MIAMI-DADE – Since 2000, a group of concerned Caribbean-Americans in South Florida, has developed Voters’ Guides to help you 1) select the better candidates who may promote the interests of Caribbean-American people in South Florida, and 2) provide guidance on constitutional ballot amendments.
We have watched various political news programs, read local and national newspapers, attended town hall meetings, and consulted with non-partisan advocacy organizations and local community leaders.
We have assessed the candidates based on their positions on a variety of issues, including, but not limited to, the economy, education, the American justice system, civil rights, immigration, healthcare, social services, affirmative action, economic opportunity, 2nd amendment, among others.
PLEASE NOTE THAT NONE OF THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATIONS SHOULD SUBSTITUTE FOR YOUR OWN EVALUATION AND RESEARCH BASED ON YOUR OWN PERSONAL INTERESTS AND VALUES. For more information, call 954 454 7473.
DEDICATION
These 2018 Primary Election Voters’ Guides are dedicated to all the African Americans who were legally and illegally barred from voting in ANY election.
Although few of those cases were documented, here is one such case. In the 1950s, the father of Otis Moss Jr was a Georgia sharecropper. On election day, he put on his best suit—the one he wore to weddings and funerals and walked 6 miles to the polling station. There he was sent to a second polling station—6 miles away. On arrival at the second polling station, he was again directed to a third polling station. So he walked an additional 6 miles. When he arrived at the third polling station, after walking a total of 18 miles on that election day, he was told “Boy, this polling station is closed”. Broken hearted at having walked 18 miles and that he had not been able to vote, he walked home, and vowed to try to vote at the next election. Sadly, he passed away died before the next election.
Vote in this primary election in honor of the sacrifice that the father of Otis Moss and thousands of African Americans made so that we could vote.
Why Bother To Vote In Primary Elections?
The candidates for judges, school board members, county and state legislators in this primary election, if successful, will be making decisions, establishing policies and/or passing legislation and budgets for expenditures of tax dollars which intimately affect our daily lives. If you pay taxes, you can vote to ensure that your tax dollars will promote your interests.
These Voters’ Guides are presented for Miami Dade, Broward and Palm Beach, and by political affiliation—Democrat or Republican. To find your ballot recommendations, identify your county and political affiliation.
To check your voter status, request your vote by mail ballot by August 22 or general voter information, please call your respective County Supervisor of Elections:
Miami Dade County: 305-499-8683
Broward County: 954-357-7050
Palm Beach County: 561-656-6200
2018 MIAMI DADE COUNTY
REPUBLICAN BALLOT RECOMMENDATIONS (* Updated 8/16/2018 4pm)
US SENATE: Rick Scott
District 23: Carla Spalding
District 26: Carlos Curbelo
District 27: Maria Elena Salazar
Governor: Adam H. Putnam
Attorney General: Frank H. White
Commissioner of Agriculture: Mike McCalister
State House (D115): Vance Aloupis
State House (D116): Daniel Perez
State House (D119): Annie Martinez
2018 MIAMI DADE COUNTY
DEMOCRATIC BALLOT RECOMMENDATIONS
District 24: Frederica Wilson
District 26: Debbie Mucarsel-Powell
District 27: Matt Haggman
Governor: Andrew D. Gillum
Attorney General: Sean Michael Shaw
Commissioner of Agriculture: Nikki Fried
State Senator (D36): David Perez
State Senator (D38): Daphne Campbell
State House (D96): Kristin Jacobs
State House (D103): Cindy Polo
State House (D105): Javier Estevez
State House (D108): Dotie Joseph
State House (D109): Cedric McMinn
State House (D113): Kubs Lalchandani
State House (D115): Jefferey Solomon
11th Judicial Circuit (all voters choose)
Group 8: Elisabeth Espinosa
Group 14: Renee Gordon
Group: 25: Yery Marero
County Court
Group 2: Kristy Nunez
Group 32: Lizzet Mendez
Group 33: Olanike Adebayo
Group 40: Michael Barket
Group 43: Milena Abreu
County Commission
(D2): Jean Monestime
(D6): Rebeca Sosa
(D8): Danielle Levine Cava
(D10): Javier Souto
(D12): Jose Pepe Diaz
School Board
(D2): Dorothy Bendross Mindingall
(D4): Perla Tabares Hantman
Community Council
(CC8/82): Caroline Florence Williams
(CC8/At Large): A. D. Lenoir
(CC10/106): Anays B. Acuna
(CC 11/114): Christian Cevallos
(CC 12/122): Patricia Kelly
(CC12/125): Morgan Anderson
