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Jeff Pole appointed 2nd Vice Chair of the Broward Democratic Party

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Democrats,

Thank you to all of our membership who attended last night’s October Special Election Meeting of the Broward Democratic Party. Unfortunately, the election to fill the vacancy in the Second Vice Chair position could not take place because quorum was not met. There were 173 voting DEC members in attendance last night. Pursuant to the Florida Democratic Party By-Laws quorum is currently set at 30% or 216 voting members in attendance.

Jeff Pole, Area Leader from Sunrise, was the only nomination. Pursuant to the by-laws, Chairwoman Cynthia Busch asked the Management Committee members in attendance to appoint Mr. Pole to the position of Second Vice Chair until a quorum can be met. The Management Committee unanimously approved the appointment. Mr. Pole’s appointment will last until an election for Second Vice Chair is held. In the meantime, Jeff Pole will immediately assume all duties and responsibilities of the Second Vice Chair. We would like to congratulate Mr. Pole on his appointment.

 

Pursuant to the Broward Democratic Party By-Laws:

9.02 In the event of a vacancy in an elected office of the COUNTY COMMITTEE, the Chair, with the consent of the majority of the Management Committee, may appoint acting officers until a successor is elected by the COUNTY COMMITTEE. A successor shall be elected by the COUNTY COMMITTEE at a regular or special meeting to be held within forty-five (45) days of the occurrence of the vacancy, and upon not less than fifteen (15) days written notice of such vacancy and proposed election being furnished to all members.

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Broward Democratic Party Condemns “Blue Card”

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The Broward Democratic Party denounces the deplorable campaign tactics of political operative Dan Lewis, Florida Democracy Project, and the attempt to mislead voters with the “Blue Card” slate. Florida’s Democracy Project is a registered PAC run by Dan Lewis at his home address. He is a paid political operative. The Broward Democratic Party does not endorse any candidate in a Democratic Primary, and remains neutral in judicial races. The only position that the party has taken in the August Primary is to support Constitutional Amendment 4, which allows incentives for solar power.

Broward Democratic Party Chair Cynthia Busch said, “I want to make it very clear to voters that the Democratic Party is in no way connected to the “Blue Card”. This is an underhanded tactic that tarnishes the Democratic process.”

Busch went on to say, “I have no knowledge that anyone who appears on the card is responsible for the actions of Mr. Lewis. Candidates should not be unfairly associated with this type of behavior.”

Further, Lewis used the contact information of Northern Broward Democratic Club President Joanne Goodwin without her permission. The Broward Democratic Party has received multiple contacts from voters who were deceived into believing that Goodwin was responsible for the card.

Goodwin stated, “I am outraged that Dan Lewis put my contact information on this card without my knowledge or permission. I hope that voters do not mistake my name on the card as an endorsement or rejection of the candidates listed.”

Goodwin is considering her legal options.

Lewis has been fined in the past for violating election law, and was also caught using a counterfeit union seal on his card.

Broward Democratic Party Chair Cynthia Busch said, “Dan Lewis continues to put out the Blue Card despite the fact voters are deceived into thinking that it is somehow connected to the Democratic Party. Even being found to have violated election law hasn’t stopped him. Please be sure to look for the Broward Democratic Party logo on all Broward Democratic Party communications. The official logo can be found at www.browarddemocrats.org.

Sanders, Clinton Supporters Hold Meet-&-Greet In Broward To Unify Before Convention

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July 12, 2016 11:30 PM By Hank Tester CBS Miami

BROWARD (CBSMiami) – Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton supporters, who are also delegates to the Democratic National Convention, made nice in Broward County.

It was a quick get-to-gather after Sanders endorsed Clinton earlier in the day.

“I have come here to make it as clear as possible as to why I am endorsing Hillary Clinton and why she must become our next president.”

The endorsement was something Clinton desperately needed.

“To everyone here, and everyone across the country, who poured your heart and soul into Senator Sanders’ campaign, thank you. Thank you,” Clinton said.

Clinton needs every Sanders supporter she can muster as the latest national polls show Clinton’s lead over Trump has slipped to just three points.

It wasn’t lost on these Broward Democrats.

“Turn out is so key… and Florida, if we turn out the vote, Hillary wins,” one supporter said.

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Hillary Clinton campaign in Florida says it’s on same page as Bernie Sanders backers

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Sun-Sentinel
Anthony Man

Attempting to overcome lingering tension with supporters of defeated presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, the Hillary Clinton campaign in Florida sought Tuesday to depict Democrats as one big, happy, unified group.

As proof, the Clinton camp arranged for Cynthia Busch, chairwoman of the Broward Democratic Party, and Frank Ortis, mayor of Pembroke Pines, to appear before a small group of party volunteers, interns and staffers at the county party headquarters in Plantation.

Ortis is a Democratic National Convention delegate pledged to Clinton. Busch is a Sanders delegate to the party convention next month in Philadelphia.

“It’s going to be very important this year, more than ever, that regardless of who we may have supported in the primary that we are out there talking about our presumptive nominee, about Hillary Clinton, about all of her strengths,” Busch said. “I’m confident we’re going to get her elected.”

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FDP Announces 2016 Democratic National Convention Delegation

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Congratulations to all the Broward Democrats elected to be Delegates to the National Convention!
We know you will represent Broward County and the Democratic party well.

Today, the Florida Democratic Party announced the finalized 2016 Democratic National Convention delegation. Following the completion of today’s delegate selection process, Florida Democratic Party Chair Allison Tant made the following statement:

“We’re thrilled to announce that after record-breaking turnout we have completed our delegate selection process for the 2016 Democratic National Convention. I want to thank each and every Democrat who participated in this process and helped make it an incredible success. Florida Democrats are fired up and ready to take on Donald Trump and the Florida Republicans who have rushed to embrace his brand of bigotry and xenophobia.”

For a list of the 140 pledged delegates, please click here.

The following Florida Democrats were elected today by the 140 pledged delegates to serve as At Large, PLEO, and Alternate delegates to the 2016 Democratic National Convention:

Party Leader and Elected Official (PLEO) Delegates

For Secretary Hillary Clinton:

Lori Berman
Cynthia Chestnut
Janet Cruz
Anne Gannon
Audrey Gibson
Mia Jones
Darden Rice
Barbara Shareif
Oscar Braynon
Bob Buckhorn
Buddy Dyer
Andrew Gillum
Philip Levine
Thomas Masters
Wayne Messam
Jean Monestime
Jared Moskowitz
Eleanor Sobel

For Senator Bernie Sanders:

Deanie Bergbreiter
Cynthia Busch
Amber Cansino
Adriana Gonzalez
Samantha Herring
James Auffant
Dwight Bullard
Alix Desulme
Matt Killen
Ali Kurnaz

 

At Large Delegates

For Secretary Hillary Clinton:

Ana Cruz
Jessica Davis
Margo Dixon
Wanda Francis
Kat Gordon
Karen Green
Millie Herrera
Ginger Lew
Wendi Lipsich
Lynette Long
Joanne McCall
Deidra Newton
Nan Rich
Ghazala Salam
Isabel Santos
Alex Sink
Freddy Balsera
Vince Cameron
Manny Diaz
Marcus Dixon
Bob Graham
Steven Hall
Alex Heckler
Christopher Korge
Luis Lauredo
Raul Martinez
Deandre Poole
John Ramos
David Richardson
Chirstian Ulvert

For Senator Bernie Sanders:

Rose Campbell
Maria Camillo
Sara Coutu
Gillian Edwards Brown
Marissa Lee
Denise Lombardi
Wendy Marie Sejour
Ciera Smith
Kris Zolondek
Thomas Egan
Amos Miers
AJ Nichols
Kirk Root
Nkume Sobe
Bradley Van Waus
Adam Woodhall

Alternate Delegates

For Secretary Hillary Clinton:

Toni Alfred
Linda Bird
Margaret Ellington
Stephanie Garza
Catherine Theriault
Vangie Watson
Mohammad Akther
Arthur Costa
Vincent Evans
Luke Flynt
Jonathan Oriole
Dean Trantalis

For Senator Bernie Sanders:

Doreen Dupont
Shivani Patel
Rhetta Peoples
Nico Armesto
Shane Harris
Paul Stolc

Thank You! The 2016 Broward Democratic Party Victory Dinner was a resounding success.

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Dear Broward Democrats,

The 2016 Broward Democratic Party Victory Dinner was a resounding success. We had an outstanding turnout – Almost 500 people attended and over $120,000 was raised at the event.

Gov. Dannel Malloy of Connecticut gave an inspiring keynote speech on important issues like the restoration of voting rights, and environmental protection and water issues here in Florida. He also earned his credentials as the Chair of the Democratic Governors Association by calling on us to focus on long-term strategies for Broward that will allow us to not only win the Presidential Election in 2016, but also the Gubernatorial Election in 2018. We look forward to growing our partnership with the Governor, and working with the DGA in the next election cycle.

Thank you to everyone who was able to join us this year!  A special thank you to our Florida Democratic Party Chair Allison Tant for her support of the event.  And, of course, we want to express our gratitude to our generous event sponsors (listed below) as well the artists who donated their time to make the event truly memorable, Carolyn Jones, Ernesto Torres, Jery Bazua, Commando and Hora Loca.

We look forward to a successful 2016 Election Cycle!

Cynthia Busch, Acting Chair Broward Democratic Executive Committee

2016 Broward Democratic Party Victory Dinner Event Sponsors

Speaker’s Table Sponsor

Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz

Diamond Sponsor

Congressman Ted Deutch

Platinum Sponsors

Congressman Alcee L. Hastings // Lauren Book for State Senate Dist. 32 // Greenspoon Marder Law

Gold Sponsors

Congresswoman Lois Frankel // Waste Management

International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Council 78

Electropac 728 I.B.E.W.

Gary Farmer for State Senate Dist. 34 //  Sen. Nan Rich for County Commission Dist 1

Ivette Gonzalez Petkovich for State Representative Dist. 103 // State Representative Evan Jenne

Florida United Federation of Teachers Retired Teachers Section // Tim Canova for Congress

Partybuilder Sponsors

Broward County AFL-CIO //  Broward Teachers Union //  Broward Young Democrats

Century Village of Pembroke Pines Democratic Club

State Representative Katie Edwards // State Representative Shevrin Jones // State Representative Richard Stark

Broward County Mayor Martin Kiar // County Commissioner Tim Ryan

Mayor Gary Resnick  //  Commissioner Dean Trantalis

John Milledge // Patricia Walsh and Rachel Walsh // Patricia Duaybes // Jocelyn Schnier

The Plantation Democratic Club

Our Advertisers

Krupnick Campbell Malone Buser Slama Hancock Lieberman, P.A.

Moskowitz, Mandell, Salim, & Simowitz, P.A.

Pine Island Ridge Democratic Club // Austin & Christine Forman and Jim and Stacey Kane

North Broward Democratic Club // Becker & Poliakoff // Everglades Resources

MDWComm // Coral Springs & Parkland Democratic Club // Jim Norton for County Commission Dist. 1

State Representative Jared Moskowitz and State Representative Shevrin Jones

LSN Partners // Greater Sunrise Democratic Club // National Association of Letter Carriers Branch 2550

Kings Point Democratic Club // Broward County Council of Club Presidents // GO GO Democrats // Anthony Quackenbush

Sunrise Democratic Club & Tamarac/Sawgrass Democratic Club

The Margate Democratic Club // The Pembroke Pines Democratic Club // AFL-CIO Young Workers Group

Publications

Banyon Printing // MDWComm

Photography

Michael Murphy Photography // Carol Porter

See you all in 2017!