12/14/2023 0 Comments Orlando sentinel endorsements 2018A Seminole County native, Patricia graduated from Seminole High School, Florida Technical University, and UCF. She also volunteers with the Seminole Natural County Lands Program and other local groups involved in improving our area’s quality of life and mentoring students. Johns River Water Management District, on land development projects and environmental permitting and studies. Patricia has worked throughout Florida in the private and public sector, including Seminole County Environmental Services and the St. Patricia (Patti) Smith is an environmental scientist, consultant, business owner, public school educator, and college professor, who will use her skills to guide Seminole County through the coming challenges of growth and population increase. Seminole County Commission, District 4 – Patricia (Patti) Smith Orlando Magazine has repeatedly named Carlos as one of Orlando’s 50 Most Powerful People and he has received numerous awards from the Florida PTA, the League of Women Voters of FL, the Puerto Rican Chamber of Commerce, the Florida Alliance for Arts Education, the Florida Education Association, the Hispanic Federation, Mi Familia Vota, the Florida Council on American Islamic Relations, the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, the Metropolitan Business Association, Equality Florida, and the LGBTQ+ Center Orlando for his leadership. He made history by becoming Florida’s first openly-LGBTQ Latino state lawmaker and lives in Union Park with his husband Jerick Mediavilla, an educator from Corozal, Puerto Rico. In addition to being named Florida PTA Legislator of the Year in 2020, Carlos is a respected civil rights leader who has championed open government, affordable housing and gun safety. After being elected in 2016 to the Florida House of Representatives, Carlos brought back millions of dollars in state funding for wounded combat veterans, first responders, the developmentally disabled, arts and culture programs and those affected by the Pulse nightclub tragedy. In Congress, she will be a fierce advocate for education, women’s health, and immigrant rights, universal health care, and combating climate change.įlorida House District 37 – Carlos Guillermo SmithĬarlos Guillermo Smith is a proven fighter for Florida’s working families. Karen is running because she believes that Floridians deserve a Representative who will fight for them. She has been recognized on the floor of the US House of Representatives in honor of Women’s History Month and by the United Nations as a humanitarian ambassador-at-large. She is most proud of working across the aisle to ensure the passage of HB 851 which gave undocumented students in-state tuition at Florida colleges and universities. Since then, she has dedicated her time and talents to helping to elect Democrats at all levels of government and currently serves as the First Vice-Chair of the Florida Democratic Party. She was inspired to get involved in politics after watching then State Senator Barack Obama’s DNC speech. Karen Green is a proud Jamaican-born Caribbean American and a long-time Orlando resident. YES - Amendment 3: Additional Homestead Property Tax Exemption for Specified Critical Public Service Workersĭr. NO - Amendment 2: Abolishes Florida Constitution Revision Commission NO - Amendment 1: Limitation on the Assessment of Real Property Used for Residential Purposes Soil and Water Conservation District SupervisorĪppeals Court Judge Retentions, District 5 Nonpartisan - party affiliation will not show on the ballot. House of Representatives: Karen Green - District 7įlorida Governor: Charlie Crist / Karla Hernandez-MatĬommissioner of Agriculture: Naomi Blemurįlorida Senate: Joy Goff-Marcil - District 10
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