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Evan Jenne: Florida State Representative District 99

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Saturday October 20th, we sat down for a chilled tequila with US Congressman Ted Deutch at General Provision in Fort Lauderdale. Congressman Deutch is a Democrat who represents Florida’s Florida's 22nd District which includes portions of Fort Lauderdale, Boca Raton, Coral Springs, and Parkland. He is the Ranking Member of the Ethics Committee and a Member of the Foreign Affairs & Judiciary committees. He’s seeking reelection to his 5th term in office. Just a reminder that early voting has started in most counties in Florida. For more info on times and polling locations, you can check your local supervisor of elections website. Also, there are many great voter guides out there, and we’ll link to a few in the show notes. You can check out this WMN Miami Voter Guide as well as The New Tropic's Voter Guide. 

Representative Ted Deutch, US House, FL-22


            
          

          

        
      
      
    

  






This is a rerelease of our conversation with Tallahassee Mayor and Democratic candidate for governor, Andrew Gillum.  On Saturday, April 28th we shared gin & tonic at Villain Theater in Miami and talked about topics including Mayor Gillum’s professional career, his policy vision for the state, and his first experience of political engagement—trying to get Nacho Cheese Doritos in his school’s vending machine. On this episode we cited a few data points that we are linking to here in the show notes:Economic Policy Institute Data on Income of 99% vs. 1%Average Teacher Pay in Florida as of 2016-2017 is $49,407/yearState Representative Jared Moskowitz’s speech on the floor of the Florida House on gun reform legislation

Rerelease: Andrew Gillum, Candidate for Governor of Florida


            
          

          

        
      
      
    

  






On Saturday August 12th, we sat down for an Old Fashioned with Jason Pizzo, a candidate running for Florida State Senate in District 38. He is running in a primary on August 28th against incumbent and serial liar Daphne Campbell. We talked about Jason’s time spent working as a prosecutor issues important to him including climate change, criminal justice reform, and more.

Jason Pizzo, Florida Senate, District 38


            
          

          

        
      
      
    

  






On Saturday August 4th, we sat down for a beer with Cindy Polo, a candidate running for Florida State House in District 103. She is running in a primary on August 28th.  We talked about Cindy's time working as communications professional, her inspiration for running for office, and issues important to her including gun control, mine blasting, education, and more. 

Cindy Polo, Democratic Candidate, Florida House, District 103


            
          

          

        
      
      
    

  






On Saturday July 28th, we sat down for a White Russian with Julian Santos, a candidate running for Florida State Senate in District 36. He is running in a primary on August 28th against Coral Gables firefighter David Perez. We talked about Julian’s time spent working as a financial regulator and issues important to him including healthcare, education, the environment, and more.

Evan Jenne: Florida State Representative District 99

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