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Sentinel ranks Florida House members
The Orlando Sentinel editorial board ranked Florida’s State House members based on their performance: “Swimming at the bottom of this pond is Republican Chris Dorworth, who’s set to become speaker in 2014. He worked to make state agencies toothless, to give wealthy fans tax breaks on all-star game tickets, and co-sponsored an unconstitutional ban on [...] -
Protecting our drinking water
Steve talks with WFTV about how leaking underground gas storage tanks are threatening our drinking water and how the Florida Legislature has made the problem worse. Watch the WFTV interview here. While oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico is getting lots of media attention, this ongoing threat to our drinking water has gone largely [...] -
Thank You Dist. 34 Voters – You Did It!
Yesterday, we received confirmation from the Seminole County Supervisor of Elections that we have collected enough valid petitions to earn a place on the ballot! Thank you so much for putting your trust in me – I am honored by your support! Thanks also to all of our wonderful volunteers who spent hundreds of hours [...] -
Follow the money (Orlando Sentinel)
From Scott Maxwell’s Taking Names Column May 1: “Barnes, a member of the county’s soil and water board, has been campaigning hard — enough so that he was able to attract donations from more than 200 people in the last quarter. In fact, Barnes and Dorworth ended up attracting approximately the same number of donations. [...] -
Oil Spill threatens Florida
Oil gushing from the well that exploded April 20 in the Gulf of Mexico could reach Florida’s east coast within a couple of weeks due to the spill’s proximity to a branch of the Gulf Stream, which wraps around the state before heading north up the east coast. The accident, which took the lives of [...] -
Volunteers needed for Petition Drive wrap-up
As you know, the campaign is working to get my name on the ballot by petition. That means we need to gather around 1,000 signatures from voters in the district who want to see my name on the ballot. We are almost there, but time is running out. Petitions are due to the Supervisor of [...] -
Democratic Veterans Caucus of Florida
The Seminole County Democratic Party Affirmative Action Committee will host a meeting Tuesday, April 20 to discuss the formation of a local Democratic Veterans Caucus. All Democratic veterans and Democrats who support veterans are welcome to attend. Please come out and show your support for those who have served our nation and help us organize [...] -
Earth Day Birthday
Please join me Thursday, April 22 from 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. at the Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center as we celebrate Earth Day Birthday with Keep Seminole Beautiful. The all-day event will include screenings of environmental films “Wekiva: Legacy or Loss?” and “In Marjorie’s Wake.” There will also be numerous speakers, including Seminole County [...] -
Fair Districts
Each decade following the US Census, Tallahassee politicians redraw the political map for both Legislative and Congressional seats based on population changes. Unfortunately, that process, which was designed to provide equal representation, is abused. The majority party controls the process and uses it to ensure that its own members are re-elected. Rather than draw simple, [...] -
Dorworth pushes subsidies for yacht buyers
Despite voting for cuts in education and other essential services, my opponent is now pushing to dramatically reduce taxes on the sale of luxury yachts and private planes. He argues that the move will stimulate the boat-building industry. Too bad he wasn’t thinking about that when he voted last year to raise fees (taxes) on [...] -
Protecting home values; natural resources
Poor planning has long been a problem in Florida. Poorly-regulated growth has harmed our natural resources, contributed to school overcrowding, worsened traffic issues and led to lower home values. Now, it appears that the Florida House of Representatives is preparing to allow the state agency that oversees local growth management decisions to fade away. We [...] -
Hispanic Business Expo
Please join us this weekend for the Hispanic Business Expo in Orlando. This is a great event for those wishing to learn more about starting a new business, networking or just meeting new friends. Please visit our booth. Volunteers will be staffing our space Friday and Saturday and I will be at the event all [...]
