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
  • Scott Wacholtz

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]

  • Guernsine Ambo
  • Luis Fernando Atencio Polo
  • Maribel Balbin
  • Stephanie Best
  • Jude Bruno
  • Marc Burton
  • Franco Caliz-Aguilar
  • A.C. Castillo
  • Tanisha J. Castro
  • Kevin Chambliss
  • Gabrielle Charles
  • Magdala "Maggie" Chery
  • Kevin Cho Tipton
  • Justin Alexander Clarke
  • Amanda Comas
  • Jon Comas
  • Juan Cuba
  • Mike Davey
  • Sam Dorr
  • Verlance Echoles
  • Dinah Escarment
  • Pitchie Escarment
  • Crystal Etienne
  • Johnny Gonzalo Farias
  • Lissette Fernandez
  • Manuel Fernandez
  • Raissa Fernandez
  • Jaime Figueroa
  • Gregory Frankel
  • Steven Friedman
  • Jayson Fry
  • Satin Seedie Fye
  • Jacqueline Gil-Abarzua
  • Antonio M Eiroa
  • David Geller
  • Joseph Geller
  • Manuel Ernesto Gutierrez
  • Kevin Harris
  • Phyllis Harris
  • Millie Herrera
  • Ericka Holmes
  • Macarena "Maca" Iglesias
  • Bruce Jacobs
  • Stanley Jean-Poix
  • Dr Bernard Wh Jennings
  • Matt Jiménez
  • Odette Joachim
  • Eboni Jat’an Johnson
  • Linda Joseph
  • Elizabeth Judd
  • Ricky Junquera
  • Jackie Kellogg
  • Susan Khoury
  • Amanda Knapp
  • Richard Lamondin
  • Nancy Lawther
  • Gary Martinez
  • Jimmy Mauris
  • Wendy Mendoza
  • Sandy Moise
  • Angel Emmanuel Montalvo
  • Frank Morra
  • Jane Moscowitz
  • Edith Owens
  • Robert Palacios
  • Carisa Perez-Fuentes
  • Faudlin Pierre
  • Howard "Skip" K. Pita
  • Evelyn Poyato
  • Juan-Carlos Planas
  • Pierre Prime
  • Marco Reyes
  • John Rodriguez
  • Julio Rodriguez
  • David Rojo
  • Jeffrey Ronci
  • Miguel Sahid Rodriguez
  • Julio Rodriguez
  • Sandra Ruiz
  • Luisa Santos
  • Martha Schoolman
  • Evan A. Shields
  • Jeffrey Kendall Smith
  • William Suarez
  • Cecilia Tavera
  • Maria Corina Vegas
  • Scott Wacholtz
  • Chuck Walter
  • Sardebra Wright 
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Executive Committee to elect new leadership in December