By: Dr. Marcia Magnus
SOUTH FLORIDA – As concerned Caribbean-Americans in South Florida, Caribbean-American Politically Active Citizens (CAPAC) have developed this Voters’ Guide to help you choose the more appropriate candidates in this primary election.
We recommend that you vote for the following candidates because we believe they are more likely to promote the interests of Caribbean-American people in South Florida. We have watched political news programs, read local and national newspapers, attended candidate forums, and consulted with local community leaders. We have assessed the candidates based on their positions or policies, including, but not limited to, U.S. immigration, education, the American justice system, healthcare, affirmative action, economic opportunity, and civil rights.
From our six Voters’ guides here, identify YOUR Voter’s Guide by county (Broward, Miami-Dade) and by party affiliation (Republican, Democrat, Non-partisan). Please pass this on to another tax-paying Caribbean-American SuperVoter.
For more information, call Dr. Marcia Magnus, Caribbean-American Politically Active Citizens, 954-454-7473.
August 4 – Early voting begins
August 18 – Deadline for requests for absentee ballots to be mailed
August 14 – Primary Election Day
Top 10 Reasons to vote in the August 2012 Primary Election
1. Vote because today we CAN vote. Your vote will honor the hundreds of African-Americans who toiled and protested to help pass the 1965 Voting Rights Act when they began the 5-day 51-mile walk, against law enforcement resistance on Bloody Sunday, from Selma to Montgomery in 1965. Honor their pain and resilience and take a few minutes to vote in this primary election.
2. Vote to honor the millions of African Americans who could NOT vote because unjust laws required that they either recite parts of the US Constitution, or pay a voting poll tax, or they had to provide proof that they owned land. We can vote today because of their struggle yesterday.
3. Vote in this primary election because today we stand on the shoulders of those who were beaten, lynched, and killed; for the African Americans who faced burning KKK crosses; for the churches which were bombed just because activists tried to change unjust voting laws. Rosa Parks tried to register three times because of these unjust laws.
4. We, as taxpayers, all get to pay for the voting machines and the staff for this primary election, whether the primary voter turnout is the usual 10% or higher!
5. Election day is the one day that every American is, in theory, equal. We can all vote, if you are registered and if you take the time.
6. Have you noticed that complaining about the criminal justice system with your friends and family has not really changed anything? Vote in this primary election to ensure that your judiciary is reflective of your community.
7. Vote for candidates who are more sensitive to Caribbean-American issues—immigration, the economy, the criminal justice system, or education.
8. It’s easier than you think to vote when you use your Caribbean-American Voters’ Guide.
9. SuperVoters (people who vote in every election—primary and general elections) have a major influence on who wins elections. SuperVoters are usually older adults, more educated, White, and earn more than $50,000 a year. Because SuperVoters vote for people of their own interests, it is easier for people to win elections just because of their names or backgrounds. Become a SuperVoter today. Ensure that your voter registration is updated, identify your precinct, review your sample ballot, educate yourself on the candidates and issues, by absentee ballot, vote early or vote or on election day.
10. If not now, when? If not you, who?
BROWARD Caribbean American Voters’ Guide – REPUBLICANS
UNITED STATES SENATOR – Connie Mack
*REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS
DISTRICT 23 – Karen Harrington
DISTRICT 24 – Rudolph “Rudy” Moise
*STATE SENATOR
DISTRICT 34 – Ellyn Bogdanoff
*STATE REPRESENTATIVE
DISTRICT 100 – Joseph “Joe” Gibbons
DISTRICT 103 – Renier Diaz de La Portilla
DISTRICT 105 – Carlos Trujillo
*CIRCUIT JUDGE, 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
GROUP 19 – Michael Ian Rothschild
GROUP 35 – Dale Ross
GROUP 45 – Julio E. Gonzalez Jr.
*COUNTY COURT JUDGE…
GROUP 5 – Olga M. Levine
GROUP 6 – Kathleen Mary “Katie” McHugh
GROUP 10 – Roshawn Banks
GROUP 32 – Terri-Ann Miller
*SCHOOL BOARD …
DISTRICT 3 – Michael Levinson
DISTRICT 4 – Robert Alan “Bob” Mayersohn
DISTRICT 5 – Rosalind “Ros” Osgood
AT LARGE 8 - Andrew Luciani
AT LARGE 9 – Barbara Houston Wilson
BROWARD Caribbean American Voters’ Guide – Non-Partisan
*REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS
DISTRICT 24 – Rudolph “Rudy” Moise
*STATE SENATOR…
DISTRICT 34 – Ellyn Bogdanoff
*STATE REPRESENTATIVE
DISTRICT 100 – Joseph “Joe” Gibbons
DISTRICT 103 – Diaz de La Portilla
DISTRICT 105 – Carlos Trujillo
*CIRCUIT JUDGE, 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
GROUP 19 – Michael Ian Rothschild
GROUP 35 – Dale Ross
GROUP 45 – Julio E. Gonzalez Jr.
*COUNTY COURT JUDGE…
GROUP 5 – Olga M. Levine
GROUP 6 – Kathleen Mary “Katie” McHugh
GROUP 10 - Roshawn Banks
GROUP 32 – Terri-Ann Miller
*SCHOOL BOARD …
DISTRICT 3 – Michael Levinson
DISTRICT 4 – Robert Alan “Bob” Mayersohn
DISTRICT 5 – Rosalind “Ros” Osgood
AT LARGE 8 - Andrew Luciani
AT LARGE 9 – Barbara Houston Wilson
BROWARD Caribbean American Voters’ Guide – DEMOCRATS
UNITED STATES SENATOR – Bill Nelson
REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS…
DISTRICT 22 - Kristen Jacobs
DISTRICT 24 – Rudolph “Rudy” Moise
STATE ATTORNEY, 17TH CIRCUIT – Chris Mancini
*STATE REPRESENTATIVE…
DISTRICT 100 – Joseph “Joe” Gibbons
DISTRICT 102 – Sharon Pritchett
DISTRICT 104 – Robin P. Behrman
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT – Howard C. Forman
SHERIFF – Scott J. Israel
*COUNTY COMMISSION…
DISTRICT 7 – Timothy M. “Tim” Ryan
DISTRICT 9 – Dale V. C. Holness
*CIRCUIT JUDGE, 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
GROUP 19 – Michael Ian Rothschild
GROUP 35 – Dale Ross
GROUP 45 – Julio E. Gonzalez Jr.
*COUNTY COURT JUDGE…
GROUP 5 – Olga M. Levine
GROUP 6 – Kathleen Mary “Katie” McHugh
GROUP 10 – Roshawn Banks
GROUP 32 – Terri-Ann Miller
*SCHOOL BOARD …
DISTRICT 3 - Michael Levinson
DISTRICT 4 – Robert Alan “Bob” Mayersohn
DISTRICT 5 – Rosalind “Ros” Osgood
AT LARGE 8 - Andrew Luciani
AT LARGE 9 – Barbara Houston Wilson
MIAMI-DADE Caribbean American Voters’ Guide – REPUBLICANS
United States Senator – Connie Mack
*Representative in Congress…
District 23 – Karen Harrington
District 24 – Rudolph “Rudy” Moise
*State Representative…
District 100 – Joseph “Joe” Gibbons
District 103 – Renier Diaz del la Portilla
District 105 – Carlos Trujillo
District 109 – Cynthia A. Stafford
District 110 – Jose Oliva
District 111 – Eddy Gonzalez
District 112 – Gustavo Herreiro
District 113 - David Richardson
District 114 – Erik Fresen
District 115 – Michael Bileca
District 116 - Jose Felix Diaz
District 119 – Jeanette M. Nunez
District 120 – Holly Merrill Raschein
REP STATE EXEC CTTEE COMMITTEEMAN - Renier Diaz de la Portilla
REP STATE EXEC CTTEE COMMITTEEWOMAN – Audrey Betancourt
*REP COUNTY EXEC CTTEE…
COMMITTEEMEN DISTRICT 1 - Matthew R. Manning
COMMITTEEMEN DISTRICT 4 – Adrian Barona
COMMITTEEMEN DISTRICT 5 - David Rivera
COMMITTEEMEN DISTRICT 7 – Emmanuel Oramas
COMMITTEEMEN DISTRICT 10 – Brent Rolland Allen
COMMITTEEWOMEN DISTRICT 10 - Gloria Acuna
COMMITTEEMEN DISTRICT 14 - Bryan Avila
COMMITTEEMEN DISTRICT 17 – Hector Alberto Ferrer
COMMITTEEMEN DISTRICT 18 – Leslie Gratz
COMMITTEEWOMEN DISTRICT 18 - Laura Levey
COMMITTEEMEN DISTRICT 19 – Thomas Blacker
COMMITTEEWOMEN DISTRICT 19 - Carlos Fausto Miranda
COMMITTEEWOMEN DISTRICT 21 – Sharon Wilson
COMMITTEEMEN DISTRICT 23 – Maria Pelro
COMMITTEEWOMEN DISTRICT 24 - Harriet “Enriqueta” Carter
COMMITTEEMEN DISTRICT 25 – Christopher Alonso-Miles
COMMITTEEWOMEN DISTRICT 25 - Elizabeth Chimenti
COMMITTEEMEN DISTRICT 26 – Manuel “Manny”Malgor
COMMITTEEMEN DISTRICT 27 – Mark Reuter
COMMITTEEWOMEN DISTRICT 27 - Claire Musso
COMMITTEEMEN DISTRICT 28 – Nelson Obeso
COMMITTEEWOMEN DISTRICT 28 - Rosa Maria Palomino
COMMITTEEMEN DISTRICT 29 – Christopher Perez
COMMITTEEWOMEN DISTRICT 29 - Florine Ho Tai
COMMITTEEMEN DISTRICT 30 – Kevin Marino Cabrera
COMMITTEEMEN DISTRICT 31 – Joseph E. Delaney
COMMITTEEWOMEN DISTRICT 31 - Angela Santacruz
COMMITTEEMEN DISTRICT 32 – Bob Myerson
COMMITTEEMEN DISTRICT 33 – Juan Carlos Robaina
COMMITTEEWOMEN DISTRICT 33 - Kristina Ramirez
COMMITTEEMEN DISTRICT 34 – Michael Lazzara
COMMITTEEWOMEN DISTRICT 34 - Dotty Vazquez
COMMITTEEMEN DISTRICT 35 – Douglas Pile
COMMITTEEMEN DISTRICT 36 – Severiano Fernandez
COMMITTEEWOMEN DISTRICT 36 - Mamie Pinder
COMMITTEEMEN DISTRICT 37 – Maynor A. Perez
COMMITTEEMEN DISTRICT 38 – Jeffrey J. Dabdoub
COMMITTEEWOMEN DISTRICT 38 - Carol Paul
COMMITTEEMEN DISTRICT 39 – James Brady
COMMITTEEMEN DISTRICT 40 – Angelo Lopez
COMMITTEEWOMEN DISTRICT 40 - Lynda Bell
MIAMI-DADE Caribbean American Voters’ Guide – NON-PARTISAN
REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS, DISTRICT 24 – Rudolph “Rudy” Moise
STATE REPRESENTATIVE…
District 100 – Joseph “Joe” Gibbons
District 109 – Cynthia A. Stafford
District 113 – David Richardson
*Circuit Judge…
Group 8 – David Miller
Group 15 – Robert Coppel
Group 47 – Maria de Jesus Santovenia
Group 49 – Teresa Mary Pooler
*County Judge
Group 1 – Patricia Marino-Pedranza
Group 10 – Diana Gonzalez
Group 20 – Michelle Alvarez Barakat
Group 24 – Greer Elaine Wallace
Group 27 – Ivonne Cuesta
Group 28 – Tanya Brinkley
Group 33 – Teretha Lundy Thomas
Group 40 – Don Cohn
*School Board Member, District 5 – Daniel “Dan” Espino
Property Appraiser – Pedro J. Garcia
*Board of County Commissioners
District 1 – Shirley Gibson
District 3 – Audrey M. Edmonson
District 5 – Luis Garcia
District 9 – Dennis C. Moss
District 11 – Juan C. Zapata
Mayor – Carlos Gimenez
*Community Council 5, At-Large – Ira J. Paul
Community Council 10, At-Large – Miriam “Mimi” Planas
Community Council 10, Subarea 106 – Victoria E. Tomas
Community Council 11, Subarea 112 – Daniel Ojeda
Community Council 11, Subarea 116 – Carolina Blanco
Community Council 12, Subarea 122 – Matthew Larsh
Community Council 12, Subarea 124 – Angela “Angie” Vazquez
Community Council 12, Subarea 126 – Alex Duran
County Question: Repeal of County’s Pit Bull Dog Ban – YES
MIAMI-DADE Caribbean American Voters’ Guide – DEMOCRATS
UNITED STATES SENATOR – Bill Nelson
*REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS…
DISTRICT 24 – Rudlolph “Rudy” Moise
DISTRICT 26 – Joe Garcia
*STATE ATTORNEY, 11TH JUDICIAL COURT – Rod Vereen
*STATE SENATOR DISTRICT 39 – Dwight Bullard
*STATE REPRESENTATIVE…
DISTRICT 100 – Joseph “Joe” Gibbons
DISTRICT 102 – Sharon Pritchett
DISTRICT 107 – John Patrick Julien
DISTRICT 108 – Alix Desulme
DISTRICT 109 – Cynthia A. Stafford
DISTRICT 112 – Jose Javier Rodriquez
DISTRICT 113 – David Richardson
DISTRICT 117 – Carmen Morris
*DEMOCRATIC COUNTY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE PRECINCT…
COMMITTEEMAN PRECINCT 017 – Anthony Romer
COMMITTEEWOMAN PRECINCT 017 – Betty Geller
COMMITTEEMAN PRECINCT 024 - Daniel Stabile
COMMITTEEWOMAN PRECINCT 024 - Gina Stabile
COMMITTEEMAN PRECINCT 038 – Edward Pascoe
COMMITTEEMAN PRECINCT 041 – Guillermo Landaeta
COMMITTEEWOMAN PRECINCT 041 - Julia Y. Kim
COMMITTEEMAN PRECINCT 048 – Nakita Tiyade
COMMITTEEWOMAN PRECINCT 069 – Cora Smith
COMMITTEEMAN PRECINCT 136 - Donntay Cooper
COMMITTEEWOMAN PRECINCT 136 – Roseline Philppe
COMMITTEEMAN PRECINCT 155 – Eddie Lewis
COMMITTEEWOMAN PRECINCT 159 - Daisy M. Black
COMMITTEEWOMAN PRECINCT 254 – Lottie M. Hines
COMMITTEEMAN PRECINCT 270 – John D. Pace. Jr.
COMMITTEEWOMAN PRECINCT 270 – Janice Coakley
COMMITTEEMAN PRECINCT 452 - Armando Martinez
COMMITTEEMAN PRECINCT 508 – Eric Thompson
COMMITTEEWOMAN PRECINCT 516 – Meghan Hammond
COMMITTEEMAN PRECINCT 518 – Basil A. Binns, II
COMMITTEEWOMAN PRECINCT 520 - Eufaula Smith Frazier
COMMITTEEMAN PRECINCT 524 – Noel Johnson
COMMITTEEMAN PRECINCT 544 – Bruce Jordan
COMMITTEEMAN PRECINCT 561 – Alexander M. Turner
COMMITTEEMAN PRECINCT 569 – Joel N. Fields
COMMITTEEMAN PRECINCT 571 – Gustavo L. Iraola
COMMITTEEWOMAN PRECINCT 583 - Ana J. Colis
COMMITTEEMAN PRECINCT 586 – Donald B. Martin
COMMITTEEMAN PRECINCT 592 – Kevin Bulger
COMMITTEEMAN PRECINCT 621 – Joshua Dobarganes
COMMITTEEMAN PRECINCT 636 – Raul L. Martinez
COMMITTEEWOMAN PRECINCT 717 – Barbara S. Walters
COMMITTEEWOMAN PRECINCT 804 - Luretha F. Lucky
COMMITTEEWOMAN PRECINCT 814 – Thelma L. Ferguson
(* means that these races will appear only if you live within the district)
