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Dear John,
Last night, we witnessed the incredible power of our collective actions. We re-elected Miami’s Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, sent people’s champions forward to the general election in November, and defeated right-wing “Moms for Liberty” school board candidates all across the state.
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Together, Florida Rising made the difference. Over 100 volunteers did the work:
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We
helped
25,000
Floridians
register
to
vote
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Knocked
on
over
13,000
doors
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Made
24,000
calls
*
And
spoke
directly
with
2,700
voters!
Last night we saw Justice on Every Block candidates endorsed by Florida Rising win and set up momentum for more victories in November.
In many ways defeating the Moms for Liberty extremists last night saved public education in the nation’s third largest state. Congratulations to Florida Rising endorsed School Board candidates, Luísa Santos (Dade), Stephanie Vanos (Orange), Jessica Vaughn (Hillsborough), Nadia Combs (Hillsborough), Laura Hine (Pinellas), Eileen Long (Pinellas).
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In
Miami-Dade
County
,
we
re-elected
Mayor
Daniella
Levine
Cava
with
almost
60
percent
of
the
vote.
Rep.
Ashley
Gantt
won
Florida
House
109.
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In
Hillsborough
County
,
the
Honorable
Andrew
Warren
who
was
wrongfully
taken
out
of
office
by
DeSantis
advanced
to
the
general
election
in
his
race
for
State
Attorney.
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In
Duval
County
,
Rep.
Angie
Nixon
and
Sen.
Tracie
Davis
defeated
right
wing
funded
challengers
and
moved
forward
to
the
general
election
for
Florida
House
and
Senate.
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In
Broward
County
,
Rep.
Daryl
Campbell
won
Florida
House
99.
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In
Orange
County
,
Sen.
Geraldine
Thompson
and
Rep.
Jennifer
“Rita”
Harris
both
won
their
races.
It wasn't solely about the wins – last night was a loud rejection of the hateful rhetoric and divisive politics. Hand-picked cronies of Governor Ron DeSantis were defeated by overwhelming margins. We are organizing Floridians to reverse DeSantis’ toxic agenda and recognize his racist and pro-billionaire policies for what they are.
Florida is not a red state; it is a state of hope, forward-thinking progress and the coalition we are building together represents the new majority .
We are building political power and addressing the attacks against our Black, Brown, immigrant and LGBTQIA+ communities head on.
From now until November, we aim to register thousands more voters, knock on 500,000 doors alongside our Florida for All partners, and bring housing, climate, ending the criminalization of our communities, and protecting our bodies to the forefront through our issue-based campaigns and through Amendments 3 and 4 on the ballot.
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For decades now, our coalitions have put in the groundwork to force our communities’ priorities into the political arena and promote candidates who will champion them. The work is far from over but today we feel its momentum. The fight for our communities, our families and our values continues.
Join us in THIS movement and in THIS big moment.
Onward,
Moné Holder
Chief Advocacy & Political Officer
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Florida Rising is an independent political organization bringing together Black and Brown communities to seize power and govern to advance social, economic and racial justice across Florida.
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