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Young Leaders on the Rise
Venice - Saturday, June 21, 2025 It was a packed house at the Venice Area Democratic Club’s monthly meeting held at the First United...
Tyler Cassell
Jun 242 min read


Sarasota County Democratic Party Salutes Former Venice City Council Member Joan Farrell
Sarasota County Democratic Party 14 April 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sarasota County Democratic Party Salutes Former Venice City Council...
Karen Gray
Apr 162 min read


Sarasota Democrats to Florida House: Protect Kids, Not Guns
Sarasota County Democratic Party March 30, 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Less than one week after Parkland, Florida, school shooting...
Karen Gray
Mar 312 min read


Sarasota Democrats Call on County’s Republican Legislators to Vote Against ‘Chilling’ Legislation
The Sarasota County Democratic Party (SCDP) today urged the county’s Republican representatives in Tallahassee to vote against...
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Apr 16, 20232 min read


Sarasota Democrats Attack Gruters for Supporting Bill Doubling Interest Rates For The Low Income
The Sarasota County Democratic Party (SCDP) attacked today as “appalling” state Sen. Joe Gruters’ (R-District 22) bill to double interest...
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Apr 16, 20232 min read


Ziegler Attempting to Impose Rightwing Consultant on Public Schools
The Sarasota County Democratic Party (SCDP) expressed deep concern today over School Board Chairwoman Bridget Ziegler’s plan to hire a...
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Apr 7, 20232 min read


Again, Ziegler Permits Homophobic Slurs to be Thrown at a Fellow School Board Member
Only two weeks after Melissa Bakondy was permitted to imply that Sarasota School Board member Tom Edwards was a threat to the safety of...
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Apr 7, 20232 min read


Ziegler is Silent as Sarasota Public Schools Could Be Defunded to the Tune of Around $60 Million
HB-1 is the most radical school privatization measure in Florida’s history. Although the bill is a boondoggle, which, according to the...
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Apr 7, 20232 min read
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