Results from the delegate election for CD 21 have been announced by the FDP. Congratulations to Lori Fritsch, th e only delegate chosen from Martin County. Kudos also goes to Felicia Bruce and Jane McLaughlin and Ellis Bromberg and Bruce Benson --all from St. Lucie County. For a complete listing of 2024 District Level Delegates statewide, go here . Pledged Party Leader and Election Official (PLEO) delegates and At-Large Delegates are still to be chosen. For more information about these positions, go here . The decision from the Florida Supreme Court on Monday, April 1st, triggers a near-total ban which will impact the entire southeastern United States — and it’s all because of Donald Trump. Women from Texas to Georgia will soon no longer have the option to travel to Florida to access the reproductive health care they need. This decision puts women’s lives at risk, threatens doctors with prosecution and jail time, and means that many women will have no way to get the care they need without traveling hundreds or thousands of miles. It is only possible because Donald Trump overturned Roe v. Wade and unleashed this chaos and cruelty across the country — a fact that he proudly brags about. Trump and his allies are ripping away access to reproductive health care across the country, inserting themselves into the most personal decisions women can make, even including contraception and IVF. And if Trump returns to the White House, things will only get worse: With reproductive freedom on the ballot in November, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are the only candidates who stand up for women’s rights to make their own health care decisions. Chair Nikki Fried Vote by Mail Clubs & Caucuses Do you know what the Biden administation has accomplished? Do you know how these acts and plans benefit the average citizen? We need to get out the message about what Biden has done! Until November 2024 Election Do you want to... Sign up for our newsletter? Join a club or caucus? Help get Democrats elected? Get to know members from your local Democratic Party organization? Make a difference? Be a part of the solution? For these and many other reasons, please get in touch! Complete the form below and we will get back to you. We welcome all Martin Democrats to join us!! Thanks! Message sent. Send Customer Contact Form

TREASURE COAST DEMOCRATIC HISPANIC CAUCUS Estamos acqui! We are the Treasure Coast chapter of the Democratic Hispanic Caucus. Our Mission/Nuestra mision To promote and strengthen the influence of the Hispanic population on the Treasure Coast while maintaining consistent activism in promoting Democratic ideals. To strengthen relationships and networks within the Hispanic community, encourage qualified Hispanic citizens to become candidates for public office, and help them promote their ca mpaigns and help elect Democrats. Promover y fortalecer la influencia de la población hispana en Treasure Coast mientras se mantiene un activismo constante en la promoción de los ideales demócratas. Para fortalecer las relaciones y las redes dentro de la comunidad hispana, alentar a los ciudadanos hispanos calificados a convertirse en candidatos para cargos públicos y ayudarlos a promover sus campañas y ayudar a elegir a los demócratas. Our Premier Program/Nuestro Programa principal Our chapter is dedicated to the core beliefs of Democrats. We believe in Civil Rights for all Americans, Equal Opportunity, Voting Rights, Immigration Rights, Job Training and Equal Opportunities, to mention a few. One of the greatest gifts that we can give the Latino community is to help them become citizens of the United States so that they can freely pursue the American Dream! We therefore offer education and training on immigration, civics, and vocabulary to help you pass the immigration citizen tests. Please visit our website at www.hispaniccaucusTC.com . Nuestro capítulo está dedicado a las creencias fundamentales de los demócratas. Creemos en el derecho civil para todos los estadounidenses, la igualdad de oportunidades, el derecho al voto, los derechos de inmigración, la capacitación laboral y la igualdad de oportunidades, por mencionar algunos. ¡Uno de los mayores regalos que podemos dar a la comunidad latina es ayudarlos a convertirse en ciudadanos de los Estados Unidos para que puedan perseguir libremente el Sueño Americano! Por lo tanto, ofrecemos educación y capacitación sobre educación cívica y vocabulario de inmigración para ayudarlo a aprobar las pruebas de ciudadanía de inmigración. Visite nuestro sitio web en www.hispaniccaucusTC.com . ​ Join us! You don’t have to be Hispanic or speak Spanish to be a member. You have to be a Treasure Coast resident and a Democrat (or someone who supports the better world we Dems are fighting for). ​ We meet the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. Email us at tcdemocratas@gmail.com for details or call 772-202-8540. Follow us on Facebook: ​ Juntos podemos! ​ ​ Hispanic Caucus

​ ​ ​ Submitting a Letter to the Editor (LTE) to the Stuart News/TC Palm is a great way to get your message out to the Treasure Coast public. Your LTE can educate or persuade others and increase awareness of your topic. It might even lead to discussions and potentially could influence policymakers . It's one of the few things we can do that reaches such a large audience. So get involved and influence others by writing your LTE. ​ ​ Go to https://ewstcpalm.wufoo.com/forms/q1jkscld1v7h87e/ to submit your letter online. ​ Treasure Coast Newspapers regularly publishes letters to the editor from area residents. Letters submitted should: 1) Be fewer than 300 words. 2) Include the full name, street address, city, daytime telephone number and email address of the writer for verification purposes. 3) Be directed TO THE EDITOR, not addressing someone else or a copy of a letter sent to someone else. 4) Must address public issues and should not sound like commercial pitches. 5) Must be an original letter written by the submitter. The Stuart News/TC Palm does not generally publish letters from writers outside their circulation area. Only one letter is accepted per month from any individual. ​ You may mail printed LTE to: Editor The News PO Box 9009 Stuart, FL 34995-9009 ​ Or fax letter to: Editor, 772-221-4246 ​ ​ ​ Your Letter to the Editor must include the writer’s name, address and daytime phone number. Letters are subject to editing for clarity and length, and become property of The Palm Beach Post. ​ Maximum length: 200 words. ​ Email your letter to letters@pbpost.com or fax it to (561) 820-4728. ​ You can also send it via snail mail to: The Palm Beach Post 2751 S. Dixie Highway West Palm Beach, FL 33405 ​ Letter to Editor

The Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America Agenda: Delivering for Florida Companies have committed to invest over $800 million in Florida since President Biden took office. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ For decades, the U.S. exported jobs and imported products, while other countries surpassed us in critical sectors like infrastructure, clean energy, semiconductors, and biotechnology. Thanks to President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda – including historic legislation signed into law by President Biden such as the American Rescue Plan, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, CHIPS and Science Act, and Inflation Reduction Act – that is changing. Since the President took office in 2021, companies have committed over $800 million in private sector investments across Florida. These investments are creating good-paying jobs, including union jobs and jobs that don’t require a four-year degree in industries that will boost U.S. competitiveness, rebuild infrastructure, strengthen supply chains, and help build a clean energy economy. Unleashing Private Investment in Florida: Thanks to the President’s Investing in America agenda, Florida’s economy is now a more attractive place for companies around the world to invest and expand, helping drive U.S. competitiveness and build a clean energy economy. For example, in Florida: Cenntro Automotive is investing $25 million to build its first American electric vehicle manufacturing facility in Jacksonville. Rebuilding Florida’s Infrastructure: Thanks to President Biden’s economic plan, about $8.2 billion in federal funding has already been announced for 213 infrastructure projects across Florida. That includes $6.3 billion in federal investments to fund transportation projects – roads, bridges, and roadway safety – and over $363 million for better access to clean water. For example: The Everglades received $1.1 billion for ecosystem restoration activities, making it the single largest investment in the Everglades' history. The project will reconnect the Northern Everglades with the southern and central habitats. The Orlando International Airport received $119 million for terminal expansion projects to increase capacity and improve accessibility. The Manatee County Port Authority was awarded $11.9 million to expand capacity at the container yard and modernize infrastructure, reducing supply chain bottlenecks along Florida's gulf coast. Florida was awarded $15 million to build a new truck parking facility along I-4 in West Florida with about 120 spaces, electric charging stations, and pedestrian infrastructure to access nearby amenities. By providing reliable truck parking capacity, the project improves safety for tired drivers and makes supply chain movement more efficient. Getting Florida Back to Work and Supporting Florida’s Small Businesses: At the start of 2021, the Florida unemployment rate was 5.9% and many small businesses had closed. Today, Florida's unemployment rate has dropped to 2.6% with 1,000,000 jobs created since the President took office. Meanwhile, the number of new Florida business filings have hit new records, with 1.2 million new business applications filed over 2021 and 2022. Emergency relief from the Biden-Harris Administration during the pandemic helped to keep open 5,715 restaurants and bars and 8,610 child care programs across Florida, and is providing up to $488 million in funding to make new loans and investments in its small businesses through the State Small Business Credit Initiative. ​ Creating Clean-Energy Jobs and Combatting the Climate Crisis: President Biden’s Investing in America agenda is delivering a clean, secure, and healthy future for Florida families by: Expanding electric vehicle opportunities , with millions of people in Florida eligible for discounts on new or used EVs through the Inflation Reduction Act, which will be supported by networks of EV chargers across the state funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Protecting Florida against extreme weather, with historic investments for more resilient homes, businesses, and communities. In the last decade, Florida has experienced 10 major extreme weather events, costing the state up to $227 billion in damages and often disproportionately affecting historically underserved communities. Now, the state has used American Rescue Plan funds for its largest ever investment in resiliency ($700 million) – including over 185 grants for resiliency from floods and storms. Supporting rural communities, by investing in climate-smart agriculture practices to help Florida's 47,500 farmers lead on climate solutions, and helping electric cooperatives that deliver cleaner and cheaper power to 1.2 million Florida homes and businesses. Lowering Costs for Florida Families: Thanks to legislation in President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, Florida residents are saving money on their health care premiums and prescription drugs, high-speed internet, and home energy costs. In fact: Over 4,388,000 Florida residents with Medicare will benefit from the $2,000 yearly cap on out-of-pocket prescription drug costs, a $35 monthly cap per insulin prescription, and free vaccines. 3,225,000 individuals in Florida signed up for health insurance through the ACA Marketplaces during the Open Enrollment Period for 2023 and will benefit from up to thousands of dollars per year in savings from lower health care premiums. The average new homeowner in Florida will save $225 annually -- or 11.7% on their utility bills -- if state and local governments use new grants to adopt the latest building energy codes. Florida residents will be eligible to get 30% off solar panels , battery storage systems, heating and cooling upgrades, and weatherization, which can help them save hundreds of dollars every year on their energy bills. An estimated 1.1 million additional Florida households will install rooftop solar panels as a result of these new tax credits. Over 1.1 million Florida households are able to access affordable high-speed internet through the Affordable Connectivity Program investments made as part of the President’s Investing in America agenda. Extreme MAGA Republicans in Congress have proposed legislation to ship manufacturing jobs overseas, as well as increase health care costs, energy costs, and prescription drug prices for working families. President Biden and Congressional Democrats believe we need to finish the job, and continue to build the economy from the bottom up and middle out, not top down.

In addition to personally writing directly to the elected official, you might choose to use various apps and social media formats to quickly contact lawmakers. Here are some of the more popular platforms: ​ ​ RESISTBOT allows you to use your smart phone to turn your text into an email and deliver it to your officials. Can also send fax or postal letter. See https://resist.bot 5CALLS let you pick your issue, call your rep, and record your result. See https://5calls.org ​ CAUSES is a site where you can learn about bills going through Congress, see what others think, and then act by telling lawmakers how you feel with email and video messages. See https://www.causes.com ​ FACEBOOK groups like IndivisibleMartin and The Safety Pin Alliance help to inform you and often recommend specific actions to take. Also, in Facebook you can post a video or news item on your own profile and this may motivate others to take action. Use Social Media

Dave Dew Dave dew It was an ordinary day in Stuart when 65 year-old Dave Dew had an epiphany that changed his life. He credits President George W. Bush, Vice-President Dick Cheney, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, and a guy named Larry for helping bring about this transformative moment. You see, for the first 65 years of his life Dave identified as a Republican. Like so many others, he had followed the political leanings of his parents and, when it was time to vote for the first time, he registered as a Republican. While his father Charles was apolitical and focused on his sales career, his mother Clarice was a sharp businesswoman who owned two hair salons and was an enthusiastic “Eisenhower Republican” – a centrist Republican who was individually liberal but economically conservative and a believer in a strong national defense. With his focus through the years on his own career and family, Dave had not seen any reason up until this point in 2003 to question his political leanings. ​ The Dark Democratic Past If you’re around Dave for any time, you find that he likes to put things in historical context and he is quick to point out that the Democratic Party of today is not the same as the Democratic Party back in the 60s when he arrived in Florida from Wisconsin to attend the University of Tampa. Back then, white Dixiecrats (a play on the words Dixie and Democrat) controlled the Democratic Party in much of the South, including his area in Tampa, and they were known for their racist and segregationist views. These Dixiecrats were right-wing Democrats who were alarmed by the pro-civil rights positions taken by the national Democratic Party under Presidents Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Harry Truman, and by the mid-1940s these zealots resisted by forming a pro-segregationist sect within the Democratic Party itself, calling for “states’ rights” to circumvent federal legislation. (Sound familiar?) Dave recalls that by the 1950s in the South “the Democrats were the Dixiecrats, and they were the racists. They were the segregationists.” For someone like Dave who came to Florida in 1956 at age 18 without those racist views, joining the Democratic Party was not something he considered. Dave reflects sadly that racism was so prevalent back then in the Florida he knew that “I got beat up a couple of times because I wouldn’t join the Klan.” Passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 pushed the Dixiecrats over the edge and most joined the Republican Party, who gladly took them in. Some, however, remained Democrats. Idea House Advertising and Republican Wins After getting married and leaving the University of Tampa, Dave continued life as a registered Republican during his many years in sales, mostly working for the large healthcare company American Home Products. His career took him from Minnesota to Chicago to New York City where he worked as advertising manager. After three years in the Big Apple, Dave yearned for a simpler life and so he and his family moved to St. Petersburg where he continued in sales work. By late 1979 he was looking for a change. He had gotten divorced and wanted to start over somewhere new. It was then that he became reacquainted with Jimmy Adams, a fellow advertising executive he had known in New York who had relocated to West Palm Beach. Together Dave and Jimmy started an advertising agency in North Palm Beach called Idea House, and they ran it successfully from 1980-1990. Their specialty, it turned out, was advertising for local Republican candidates running for office. During their time there, Dave and Jimmy helped Republicans win many contests – all of them in heavily Democratic Palm Beach County. It was quite a feat. This experience provided Dave with a great education in Republican politics. By working with the candidates and their handlers, he learned a great deal about how Republicans ran their campaigns, the money they spent, the support they provided. He was impressed with the money and organization of the Republican Party. Another Move…and Intensive Care During his time with the ad agency, Dave started dating again and he eventually married for a second time in 1984. In 1990 he and his wife moved to the Fort Myers area so she could pursue a job promotion. Life might have kept them there on the west coast but fate had another idea: On September 10, 1996 while driving to meet his wife, Dave was involved in a serious head-on collision. Says Dave: “I call it a collision because it wasn’t an accident. It was a collision. It was on purpose.” Through court proceedings that followed, Dave learned a 16-year-old boy sitting in the passenger seat of an oncoming car had grabbed the wheel of the car exclaiming, "I wonder what it will be like to take this car and kill someone with it?" He then drove across the median. The car flew three feet into the air and straight into Dave's car. At the time, both cars were going about 60 mph and they were totaled upon impact. Dave recalls that “when we hit, the front tire came up through the floorboard, and kind of ran up me, and threw me forcefully into the back seat.” Dave was air-lifted to a hospital in critical condition with extensive internal injuries and injuries to his legs. Dave ended up in the hospital for 6 months and followed that up with 6 months of intense physical therapy. "Are You Your Brother’s Keeper?" It was after this rehabilitation period that Dave and his wife moved from Fort Myers to Stuart in 1998 looking for a fresh start. They opened up a couple of retail stores in the area and bought some radio advertising from a local station. Dave and the sales guy Larry became friends. (To this day, Dave cannot remember Larry’s last name!) Larry was a Democrat and had previously worked in journalism covering politics, and so he engaged Dave in a lot of political conversation – one of the first times in his life that Dave was forced to examine his political views. The conversations with Larry helped Dave realize that he actually aligned more closely with the principles of the Democratic Party (the non-Dixiecrat side, that is) than the Republicans. Dave recalls one conversation in particular with Larry in 2003 that was a turning point for him: Larry: “You’re a Republican but you think like a Democrat.” Dave: “I don’t know about that. I’m a conservative.’ Larry: ‘Yeah, but that’s just with money. How about with people?’ Dave: “What do you mean?” Larry: “Are you your brother’s keeper?” Dave: “Well, of course!’ Larry: “Then you’re not a Republican. You’re a Democrat. Ask any Republican that question and he’s gonna say I’ll consider any problems, but I’m not going to give any money to [fix] them. So you’re your brother’s keeper and you ought to switch to Democrat.’” That conversation resonated with Dave. Through his further talks with Larry and listening to the national news, Dave says he also learned about “the disastrous trio of Bush, Cheney, and Rumsfeld – the guys that conned everybody to go into Iraq in 2003….These were all oil people that were running the government and the idea was to corner the market.” Upon reflection, Dave agreed he should meet some other Democrats in the area. “I went to a [Democratic Club] meeting at the time. Louise Cunha was running the club meeting….I walked in and sat down and she said, ‘So you’re new. Would you introduce yourself?’ And I said, ‘I’m Dave Dew and I’m an embarrassed Republican.’ And she said, ‘We can change that!’ And I said, ‘Well, let’s do that.’ And so I became a Democrat and started to come to the DEC meetings because I said I want to be where the action is.” The Many Hats of Dave Dew Precinct Leader followed by DEC Chair ​ Dave learned that to get active with the DEC the rules required precinct work, and so he became a precinct leader. Six months later he became Chair and in 2008 was re-elected for another four-year term. Dave ran the first time for DEC chair saying that the Democrats needed a fulltime office. In the years before, Democrats only leased office space for a six-month period for the elections every two years. Dave believed strongly that such an intermittent presence was wrong – that Democrats needed a permanent home so they had a constant presence in the community. Dave views this change as his greatest achievement as DEC chair. Since then it’s been proven time and again that having an office open year-round has been instrumental in raising funds, getting out the vote, and organizing and providing support to all Martin Democrats. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ State Committeeman When Dave finished out his second term as DEC Chair in 2012, he then became the DEC's State Committeeman and he continues to hold that position today (along with Mary Higgins, who is the State Committeewoman). The function of the committeeperson is to act as a liaison between the Florida Democratic Party and the county DEC and its various committees by voting on party issues, being on committees, and so forth. One of the issues that Dave has championed as Committeeman is changing the bylaws that dictate how the Democratic Party in Florida operates. “My cause for the last 8 years has been to eliminate all of the bylaws and start all over again.” One of Dave’s main concerns is the unequal representation caused by the weighted voting system that the Florida Democratic Party employs. In today’s system, each DEC is allowed one State Committeeman and one State Committeewoman to represent their DEC, with their votes weighted based on the number of Democrats within that DEC. Dave notes that this weighted vote is necessary to give the larger populated counties fairer representation. However, this system causes a big problem in that the committee people from the large counties represent too many people to be effective. Here is how Dave explains it using Dade and Martin Counties as an example: “ Dade County is more than 10 times larger than Martin County [in Democratic population] so it obviously should have a greater total vote. The problem is that Dade and Martin have only 2 State Committeepersons each. So each of Martin County’s State Committeepersons represents about 30,000 Democrats while each of Dade’s Committeepersons represents 300,000 . That’s more than two Congressional districts each. One Committeeperson cannot effectively reach out to 300,000 Democrats.” Another negative aspect to the weighted system is that it puts power into the hands of the larger counties because they can join forces to dictate the direction of the entire party, sometimes going against what the majority of the counties want to do. ​ Rules Committee As Committeeman, Dave served on the Rules Committee from approximately 2010-2020. He proposed eliminating the weighted voting system and replacing it with more of a “one person, one vote” system like our US Constitution requires. This could be achieved by having each of the 140 House Districts in Florida – which have approximately the same population of voters -- elect two State Committeepeople each. Dave notes that this would lead to fair representation because “each committee person would have roughly the same population representation in their vote” and thus the weighted system would not be needed. This revised plan has been voted upon by the State Committee and passed but was reversed by the Judicial Council due to a technicality. Dave is still pushing for this change, however, because he knows this would be a more equitable system and ultimately would help the Florida Democratic Party as a whole move forward and compete against the GOP. ​ Chair, Florida Small County Coalition While acting as Committeeman, Dave had the opportunity to also become involved with the Florida Democratic Party’s Small County Coalition. This is an organization of smaller Democratic counties (fewer than 40,000 Democratic voters) and it focuses on the challenges the smaller counties face—from lack of money, to lack of facilities, to fewer boots on the ground, to lack of influence within the FDP itself. Dave served as Chair for 10 years, and under his leadership, he is proud to note that the Small County Coalition drastically improved their political training given to volunteers, increased funding, held annual conventions so the small counties could network and learn from each other, and developed a stronger relationship with the state party. ​ ​ State Judicial Council From about 2012-2020 Dave also served on the State Judicial Council and was Chair for a short time. The Judicial Council gave Dave an opportunity to hear grievances of Democrats throughout the state over such matters as eligibility of candidates, voting issues, changes in voter registration, and many other matters. Says Dave: “Florida has a history of the counties fighting each other,” and so there were plenty of opportunities for the Judicial Council to act. In 2006 Dave receives "Most Improved Small County" award from from FDP Chair Karen Thurman. (click to enlarge) Stuart News ran an article on Dec 3, 2008 about Dave being re-elected to DEC. (click to enlarge) Dave and his partner Shelley learn they WON !! All-Star Dave Fun fact: When Dave moved to Stuart, not only did he later become a Democrat, but he also rediscovered the joy of singing. He had sung some as a youngster and, in fact, had been part of a band. Family and jobs changed that and he put his passion for singing on the backburner. After he got to Stuart, he began to sing at a church in Jensen Beach and soon became its music director. Then, in 2014, he entered the Singing with the Stars competition at the Lyric Theater and was paired with professional singer Shelley Keelor. Since Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga had just released a popular album of standards, they decided to play on that and chose “Lady is a Tramp” and…..THEY WON!! ​ Today, Dave continues to sing at his church, and he often visits clubs and bars that offer karaoke – sometimes as much as three times a week. So if you’re at a club where they do karaoke, don’t be too surprised if our own Dave Dew gets up on stage to belt out a couple of songs! Dave Dew ​ As you can see, Dave’s “atonement” during the past twenty years has led him to wear many Democratic hats – both locally and statewide. Throughout it all, he has sought to bring about change so that Democrats become smarter in the way they do business, from having a local office opened to Democrats throughout the year to modernizing the bylaws that dictate how the Democrats run their operation. We Democrats in Martin County owe a debt of gratitude to Dave for his years of work aimed at strengthening the Democratic Party within Martin County and throughout the state of Florida. ​ Thank you, Dave, for switching to Democrat and becoming a Martin County Democrat All Star!

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Clubs and Caucuses Click here for Martin County Democrat Club and Caucus info. Join a club or caucus. Learn, make friends, and be a part of the Martin Democrat community. Dave Dew Click here to read all about Martin County Democrat All Star Dave Dew! Rural Lifestyle June 21 - BOCC will be voting once again on the Rural LIfestyle amendment...Come out to voice your concerns. Meet at the county administrative building next to the Blake Library, 2401 SE Monterey Rd. Clubs and Caucuses Click here for Martin County Democrat Club and Caucus info. Join a club or caucus. Learn, make friends, and be a part of the Martin Democrat community. 1/5

Get involved. Meet others. Make friends. Join a Martin County Democratic club or caucus ​ The active clubs and caucuses in Martin County: ​ Martin County Democratic Club Martin County Democratic Environmental Caucus Democratic Women's Club of Martin County Treasure Coast Democratic Hispanic Caucus ​

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