State Executive Committee Organizational Meeting
The State Executive Committee will convene virtually on January 9, 2021 for the state Organizational Meeting. Only committee members, automatic members, preceding officers and Democratic National Committee members shall be eligible to vote at the Organizational Meeting. Members or their proxies must be present at the January meeting in order to cast their vote.
The State Executive Committee, at its organizational meeting, shall elect a Chair, a First Vice Chair, who shall not be of the same gender as the Chair, a Secretary, and a Treasurer, who shall not be of the same gender as the Secretary, each of whom shall be a current Florida Democrat elected from among the county chairs, county first vice chairs, state committeemen, and state committeewomen, state caucus presidents, Democratic National Committee members, a member of the State or National Party finance committees, or any individual who has held any of the above titles within the previous eight (8) years. Additionally, any person who has served but is not currently serving as a Democratic elected official within the last eight (8) years shall also be eligible. The term of office for those officers elected by the State Executive Committee shall be four (4) years or until respective successors are elected.
The deadline to file to appear on the ballot was 5:00 PM EST on Tuesday, December 29, 2020. Candidates may be added or removed pending verification of eligibility. Nominations will also be taken from the floor of the meeting.
State Chair
The State Chair shall be the chief executive officer of the State Executive Committee and shall have the authority and duties implied by such title and expressed or implied by the Charter and Bylaws of the Florida Democratic Party. The State Chair shall have the authority to make decisions between meetings of the State Executive Committee and the Central Committee that are consistent with the Charter and Bylaws of the Florida Democratic Party, Florida Statutes, and Florida Democratic Party policy and shall perform such duties as prescribed by law or
usual to such office.
First Vice Chair
The First Vice Chair shall assist the State Chair and shall have the duties and authority implied by that title, assigned by the State Chair, or specified by the charter and bylaws of the Florida Democratic Party. In addition, when the First Vice Chair is of the opposite sex from the State Chair, the First Vice Chair shall be the designated “Vice Chair” to serve on the Democratic National Committee, pursuant to the Charter, Bylaws, and Rules of the Democratic National Committee. The First Vice Chair shall perform the duties of the State Chair in his or her absence or in the event of a vacancy in the office.
Secretary
The secretary shall be the official record keeper of the Florida Democratic Party and shall assist the State Chair with roll calls, voting tabulations, and membership lists and shall perform other duties as deemed necessary by the State Chair.
Treasurer
The treasurer may countersign checks and shall perform other duties as deemed necessary by the State Chair.
Democratic National Committee Members
Florida will elect 11 DNC Members. DNC Members shall be divided as equally as is practical between men and women. DNC members must be registered Florida Democrats. DNC Members will be expected to attend National Committee meetings. All of the above officers serve on the FDP Budget & Finance Committee and assist the State Chair with fundraising.
Congressional District Chair and Vice Chairs
There shall be a chair and a vice chair, who shall be of the opposite sex from the chair, elected from among the members of the congressional district committee. The congressional district committees shall be composed of the state committeemen and state committeewomen from those counties either totally or partially within a congressional district.
Candidates
State Chair
Nikki Barnes
Wakulla County
Cynthia Moore Chestnut
Alachua County
Manny Diaz
Miami-Dade County
Wes Hodge
Orange County
Ione Townsend
Hillsborough County
First Vice Chair
Joyce Cusack
Volusia County
Phillip Giorno
Volusia County
Judy Mount
Jackson County
Evans Smith
Volusia County
Secretary
Valerie Duhl
Volusia County
Casmore Shaw
Osceola County
Treasurer
Francine Garcia
Lake County
Kristina Renteria
Lake County
DNC Member
Joe Adams
Citrus County
Nadia Ahmad
Seminole County
Carolina Ampudia
Broward County
Willie Anderson
Taylor County
Elizabeth Atlee Hall
Volusia County
Patty Ball Thomas
Leon County
Nikki Barnes
Wakulla County
Michael Bonacolta
Lee County
Michael Calderin
Broward County
Grace Carrington
Broward County
Megan Carter
Osceola County
Ella Coffee
Hillsborough County
Maria Cole
Palm Beach County
Joyce Cusack
Volusia County
Andrew Darling
Orange County
Ben Diamond
Pinellas County
Marcus Dixon
Broward County
Veysel Dokur
Polk County
Valerie Duhl
Volusia County
Patricia Farley-Crutcher
Brevard County
Eunice Garbutt
Lake County
Francine Garcia
Lake County
Hazel Gillis
Duval County
Phillip Giorno
Volusia County
Margaret Good
Sarasota County
Daniel Henry
Duval County
Samantha Hope Herring
Walton County
Ricky Junquera
Miami-Dade County
Thomas Kennedy
Miami-Dade County
Hillary Keyes
Palm Beach County
Vanessa Lester
Hillsborough County
Sandra McClinton
Lee County
Judy Mount
Jackson County
Kevin Parker
Osceola County
Stacey Patel
Brevard County
Sanjay Patel
Brevard County
Bobby Poole
Clay County
Kristina Renteria
Seminole County
Vivian Rodriguez
Osceola County
Casmore Shaw
Osceola County
Sean Shaw
Hillsborough County
Evans Smith
Volusia County
Larry Snider
Duval County
Nicole Soza
Leon County
Marcie Stefan
Alachua County
Cameron Stempel
Palm Beach County
Ione Townsend
Hillsborough County
Andrea Trainor
Palm Beach County
Shawn W. Kinsey
Polk County
Dakin Weekley
Monroe County
Karen Welzel
Polk County
Marian Williams
Seminole County
Laurie Woodward
Broward County