Candidates for Chair of the Miami-Dade Democratic Party - Election on 12/14

On Saturday, December 14th, 2024 the Miami-Dade Democratic Executive Committee will elect a new Chair to serve for the next four years to lead the Miami-Dade Democratic Party.

The Chair serves as the chief executive and presiding officer of the Miami-Dade Democratic Executive Committee, with the authority to make decisions between meetings, provided they align with established laws and policies. Responsibilities include appointing and removing key roles such as Parliamentarian, General Counsel, and committee members. The Chair manages staff hiring within budgetary limits, oversees financial records, and prepares an annual budget for approval. Additionally, the Chair ensures transparency in financial dealings, regulates expenditures, and enforces conflict-of-interest disclosures for contractors.

The candidates for Chair are:

  • Venusmia Fernández Lovely
  • Ricky Junquera
  • Laura Kelley
  • Marco Reyes

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Miami-Dade Democratic Party to elect new leadership team in December

The new Miami-Dade Democratic Executive Committee becomes official on December 1, 2024. The members who qualified earlier this year can be found here at the Miami-Dade Supervisor of Elections website

On Saturday, December 14th, 2024, 9 am to 12 pm, at the AFSCME Hall, 4349 NW 36th St, Miami Springs FL 33166, the Miami-Dade Democratic Executive Committee (DEC) will hold our reorganizational meeting, electing six officers and 38 State Committee Members. 

The Officers that will be elected from among the DEC membership are Chair, First Vice Chair, Secretary, Treasurer, Program Vice Chair, and Outreach Vice Chair. Candidates were able to submit their name to run for multiple offices but can only be elected to one Officer position.

Any registered Democrat who is a resident of Miami-Dade County is eligible to run for State Committee Member, whether they’re a member of the DEC or not, except for the newly elected DEC Chair since they would already be an automatic member of the FDP Executive Committee. 

The deadline to apply has passed. It was 11/30/2024 at 11:59pm EST.

For your reference:

Below is the list of Democrats who have applied to run for a leadership position in alphabetical order, as of 12/01/24 at 12:05am EST. We will post bios and pictures that were submitted for each applicant.

Chair [view bios]

  • Venusmia Fernández Lovely
  • Ricky Junquera
  • Laura Kelley
  • Marco Reyes

First Vice Chair [view bios]

  • Michael Joseph
  • Ricky Junquera
  • Nancy Lawther
  • Marco Reyes

Secretary [view bios]

  • Sam Dorr

Treasurer [view bios]

  • Kristen Browde

Programs Vice Chair

  • Carisa Perez-Fuentes

Outreach Vice Chair [view bios]

  • Manny Fernandez
  • Chuck Walter

State Committee Member [view bios]

Congressional District 24
(at least 7 members to be elected)

  • Guernsine Ambo
  • Jude Bruno
  • Marc Burton
  • Tanisha Castro
  • Gabrielle Charles
  • Maggie Chery
  • Samuel Dorr
  • Verlance Echoles
  • Dinah Escarment
  • Pitchie Escarment
  • Jaime Figueroa
  • Steven Friedman
  • Satin Fye
  • Joseph Geller
  • Kevin Harris
  • Phyllis Harris
  • Ericka Holmes
  • Bernard Jennings
  • Matt Jiménez
  • Odette Joachim
  • Linda Joseph
  • Elizabeth Judd
  • Ricky Junquera
  • Amanda Knapp
  • Richard Lamondin
  • Gary Martinez
  • Jimmy Mauris
  • Wendy Mendoza
  • Sandy Moise
  • Edith Owens
  • Faudlin Pierre
  • Pierre Prime
  • Evan Shields
  • Sardebra Wright

Congressional District 26
(at least 3 members to be elected)

  • Maribel Balbin
  • Jacqueline Gil-Abarzua
  • Macarena Iglesias
  • Stanley Jean-Poix
  • Robert Palacios
  • John Rodriguez
  • Julio Rodriguez
  • David Rojo
  • Sandra Ruiz
  • Jeffrey Smith 

Congressional District 27
(at least 5 members to be elected)

  • Luis Fernando Atencio Polo
  • Stephanie Best
  • Kevin Cho
  • Justin Clarke
  • Amanda Comas
  • Juan Cuba
  • Mike Davey
  • Antonio Eiroa
  • Lissette Fernandez
  • Raissa Fernandez
  • Gregory Frankel
  • Jayson Fry
  • David Geller
  • Millie Herrera
  • Bruce Jacobs
  • Jackie Kellogg
  • Susan Khoury
  • Nancy Lawther
  • Angel Montalvo
  • Jane Moscowitz
  • Howard "Skip" K. Pita
  • Juan-Carlos Planas
  • Evelyn Poyato
  • Jeffrey Ronci
  • Miguel Sahid
  • Luisa Santos
  • Martha Schoolman
  • William Suarez
  • Cecilia Tavera
  • Maria Vegas
  • Scott Wacholtz
  • Charles Walter

Congressional District 28
(at least 4 members to be elected)

  • Franco Caliz-Aguilar
  • A.C. Castillo
  • Kevin Chambliss
  • Jon Comas
  • Crystal Etienne
  • Johnny Farias
  • Manuel Fernandez
  • Manuel Gutierrez
  • Frank Morra
  • Carisa Perez-Fuentes
  • Marco Reyes

 

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