(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Oops we did it again [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2024-06-16 In what world do Democrats have the gonadal fortitude to run for office in Republican districts? Every Republican district. Well, it seems in the world of Florida they do. Who would have guessed? Not to brag but I wasn’t surprised, after all they did it in 2020. NEWS RELEASE Contact: Dr. Fergie Reid, 90for90.org Contact: Margie Stein, Blue Florida, PC DEMOCRATIC ACTIVISTS IN FLORIDA HELP 56 CANDIDATES QUALIFY IN EFFORT TO RUN A DEMOCRAT IN EVERY FLORIDA STATE LEGISLATIVE RACE Repeating the incredible effort they made in 2020 to run a Democrat in every single Florida State House and Senate race, 90for90 led by Dr. Fergie Reid, and Blue Florida PC, led by Margie Stein and Judy Freiberg, combined forces with a small group of members of the Democratic Environmental Caucus of Florida (DECF) this election cycle to recruit, support, and help fund candidates running in seats across Florida. The group helped recruit 48 FL House candidates and 8 FL Senate candidates in 2024. During the final few days of the qualifying period, which ended Friday, June 14th, this group hustled to source candidates prepared to run in districts without a Democrat filed, completing its goal to run a Democrat in every race in Florida. (In 2020, this group participated in making history with Democrats contesting more legislative races than ever before.) Many of these races have incumbent Republicans who rarely face an opponent, raise thousands in campaign funds – often through contributions from industry and lobbyists, which get passed through to other more competitive races – only to walk into office themselves without an election. Voters cannot expect small “d” democracy in Florida when their ballot has only one choice – a Republican. In addition to walking candidates through the often confusing and complicated process of filing to run, the group funded a total of 30 Democrats who needed financial support to be on the ballot. The group raised a whopping $51,900 to support their fundraising toward the $1,781.82 each needed to qualify. Blue Florida funded 30 candidates with the maximum allowable contribution of $1,000. Those who needed more were helped by private donors and another PC, coordinated by Stein. For a handful of candidates in the final days of qualifying, the group even provided $250 to $1000 to candidates personally referred to Stein by Danielle Hawk, the Florida Democratic Party Candidates and Campaigns Director. These candidates were poised to miss qualifying to run without this funding. On June 14th, after qualifying ended, Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried declared, “Democrats made history today” by contesting “every seat in both chambers of the legislature” – an achievement that simply would not have been possible without the efforts of 90for90.org, Blue Florida, and their team, who closed the deal on qualifying 56 of the 140 candidates in this year’s Florida State House and Senate Elections. # # # x This is what a FL Democratic activist making sure that FL Democratic candidates get qualified for 2024 ballot access during the final moments before the June 14th deadline looks like. @Cindy_Banyai_FL All @FlaDems owe you a debt of gratitude. Thank you Cindy ! Well done !👏 https://t.co/eScheiKQMe pic.twitter.com/bKzGIhU8n3 — 90 For 90 (@90For90) June 16, 2024 Lots of folks are helping Florida out, not least the Daily Kos. We helped raise a lot of the money that helped these candidates qualify. Note: the Democratic Party apparatus was not a help at all, though they like to take credit. Now that they have qualified, they still need help. They’ll need postcards, mailers, yard signs, etc. Watch them post on Daily Kos and maybe follow them. Please be sure to DONATE to them. Doris Carrol FLSD 11 — www.dailykos.com/... Laura F. Kelley — www.dailykos.com/… Bryson Kade Morgan — www.dailykos.com/… Hernadez for Florida 51 — www.dailykos.com/… Lisa Carpus — www.dailykos.com/... FerrariforFLHD27 — www.dailykos.com/... Arthur Oslund Candidate FL House District 82 — www.dailykos.com/... Haley Morrissette — www.dailykos.com/… Marilyn Holleran — www.dailykos.com/… Judy Freiberg — www.dailykos.com/… Chris Proia — www.dailykos.com/… Danika Fornear — www.dailykos.com/… Bobby Brady — www.dailykos.com/… JackieArndtforFLHD26 — www.dailykos.com/… Lisa Stortstrom— www.dailykos.com/… Lisa Newell for FL Senate — www.dailykos.com/… Karl Cieslak — www.dailykos.com/… KennyB4Florida — www.dailykos.com/… Jerry Wyche — www.dailykos.com/… These guys are helping them here big time too. Democratic Environmental Caucus Florida — www.dailykos.com/… 140 Blue Florida — www.dailykos.com/… Bethesda 1971 www.dailykos.com/… and www.dailykos.com/… and www.dailykos.com/… and www.dailykos.com/… and www.dailykos.com/… and www.dailykos.com/... 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