Polk County Democratic Party Weekly Digest: April 12-18, 2021

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Municipal Elections Results and Run-Offs
Congratulations to the following successful Democratic candidates in Polk County's municipal elections:

Lake Wales City Commission - Daniel Williams, Seat 2 (50.40%) and Kris Fitzgerald, Seat 4 (50.85%).

Dundee City Commission - Mary Richardson (64.04%).

Lake Alfred City Commission - Incumbent Nancy Daley (42.93%) .

The focus now turns to the May 4 run-off elections.
Considering less than 15% of eligible voters cast a ballot on April 6, the call to action is for voters in the following municipalities to turn out!

Lakeland City Commission District D Southeast - Shandale Terrell, who took 39.74% of the votes on April 6.

Haines City Commission Seat 5 - Incumbent Anne Huffman, who took 30.91%.

Both candidates can also use volunteer help. To find out more:

Candidate Shandale Terrell 
Email:Shandale5q@yahoo.com
Facebook: Shandale Terrell For The Community
You will find information to donate or volunteer your time at his link below:
https://shandaleterrell.com/

Candidate Anne Huffman
Email: mshainescity@gmail.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vote4huffman2021
You will find information to donate or volunteer your time at this link below:
https://www.vote4huffman.org/news
CANDIDATE PROFILE: Shandale Terrell
Shandale Terrell has received the endorsement from the campaigns for both Steve Frankenberger and Kenneth Post, who were unsuccessful in the April 6 municipal elections.

Senate to vote on 'Anti-Riot' Bill

The Republican bill that would criminalize peaceful protests (HB 1/SB 484) has moved through the senate Appropriations Committee and is scheduled for a vote on Wednesday, April 14. Call for Action: Contact your Senator and urge them to vote against a bill that would criminalize peaceful protests.


Stop the Trans Sports Ban Bill
 
The House is expected to take up HB 1475 on Tuesday, April 13.
Equality Florida is holding Virtual Days of Action, in which you can take action to stop the Trans Sports Ban Bill from moving any further through the Legislature. Join them virtually, as they call Equality Florida supporters and encourage them to call the Governor, and ask him to denounces HB 1475 and the Senate companion bill SB 2012. 

Stop the attack on educators. Vote NO on SB 1014!

SB 1014 is scheduled to go before the rules committee on Wednesday, April 14.
Depending on the county, educators might have more than 100 items they can have deducted from their payroll. From health insurance to United Way donations to gym memberships, educators are given the freedom to choose what to have deducted from their paycheck. Bill 1014 removes that freedom for union membership only. Our legislators should be in the business of ensuring and expanding freedom, not limiting it.
Click the link above to find out more and how to send a message to the members of the Senate Rules Committee to reject this bill.
Learn to Lead Democrats
 
A very informative Florida County Leaders Series training session was held on Saturday, as presented by the National Democratic Training Committee, in partnership with Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried. The focus of the first session in the series was how to be an effective precinct committee person.

The series continues Saturday, April 24th from 10 AM -11 AM EST and will focus on “How to Initiate Values-Based Conversations to Recruit Members”.

To find out more or register for this free session, click on the link.
COVID Updates
Dispatches from the Florida Democratic Party

Florida Democratic Party Calls Out Ron DeSantis and Marco Rubio for Continued Alliance with Donald Trump

Statement on the Passing of Congressman Alcee Hastings
Important Dates and Meetings
Steering Committee & Regular DEC Meetings

The next Regular DEC Meeting will be held on Monday, April 12th  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, May 3rd

Club & Caucus Meetings

Lake Wales Area Democratic Club, Tuesday, April 13 at 7 pm.


Solivita Democratic Club, Wednesday, April 14 at 6.45 pm.
Special guest speaker Rep. Val Demings, US Congressional District 10. Guests can attend via Zoom, using the following link.


Polk County Progressive Democratic Caucus, Sunday, April 18 at 1pm.
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Events Calendar of Clubs and Caucuses

Volunteer for Get Out The Vote (GOTV)

The coming Florida state elections are going to be very challenging. Start helping now by volunteering with The Membership & Precinct Organizing Committee (MPOC) and Voter Registration teams. 

  • Are you good at teaching or explaining things to others? Put your skills to use as a trainer, especially for Voter Registration.
  • Are you bi-lingual? Would you like to become a coordinator for your community?
  • Do you keep up with community events (markets, festivals, etc.) in your area? Gather information for venues for voter registration and Democratic Party presence
  • Are you good at organizing information? Collect, record and track voter registrations.
  • Do you enjoy getting out in your local area? Are you good at doing research on the internet? Build our database of apartments and gated communities.

Click here to Join the MPOC Support Team.
Click here to Join the Voter Registration Support Team.
Click here to Join the Public Relations and Publicity Support Team
Click here to Join the virtual Office Support Team
Click here to Join the Campaign & Candidate Recruitment Support Team
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
The Lakeland Democratic Club was on hand for the return of First Fridays in downtown Lakeland, which featured the Flight Night event.
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
Weekly Digest Coordinator: Michelle Bradley
For submissions, email: PolkDemWD@gmail.com
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