Help one of the biggest swing states swing blue! We have an opportunity to pick up a seat in the Florida Senate! Not only is this seat winnable, but if we pull it off, the shockwaves you'd send throughout the Republican Party would be HUGE!
Our candidate, is a very capable woman named Suzan Franks. Please Donate and/or Volunteer Today! If you live in the district, be sure to vote June 26th!
Behold the massive swath of gerrymandered land that makes up the district:
Wouldn't all that space look fabulous in a lovely shade of blue?
This is a plurality Democratic District who's previous State Senator, albeit Republican, was not representative of the far right. Our opponent is a "consistent conservative" by the name of Charlie Dean, who beat someone even further to the right in his primary.
To make this work we need money and lots of volunteers!
Volunteering
In Leon County - The Leon County Democratic Party will be working hard on Suzan's campaign. Even if you don't live in Senate District 3, please contact Vince George, the Leon Dem Party's Coordinated Campaign Manager [vincegeorge(at)earthlink(dot)net], to help us with phone banking, sign-waving, and canvassing. There's a lot of work to do in a short amount of time, so please contact Vince George and volunteer, even if only for a couple of hours.
In Marion County - The Marion County Democratic Party is assisting with the campaign. If you would like to help out with the campaign to elect Suzan (all volunteers are certainly welcome) email us at info(at)mariondems(dot)org.
Or sign up on Suzan's website: http://suzanfranksforfloridasenate.com
The Florida Progressive Coalition has an excellent post on its blog "Support Suzan Franks for State Senate" detailing the needs of this campaign.
Gatordem wrote a piece on Florida Kossacks suggesting that the state GOP is bereft of ideas.
We can win! You can help. Take action today!
The special election is on June 26th.