The ISSUES COMMITTEE would like your input on issues you feel are important for the Sarasota County Democratic Party to consider/adopt. Please feel free to come and listen and/or share your ideas! SIGN UP HERE – AFTER SIGNING UP, THE ISSUES COMMITTEE WILL EMAIL YOU THE ZOOM LINK TO ATTEND THE MEETING. To FORMALLY…
Join us at the VETERANS CAUCUS HOLIDAY PARTY & MEETING at the Sarasota County Democratic Party HQ – 7358 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota 34231 (in Coral Cove Plaza.) Come for the FUN on Monday Dec. 20th at 7 pm. SIGN UP HERE All Veterans, Active Military and Friends & Family of Veterans are welcome! Questions?…
This workshop will be led by Barbara Katz and F. Lowell Curtis. Barbara is a graduate of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and was a reporter and editor for 15 years before becoming a lawyer. F. Lowell Curtis was the publisher of five Chronicle Newspapers in Northern Virginia from 2001 – 2011 and…
Join the Democratic Women’s Club of Sarasota County on Tuesday Oct. 12 at 11:30 am. Our Guest Speaker, Jean Siebenaler is the Legislative Chair of the Democratic Women’s Club of Florida. Jean coordinates, trains, and leads the appointed Legislative Liaisons from DWCF’s 67 clubs of Florida. Join us for an update on the happenings in…
SPANISH SPEAKING VOLUNTEERS – WE REALLY NEED YOUR HELP ON OCT. 4th from 10:30 am – 2:30 pm at LA PRIMAVERA MARKET-RESTAURANT at an event celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month. PLEASE SIGN UP to help with a variety of activities during this outside event, as we work towards turning Florida BLUE AGAIN!! CLICK HERE TO VOLUNTEER: https://www.mobilize.us/sarasotacountydec/event/416950/…
A panel of former Republican activists and party officials, Ron Filipkowski, Anne Marie Keane and Karl Sieg, will help us gain confidence about talking with Republican voters. Get some tips for talking with Independent voters too. Learn how Republicans think and how to best engage with them. The panel will be moderated by Louise Machinist,…
Join us on ZOOM for the Sarasota County Democratic Veterans Caucus of Florida September 20th meeting. Our Guest Speaker is PHIL EHR, former Navy Commander & candidate for U.S. House District #1 against Matt Gaetz. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP: https://www.mobilize.us/sarasotacountydec/event/412373/ All Veterans, Active Military and Friends & Family of Veterans are welcome! All you…
The Sarasota County Democratic Jewish Caucus proudly presents Margaret Good, who will be discussing her new initiative “Build Local Power”. Please join us on Sunday Sept. 12th at 11 am. This is part of our “Nosh and Knowledge” series. Bring your own bagel! Become involved, invite friends and family and help us turn Florida BLUE! SIGN…
Join us on July 24 at 1 pm to discuss what we can learn from Stacey Abrams that turned Georgia from red to blue. We’ll use the “Abrams Playbook” as the springboard for our discussion, led by are Louise Machinist, Chair of the Sarasota County Democratic Party Precinct Organization and Development and Linda Spoolstra, Chair…
Join us on ZOOM on July 19th at 7 pm to hear our Guest Speaker EDDIE DE LA VEGA, Director of Veteran Affairs & with the Florida LGBT+ Democratic Caucus. Come hear Eddie’s inspiring story CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP: MONTHLY SCDP VETERANS CAUCUS MEETING All Veterans, Active Military and Friends & Family of Veterans…
Join us on July 10 at 10 am & learn how to find important voting & election information on the NEW Supervisor of Elections website: SarasotaVotes.gov SIGN UP HERE: https://www.mobilize.us/sarasotacountydec/event/389754/ VOTER INFO: Checking a Voter’s Registration, Vote by Mail, & Voting History Status View current office holders Precinct Finder and Demographic Statistics Sample Ballots Instructions…
Join us on Zoom, on June 26 at 1 pm & learn the basics of the Mailchimp platform – creating an account, creating &/or importing contact lists, tagging contacts, formatting & setting up templates and using templates from other people. Ensure that your newsletters are targeted to your audience!!! LED BY GILLIAN BECK, Precinct Captain…
Join us on ZOOM on June 21st at 7 pm for the Sarasota County Democratic Veterans Caucus of Florida Monthly Meeting with GUEST SPEAKER: REPRESENTATIVE ANDREW LEARNED, of District 59 in Hillsborough County, who’s a Navy Veteran, business owner, husband & father. Learn more about Andrew here: https://andrewlearned.com/about-andrew/ CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP for your…
Join us on June 12 at 10 am for our presenter, Ron Turner, Sarasota County Supervisor of Elections. Cities, County, State and Federal Government… Who does what? How are we represented? Get your questions answered by Ron Turner, Sarasota County Supervisor of Elections. Ron will give us an overview of how government is structured in…
Sponsored by the Sarasota Jewish Caucus, join our training on EFFECTIVE LETTERS TO THE EDITOR on Sunday June 6 at 1 pm. Over a decade ago, Brad Hardin, with some fellow Democrats began sharing information on writing letters that led to the creation of a Sensible Messaging Activity to Restore Truth (SMART) group. It was…
FOR EXPERIENCED VOTEBUILDER USERS – Instructors are Annie Bollmeier and Emily Rizzo This Intermediate “Create A New List” class is for the Seasoned VoteBuilder User looking to expand your knowledge of the various types of lists that can be created and then looking at data extraction from Counts to Export Wizard to format your data…
Join our guest speaker, H. Elena McCullough, President of the Democratic Veterans Caucus of Florida at our ZOOM Monthly Meeting on May 17 at 7 pm. She will speak about the direction of the State Caucus and how we will work together. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP: MONTHLY SCDP VETERANS CAUCUS MEETING All Veterans, Active Military…
An Overview of VoteBuilder for beginners or rusty users who need a brush up; no account required. We will cover the difference between My Voters and My Campaign, what is in a voter’s record, and how to create a list … primarily for precinct captains or associates to help you understand what kind of information…
Join us on April 27 at 4 pm for a presentation by Jeffrey Solomon, our new Jewish Community Security Director, on his role in the community. Jeff will address the rise in anti-Semitism and the potential threats in our community and how he works with area institutions, (Federation, JFCS, temples and synagogues, Aviva) and the…
Join our guest speakers Gene Jones, President of Florida Veterans for Common Sense and Ron Zaleski, Founder of The Long Walk Home at our ZOOM Monthly Meeting on April 19 at 7 pm. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP: https://www.mobilize.us/sarasotacountydec/event/368498/ All Veterans, Active Military and Friends & Family of Veterans are welcome! All you need is…
Our monthly meeting on April 18th at 11 am, co-sponsored by the Florida Democratic Jewish Caucus, will feature Guest Speaker David Horovitz. David Horovitz, Editor-in-Chief of the Times of Israel, will discuss the recent Israeli elections and Professor Sam Edelman will moderate the Q&A and discussion following his presentation. SIGN UP: https://www.mobilize.us/sarasotacountydec/event/381308/
FOR POLITICAL SUCCESS ON SOCIAL MEDIA, join our training on Saturday April 17 at 1 pm. SIGN UP HERE: https://www.mobilize.us/sarasotacountydec/event/379559/ The training will cover these topics – Overview of best social media platforms in 2021 – How to set up your political page or group on Facebook – How to get authorized and run political…
JOIN US FOR SALSA and HAMANTASCHEN at our Monthly meeting on Saturday Feb. 21 at 11 am. Our guest speakers, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Nikki Fried and Congressman Darren Soto will discuss the Jewish & Hispanic coalitions and their relationships in government and in Florida. We’ll have a question and answer session…
Join us on Sunday, Jan. 24th at 11 am and meet U.S. Congressman Ted Deutch (D,FL), a rising voice in the Democratic House Caucus, who will be speaking about the political outlook for Florida’s future and what it’s like to be Jewish in Congress. Representative Deutch serves…
Join us on ZOOM for the Sarasota County Democratic Veterans Caucus of Florida Monthly Meeting. All Veterans, Active Military and Friends & Family of Veterans are welcome! All you need is a computer (camera helpful but not required), tablet, or your smartphone. We meet on ZOOM the 3rd Monday of the month, from 7 –…