Highlighting Tracey Kagan
Tracey Kagan is fighting to flip State House District 29 from red to blue by defeating Scott Plakon this November! Tracey started her career as a public defender in New York City, and after moving to Florida worked in the Seminole County State Attorney’s office. A successful criminal defense attorney for the past 20 years, […]
Ruth’s List Florida supports women candidates ready to make a change in Tallahassee
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE A wave of women arose in outrage, and Ruth’s List Florida went to work TAMPA, Fl (September 26, 2018) Two years ago, 60 Democratic women ran for office in Florida. This year that number increased nearly fourfold, to 235, most of them fueled by outrage at the 2016 election results. Women decided […]
Highlighting Lindsay Cross
Lindsay Cross is running in State Senate District 24 in Pinellas County. Lindsay is a statewide leader as an advocate for Florida’s environment and will bring that same tenacity to improving our public schools and transportation infrastructure, and ensuring affordable health care for all. She’s running for State Senate to ensure a high quality of […]
Highlighting Amanda Murphy
Featuring former State Representative, Amanda Murphy. Amanda’s State Senate District 16 covers parts of Pasco and Pinellas Counties. The daughter of a commercial fisherman, Amanda Murphy grew up and raised her family in Pasco County. “I had a wonderful childhood surrounded by the natural beauty of our area’s land and waters,” says Amanda “Yet, our […]
Who We Are
President and CEO Pamela Goodman explains everything about Ruth’s List Florida. Ruth’s List helps pro-choice, Democratic women win. Inspired and supported by EMILY’s List and top Democratic women leaders in Florida, Ruth’s List was founded in April 2008. We are dedicated to building a progressive Florida by recruiting Democratic women and helping them […]
Fabulous 2018 Candidates
Meet some of the best, most qualified, committed women from Ruth’s List army. After watching, you will know that “She’s The Change”!
Weaker sex? U.S. Rep. Owen sent that myth packing
Ruth Bryan Owen was the first elected woman member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida, and the South. If we could time-travel back to the late 1920s, she would be our voice in the lower house of Congress, representing what was then one of the nation’s largest districts, stretching from Jacksonville to Key […]
Highlighting Jennifer Webb
Jennifer Webb is runnng for House District 69. She is a proven problem solver and gives back to the community by tackling some of the most pressing problems for families in Pinellas County. She has attracted employers to lower-income communities and helped the people in these communities obtain skills they need to do these jobs. […]
Highlighting Tracye Polson
Tracye Polson is running for Florida House District 15 in Jacksonville. Tracye is a mom to five, a mental health professional, small business owner, and a breast cancer survivor. She has dedicated her life to helping people heal and fights for Florida’s middle-class families and all of us. Tracye knows first hand the difficulties facing […]
Highlighting Annette Taddeo
Senator Annette Taddeo made history in September 2017 by becoming the first Democratic Latina to be elected to the Florida Senate. Her special election kicked off the blue wave 🌊 in the Sunshine State. Since her election, she has been a fierce advocate for our public schools. Senator Taddeo has fought to increase funding, taken on the […]