/PolkCountyFLDemocrats
Democratic Club of Cypress Lakes https://www.facebook.com/groups/390228374937950
Democratic Hispanic Caucus of Polk Co. https://www.facebook.com/Polk-County-Chapter-Democratic-Hispanic-Caucus-of-Florida-340664722737576/
Democratic Women's Club of Lakeland https://www.facebook.com/groups/DWCLakeland
Greater Winter Haven Democratic Club https://www.facebook.com/groups/102229486585792
Lake Ashton Democratic Club https://www.facebook.com/groups/446482912365417
Lake Wales Democratic Club https://www.facebook.com/groups/397452277058019
Lakeland Democratic Club https://www.facebook.com/groups/LakelandDemClub/
North East Polk Democratic Club https://www.facebook.com/NEPolkDemClub/
Polk Co. Progressive Democratic Caucus https://www.facebook.com/PolkProgressives
Rainbow Ridge LGTBA Caucus https://www.facebook.com/Polklgbta
Solivita Democratic Club https://www.facebook.com/solivitademocraticclub
Polk County Disability Caucus https://www.facebook.com/PolkDemDisabilityCaucus/
Polk County Young Democrats https://www.facebook.com/PolkYoungDems
Mailing Address:
 
Due to the pandemic the Democratic Party of Polk County has closed the office in Lakeland.
The mailing address is the following:
The Democratic Party of Polk County, 6039 Cypress Gardens Boulevard, Suite 328, Winter Haven, FL 33884   
The telephone number remains the same:  (863) 668-7199
Email: PolkCountyDemocrats@gmail.com 
Weekly Digest Coordinator: Michelle Bradley
For submissions, email: PolkDemWD@gmail.com
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