The 2018 election provides an opportunity to choose those candidates best able to carry forward the fight in defense of workers’ rights on local, state and national level. Make your voice heard and VOTE!
AFSCME members are Republicans, Democrats, no party affiliation and more. And our bipartisan endorsements reflect that. Below is a list of endorsements, listed without party identification, because what matters to AFSCME members are the support on the issues that matter most to our families and the communities we serve.
Key Dates
- August 18 to August 25: Early Voting Period for primary election
- Counties may choose to include additional options days of Early Voting. These days for the primary election include August 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, and/or August 26, 2018
- August 28: Primary Election
- October 9: Deadline to register to vote for general election
- October 27 to November 3: Early Voting Period for general election
- Counties may choose to include additional options days of Early Voting. These days for the general election include October 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 and/or November 4, 2018
- November 6: General Election
Visit www.MakeAPlanToVote.com to find out more about how, when and where to vote so your voice is heard!.
The following candidates have been endorsed by AFSCME Florida PEOPLE: *
Federal:
- United States Senate: Bill Nelson
- Congressional District 6: Nancy Soderberg
- Congressional District 7: Stephanie Murphy
- Congressional District 9: Darren Soto
- Congressional District 10: Val Demmings
- Congressional District 13: Charlie Christ
- Congressional District 14: Kathy Castor
- Congressional District 16: David Shapiro
- Congressional District 18: Lauren Baer
- Congressional District 20: Alcee Hastings
- Congressional District 21: Lois Frankel
- Congressional District 22: Ted Deutsch
- Congressional District 23: Debbie Wasserman Schultz
- Congressional District 24: Frederica Wilson
- Congressional District 26: Debbie Mucarsel-Powell
Statewide:
- Attorney General: Sean Shaw
- Chief Financial Officer: Jeremy Ring
State Senate:
- State Senate District 8: Kayser Enneking
- State Senate District 16: Ed Hooper
- State Senate District 18: Janet Cruz
- State Senate District 23: Joe Gruters
- State Senate District 30: Bobby Powell
- State Senate District 34: Gary Farmer
- State Senate District 38: Jason Pizzo
- State Senate District 40: Annette Taddeo
State House:
- State House District 14: Paula Wright
- State House District 15: Tracye Polson
- State House District 26: Patrick Henry
- State House District 28: Dr. Lee Mangold
- State House District 29: Darryl Block
- State House District 46: Bruce Antone
- State House District 48: Amy Mercado
- State House District 49: Carlos Guillermo Smith
- State House District 70: Wengay M. “Newt” Newton Sr.
- State House District 72: Margaret Good
- State House District 92: Patricia Hawkins-Williams
- State House District 93: Chip LaMarca
- State House District 96: Kristin Jacobs
- State House District 97: Jared Moskowitz
- State House District 98: Michael Gottlieb
- State House District 105: Ana Maria Rodriguez
- State House District 107: Barbara Watson
- State House District 108: Dotie Joseph
- State House District 109: Cedric McMinn
- State House District 112: Nick Duran
- State House District 113: Michael Grieco
- State House District 115: Jeff Solomon
- State House District 120: Holly Raschein
County:
- Duval County
- Tax Collector: Mia Jones
- Hillsborough County
- Commission District 2: Angela Birdsong
- Commission District 4: Andrew Davis
- Commission District 5: Mariella Smith
- Commission District 5: Victor Christ
- Commission District 7: Mark Nash
- Miami-Dade County
- Commission District 2: Jean Monestime
- Commission District 4: Sally Heyman
- Commission District 6: Rebeca Sosa
- Commission District 8: Daniella Levine Cava
- Commission District 10: Javier Souto
- Commission District 12: Jose “Pepe” Diaz
Municipal:
- City of Miami Gardens
- Commission Seat 2: Francis Ragoo
- Commission Seat 4: Janice Coakley
- Commission Seat 6: Dr.Erhabor Ighodaro
- City of North Port
- Commission Seat 5: Pete Emrich
School Board:
- Duval County
- District 4: Cynthia Smith
- District 6: Karen Nuland
- Martin County
- District 3: Victoria DeFenthaler
- Miami-Dade County
- District 2: Dorothy Bendross-Mindingall
- District 4: Perla Tabares Hantman
- District 6: Maria Teresa Rojas
- District 8: Marta Perez
- Polk County
- District 3: Sarah Fortney
- District 5: Jennifer Sabin
- District 6: Mr. Lynn Wilson
- Volusia County
- District 1: Leslie LaRue
* AFSCME’s member-led endorsement process is thorough and democratic to ensure the voices and priorities of our members determined the outcome. Endorsements involve questionnaires, candidate interviews, and more that all candidates are invited to participate in. For federal races, endorsement recommendations are made on the local level and forwarded to AFSCME International for further consideration. Individual locals can announce their support following their own processes but a full endorsement is not final until that process is complete. Through the voluntary contribution by members to AFSCME PEOPLE, volunteering their time and supporting our allies, we are standing up for our jobs and our communities.
