Road Trip to Tally - Florida 140 Blue Project

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Monday June 15, 2020 · 8:42 AM PDT

2020/06/15 · 08:42

Rachel Brown (FLSD-27) and President of the Democratic Environmental Caucus of Florida, Dr. Janelle Christensen deliver qualifying documents to Tallahassee.

Deadlines cause anxiety. Papers and checks mailed weeks before still had not arrived. What do we do? Road Trip with Rachel Brown, State Senate District 27 candidate-to-be.

On our way to Tallahassee. Rachel Brown filed for Florida State Senate 27. pic.twitter.com/bFCE8Kz77g
Ã¢ÂÂ Dr. Janelle Christensen (@JanelleAnthro) June 12, 2020

The first stop was in Charlotte county. Andy Mele (a well-known Waterkeeper and environmental advocate) was worried that the check he mailed wouldn’t arrive in time. We stopped and picked up a physical check that we would deliver to Tallahassee in person.

Rachel Brown, FL SD27 and Andy Mele (FL HD 71) meet on the way to Tallahassee to turn in final qualifying check. pic.twitter.com/VSBlS8cZDk
Ã¢ÂÂ Dr. Janelle Christensen (@JanelleAnthro) June 12, 2020

The second stop was in Gainsville, where we picked Kim Dugger’s final paperwork. Then, we pushed on to our final destination: Tallahassee.

We turned in paperwork and then saw fellow State Senate Candidate, Heather Hunter (FL SD 7 in the Volusia area — she was in Tallahassee too!).

When Democrats win Florida this November, put some respect on @90For90 and @JanelleAnthro's names for recruiting candidates to run in 140/141 of Florida's state legislative districts.

Ã°ÂÂÂÃ°ÂÂÂ¾ Well done, my friends! Ã°ÂÂÂÃ°ÂÂÂ¾ https://t.co/Etc4QmlGhe
Ã¢ÂÂ Matt Rogers Ã°ÂÂÂÃ¯Â¸Â (@Politidope) June 15, 2020

We obsessively checked the Department of State website to see if the names switched from “Active” to “Qualified” (meaning the paperwork had been accepted. When there was a delay, we called to see what needed to be fixed. It was very stressful.

Give to 4 State Senate Candidates (there are more, like Karen Butler, Katherine Norman, and Rachel Brown, but their ActBlue accounts are not up yet).

@NormanFlSenate @fretwellforfl pic.twitter.com/8I5biocaqj
Ã¢ÂÂ Dr. Janelle Christensen (@JanelleAnthro) June 12, 2020

It was a relief to see these wonderful candidates officially qualify (see above). There was one problem. We met Anita Huffman, who submitted her check to the DOS for House District 5. They did not accept her check and we are not sure why. They did not answer her call when she tried to check in. They did not notify her that something was wrong. See photo of her delivering the paperwork and check in Tallahassee.

Anita Huffman drops off paperwork to Florida DOS Department of Elections 11 am, 6-12-2020. They did not qualify her. We don’t know why.

But the converse is not true. There are a bunch of districts with one Dem and no one else filed: HDs 8, 43,45,46, 61,63,97, 98,99,100, 109 and 113. That's 12 unopposed Democrats that were just elected. @90For90 @crookedmedia @VoterProtection @FutureNowUSA
Ã¢ÂÂ Paula Liang Ã¢ÂÂÃ°ÂÂÂ¼ (@pollamb) June 13, 2020

Give to 8 State House candidates in Northeast Florida (Jacksonville areas).

Give to 5 State House candidates in Southwest Florida (Fort Myers, Port Charlotte areas).

Read Florida Politics’s assessment of outcomes.

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Road Trip to Tally - Florida 140 Blue Project

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