Former state rep & longtime Republican Mike Fasano just endorsed Amanda Murphy, the Democrat running to fill his seat in House District 36.

Are you ready to send Amanda to Tallahassee over Bill Gunter, the Tea Party, bought-and-paid-for GOP candidate? 

Join one of our phonebanks for Amanda before election day on October 15th:

• Miami Gardens Phonebank, Sunday, October 13th from 4 - 7 pm: 1925 NW 179th Street, Miami Gardens. RSVP here.  

• South Dade Phonebank, Monday, October 14th from 4 - 6 pm: Home of Bob and Sherrye Troy, 10450 SW 109 Street, Miami. RSVP here.

• Little Havana Phonebank, Monday, October 14th from 5 - 8 pm: Miami Dems office in Little Havana, 2141 SW 1st Street, Miami. RSVP here.

• OR you can make calls from home: Email Roy Aguillon at [email protected] to sign up.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: Monday, October 7, 2013
Contact: Rachel Johnson, 305.771.2167
Email: [email protected]

I first saw Joe Kennedy speak when he flew down to San Antonio to stump for then-Senator Barack Obama in February of 2008. I was traveling from state to state to get out the vote for our President. Joe's speech was delivered off-the-cuff and from the heart. It moved me and everyone in that room.

Joe and his uncle, Ted Kennedy, saw in Obama what many of us did: he reflected and articulated what is best in America — a belief that we are stronger when we work together and hold each other up.

Florida — don't forget these names and faces: These are the Florida House Republicans who voted FOR the shutdown (full list after the jump). 

Get involved now so that next November, we can shut down the GOP.

We can help you survive the shutdown — by registering voters who will make sure we send GOP congresspeople packing next year.

Here's how it works: 

• Drop by the Miami-Dade Dems office (2141 SW 1 Street, Suite 204) this Friday, October 4th between 4 and 8 pm.
• Pick up a clipboard with voter reg forms. 
• Register 5 voters.
• Drop off the completed forms at our office any time on Monday.
• Rinse and repeat next weekend!

Together, we are going to #shutdowntheGOP.

Governor Rick Scott seems to think that Florida doesn't need Obamacare — or a Medicaid expansion that would offer health insurance to an extra 1.1 million people statewide. Maybe he needs to be reminded that Florida has the nation's SECOND highest rate of uninsured people — & 800,000 of them live in Miami-Dade.

To illustrate just how disgraceful GOP obstruction of health care in Florida is, we created this new graphic using heat maps of health coverage nationwide. We think it speaks for itself.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: Tuesday, September 24, 2013
Contact: Rachel Johnson, 305.771.2167
Email: [email protected]

Last week the GOP had the gall to release this outrageous video "celebrating" Hispanic Heritage Month. 

The video features Speaker John Boehner and a string of Republicans paying hollow lip services to the contributions of Hispanics to this country. Meanwhile, those same Republican "leaders" are holding the economy hostage over Obamacare — when 15 million Hispanics in this country are uninsured — gutting SNAP benefits for millions of low-income families, and continuing to derail comprehensive immigration reform. 

Watch our video responding to the GOP. (Click here to see the video in Spanish.)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Contact: Rachel Johnson, 305.771.2167
Email: [email protected]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: Monday, September 16, 2013
Contact: Brian Coy, 804.644.1966
Email: [email protected]

DPVA Chair and Miami-Dade Democratic Chair Conference Call on Cuccinelli and Rubio’s Dangerous Agenda

On Monday, September 16th at 9:00 am ET, Democratic Party of Virginia Chair Delegate Charniele Herring and Miami-Dade Democratic Party Chair Annette Taddeo-Goldstein will hold a media conference call to discuss how dangerous Ken Cuccinelli and Marco Rubio’s anti-women’s health agenda is for Virginia.