Florida Politics: “Jacksonville City Council Republicans ‘close ranks’ around Nick Howland in Special Election”
Five sitting Councilmen back Howland, who is winning the endorsement race.Ahead of the qualifying deadline Friday, the Nick Howland campaign showed its establishment bona fides, rolling out endorsements from Republican […]
Florida Politics: “Ruth’s List Florida endorses Allyson ‘Al’ Lewis for Lakeland City Commission”
She’s running to represent southwest Lakeland. Lakeland Democrat Allyson “Al” Lewis picked up a valuable endorsement Thursday, when abortion rights group Ruth’s List Florida announced it was backing her campaign for City Commission. “Al […]
Ruth’s List Florida endorses Allyson ‘Al’ Lewis for Lakeland City Commission
Lakeland Democrat Allyson “Al” Lewis picked up a valuable endorsement Thursday, when abortion rights group Ruth’s List Florida announced it was backing her campaign for City Commission. “Al is an educator, social justice advocate, […]
Florida Politics: “Jacksonville Bold for 9.29.21: Another big budget”
Jacksonville approves a blockbuster budget. Another big budget The Jacksonville City Council passed its budget Tuesday night. And there weren’t a lot of surprises. It was the most significant general […]
Raise your hand to run for elected office — for the good of women everywhere
The recent decision in Texas to outlaw abortion after six weeks — before most women even realize they’re pregnant — is an assault not only on Texas women’s autonomy and […]
Florida Democrats need work on long-term goals
If you want to see the harmful effects of one-party control at the state level, you needn’t look further than Florida.
Ruth’s List Florida Celebrates Victory In St. Petersburg
This evening, Ruth’s List Florida congratulated Lisset Hanewicz for her victory in the St. Petersburg primary. She now faces Tom Mullins in the general election for the District 4 City Council seat in November.
The Palm Beach Post: “Commentary: Florida Democrats need work on long-term goals”
If you want to see the harmful effects of one-party control at the state level, you needn’t look further than Florida. Since the beginning of the year, Gov. Ron DeSantis and the […]
Florida Politics: “Here are all the major endorsements in the 2021 St. Petersburg primary election so far”
What do these endorsements mean? Well, that’s up to the reader. On Aug. 24, St. Petersburg voters have the opportunity to vote for city leaders, including their choice for St. […]
Florida Politics: “Darden Rice reaches 100K voters through grassroots efforts”
Outreach includes 40,000 phone calls, 50,000 text messages and 11,000 door knocks. St. Petersburg City Council member Darden Rice has made more than 100,000 voter contacts in her bid for Mayor, her campaign […]
DeSantis mask mandate ban highlights need for change
Broward County School Board member Sarah Leonardi writes of her frustration at being unable to protect Broward children after the board’s vote to require masks was overturned by an executive order issued by Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Florida Politics: “Ruth’s List Florida endorses Raquel Pacheco for Miami Beach Commission”
Only three women are running for the Miami Beach Commission. The only woman currently serving there reaches term limits in November. Raquel Pacheco, a candidate for the Miami Beach Commission, […]
Lucy Sedgwick on The Muck Podcast
The Muck Podcast recently interviewed Ruth’s List CEO Lucy Sedgewick on her career and the important work Ruth’s List is doing to elect pro-choice Democratic women throughout Florida.