Samuel Vilchez Santiago
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Chair of the @OrangeDemsFL . First Gen-Z DNC Member from Florida. Princeton ‘19. Oxford MPP ‘22. 🇻🇪 🇺🇸 Opinions my own.
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While Ron’s presidential announcement failed, I just submitted 40 signed petitions to get abortion access on the ballot in Florida!
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The shot: Carolina Amesty at the border treating immigrants like criminals.
The chaser: Carolina, the criminal.
What else can you expect.
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It’s been a hell of a dark week here in Ron DeSantis’ Florida. Don’t believe me? See what he’s done this last week.
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Trump is absolutely in trouble in Florida. Just in Orange County, there were at least 30 precincts in which he got less than 70% of the vote in a closed-primary in a non-election. Look at precinct 522 in Winter Park…. 49%...
The latest:
@realDonaldTrump
wins
#Florida
GOP presidential primary but with lower support than four years ago
via
@TDOnline
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What happened in Florida on Tuesday?
The
@FlaDems
completely crumbled.
Any path forward in Florida runs through an complete reform of the FDP that starts with NEW leadership. And by the way, like many in my community, I ain’t going anywhere. It’s not the time to back down. 🧵
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So excited to share that I’ve been appointed to represent Florida at the Democratic National Committee, becoming the first gen-Z DNC member from our state! I am thankful to Chair
@nikkifriedfl
for this appointment and for her trust! Let’s get to work! 💪🏼 💙
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The refugee kid from Venezuela who cried during his first day of eighth grade because he didn’t know English just graduated from
@Princeton
with honors!
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FL has a clear choice:
@CharlieCrist
who will defend Floridians’ freedom to choose or DeSantis who supports an abortion ban even in cases of rape and incest. Honored to join our next LTG
@KarlaforFlorida
@JohannaForFL
and
@AnnaForFlorida
in the launch of Latinas for Choice!
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Today, Commissioner
@NikkiFried
launched the “Nikki escucha” tour, seeking to listen to Latino communities across the state about the issues impacting us. We talked about creating opportunities for Florida’s entrepreneurs, ESL students, and immigrants! 🌴 ☀️
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We, the voters of Orange and Osceola counties, overwhelmingly elected
@MoniqueHWorrell
as our State Attorney. Removing her from her office is a direct attack on our democracy and on our freedom to elect our state officials. It’s dangerous and unacceptable.
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Venezuelans spoke loud and clear
as they elected
@EdmundoGU
as our next President. Maduro has stolen the election, but he doesn’t have the vote tallies to prove his win. I have yet to find a polling location in which he won. My people will prevail! ¡Que viva Venezuela libre! 🇻🇪
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Our newest state representative
@KeenForFL
! This race proved that teamwork truly makes a difference. The path forward for
@FlaDems
is to UNITE (and also knock every damn door). Thank you
@OrangeDemsFL
,
@FlaDems
,
@MaxwellFrostFL
,
@FentriceForFL
,
@osceola_DEC
!
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Thank you for your support,
@NikkiFried
! Immigrants strengthen our Florida economy, society and culture. Dreamers, TPS Holders, and essential workers deserve a pathway to citizenship!
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We voted yesterday! No lines!
Orange County: Go early vote today or tomorrow before 7:00 PM!
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Los Venezolanos de Orlando estamos juntos con
@JoeBiden
!
100% Anti-Facista
100% Anti-Racists
100% Anti-Chavista
100%
@vzlanosconBiden
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Let’s call this what it is: a form of human trafficking. DeSantis is once again using our people as political pawns in his quest for power.
This is how he starts Hispanic heritage month? By trafficking Venezuelan children across the country?
NEW: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis sent two planes full of migrants who crossed the border illegally to Martha’s Vineyard today.
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So proud of our Congressman
@MaxwellFrostFL
, carrying the voice of an entire generation in our Congress!
FOR OUR FUTURE, we are going to elect
@KamalaHarris
in November!
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I am humbled and honored to announce my candidacy for Florida House District 48 - the community where I grew up, went to school, and have worked in for over ten years. During the last two months, I have seen my community crumble in the wake of the corona virus pandemic.
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When I was kid, my parents taught me, by example, to stand against injustice: They fought against the chavista regime. Today, I was honored to stand with faith & immigrant rights leaders in Orlando to fight back against Ron DeSantis’ latest political stunt against asylum seekers.
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Spent my Sunday evening counting and inputting the 400+ petitions collected by the
@OrangeDemsFL
at
@madsoulfest
yesterday to put Medicaid expansion on the ballot in 2026. Healthcare is a human right and Florida is worth fighting for!
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So energized and excited to join such a beautiful people-powered movement to send
@CarlosGSmith
back to Tallahassee! In 2024, Orlando will make history again by electing a relentless fighter and leader like Carlos to represent us in the FL Senate!!!
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Made it to Chicago for a HISTORIC DNC Convention!!!
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Door knocking this morning with Team
@MaxwellFrostFL
and the
@OrangeDemsFL
to put abortion rights on the ballot and remind voters there’s a special election coming in HD35! We are just getting started!
#LeadwithLove
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Gen Z in the house at the
@FDP
meeting! Honored to be proxy voting for Congressman
@MaxwellFrostFL
while he takes care of business in Japan! We are
#TeamTaddeo
!
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Great women’s equality day of action in house district 35 with the
@OrangeDemsFL
, our candidates, and our champions
@AnnaForFlorida
@MaxwellFrostFL
@CarlosGSmith
@JohannaForFL
@mariaocps
! We are flipping HD35 in January!
@FlaDems
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Every single one of the Orange County GOP lawmakers, who by the way represent tossup/Democratic leaning seats, just voted to lower the minimum age to purchase weapons of war to 18 years old. The
@OrangeDemsFL
are coming for your seats!
🚨 The Florida House of Representatives just passed a bill to lower the minimum age to purchase AR-15s to 18 years old.
I’M NOT KIDDING.
The GOP’s extreme supermajority is growing more dangerous every day. There are no Republican moderates.
It’s time we
#TakeBackFL
. 🗳️
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Great political conversation this morning on how to rebuild a winning Democratic coalition in Central Florida! Thanks
@Lee_Perry1
@electyoungdems
for organizing it and Rep.
@MaxwellFrostFL
for your words! We are ready to rebuild!
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WE DID THAT!
(And we 💙
@KeenForFL
and Laura!)
This moment is for all of us. HD-35, I am so honored to represent you! 🇺🇸
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Thank you
@CarlosGSmith
and
@AnnaForFlorida
for beacon of hope for ALL Floridians, for fighting the fights no one is willing to fight, for standing up for the most vulnerable in our community, and for igniting the progressive movement in Florida. THANK YOU! 🌈🌟🔥
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Truly a team effort!
@KeenForFL
‘s win wouldn’t have been possible without
@MaxwellFrostFL
and Team Frost. UNITY WINS!
Our Orange County Party Chair
@samuelvilchezs
has quickly built what I believe is the best DEC operation in the state. Thank you, Samuel! He also happens to be one of the smartest people I know!
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I’m honored to announce that I’ve joined the
@GiffordsCourage
Florida steering committee under the leadership of
@samibarrios
and
@GabbyGiffords
! We must continue fighting for gun safety legislation at the state and federal level, including universal background checks!
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4️⃣ Campaigns ran by people who are not even from Florida and who came down to Florida to check a box on their resume. Florida is different and mostly only people who have lived here know how things work here.
Hire locally. Develop staff. Create new leaders. 6/
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Just door knocked 80 doors in College Park for our next Congressman
@MaxwellFrostFL
! We are bringing it home tomorrow! Go vote!
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Here are some of the issues the Dems faced as a candidate in this election:
1️⃣ Bad candidates at the top of the ticket. Why didn’t Gen-Z come through in Florida? We had a Senate candidate that made her campaign about being a cop and a fmr Repub as the Gubernatorial candidate. 2/
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Today, for the first time in decades (at least 3 decades), thousands of Orange and Osceola counties residents have a DEMOCRAT representing them in the Florida House! That Democrat is
@KeenForFL
!
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And the
@OrangeDemsFL
are working on 4 more!
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MADURO AND HIS REGIME ARE JAILING AND DISAPPEARING PEOPLE FOR:
- Posting on social media against him
- Serving as electoral witnesses for the opposition
- Peacefully protesting
- Having told people to vote
- Having anti-govt messages on their phones
And the world is watching…
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2️⃣ The party doesn’t exist. A political party can’t be a top-down org. with a few people at the top. Our local party committees barely have any precinct captains. Last time we won Florida, we did it because of the grassroots that Obama mobilized. That’s not there anymore. 4/
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Today, I graduated from
@UniofOxford
with a Masters in Public Policy! What an incredible year of learning and growth at the
@BlavatnikSchool
. Thankful to those who have made this moment possible, especially my parents & the
@EF_Fellows
Global Scholars Program!
#Graduated
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In Orange County, we are building a multi-generation, multi-racial movement to stand up for you and your families! Join us
@OrangeDemsFL
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¡Orlando Latinos con
@JoeBiden
&
@KamalaHarris
! 🇨🇴🇲🇽🇻🇪🇵🇷🇩🇴🇺🇸
@colconbiden
@boricuas4biden
@vzlanosconbiden
@con_dominicanos
@MexicanosCBiden
@VamosDemocratas
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Our movement is growing y’all and today we were out in full force with
@OrangeDemsFL
!
1️⃣ Orlando MLK Day Parade
2️⃣ HD35 GOTV canvass for
@KeenForFL
3️⃣ Eatonville MLK Day Parade
Big shoutout to
@rayanneanid
and Team
@MaxwellFrostFL
for fueling our movement! Join us! 💙
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Excited to join Florida’s Justice League. We seek economic, racial, and social justice for all!
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WE just VOTED 🗳🗳🗳
Happy to cast our votes for our friends
@MaxwellFrostFL
and
@votemaria_ocps
! 🇺🇸
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I am deeply humbled by the support I received from thousands of our community members over the last three months in this race, and I am proud of the campaign we ran...
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Hispanic and Black Dems also largely stayed home. Our base stayed home.
Before you go get the moderate white person who likes cops, you need to get your base out. And ads are great to increase name recognition but not to mobilize voters. That’s what a field program does. 3/
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Honored and humbled to have been selected by United Way of Central Florida (
@uwcf
) as the first recipient of their Emerging Leader Impact Award! Extremely grateful to everyone who’s been part of my journey!
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Amigo Venezolano 🇻🇪 ¡En estas elecciones, no te dejes engañar! Infórmate acerca del récord verdadero de Trump y Biden con el tema Venezuela 🧵🔽
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And 🔟 NOT LISTENING. We have great talent in the state and the campaigns largely decided to ignore the feedback provided by different constituencies, including Black and Hispanic leadership across the state. Shame on them.
Next thread will be on where we go from here! 11/11
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It’s a brat summer! 🌴 🥥 💚
I want a President who parties with Latinos, not want who wants to deport our abuelitas!
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Los venezolanos merecemos una Senadora verdaderamente comprometida con nuestra causa, no alguien como Rick Scott quien nos utiliza para su show político. Por eso apoyamos a
@DebbieforFL
, quien es aliada clave de
@MariaCorinaYA
dentro del partido Demócrata y en el congreso.
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We are all united behind
@KeenForFL
!
Just an observation, but a lot of Fla GOP lawmakers seem to be knocking on doors in Iowa right now, while Democratic ones are working the field in HD 35.
Will that matter Tuesday? GOP put more $ here.
But it's striking how many Repubs chose snow over Kissimmee at 55 degrees.
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We all have a reason to vote in November! We all have a reason to fight like hell to take back our state! No excuses! We are all in!
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As the
@orlandosentinel
puts it, “In this race, which people all over the state are watching as a potential bellwether for 2024, there’s an easy call. Voters can trust
@KeenForFL
to put their needs ahead of partisan antics.”
Easy call. Vote Keen.
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3️⃣ Complete lack of funding. The DNC and orgs. across the country think that they don’t need Florida to win. Good luck keeping a Senate Majority based on Montana and West Virginia 🤗
And while the Demings camp. was well funded, it didn’t use their funds to build a movement. 5/
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🚨 ENDORSEMENT ALERT 🚨
I am honored to have the endorsement of Rep.
@AnnaForFlorida
! She has boldly demonstrated what it means to serve the community in the wake of COVID-19, helping thousands get through our broken unemployment system. Can’t wait to join her in Tallahassee!
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Great canvass this morning in Avalon Park alongside team
@MaxwellFrostFL
and
@OrangeDemsFL
! We talked to hundreds of voters to let them know there is a special election coming to HD35, ask them to sign up for vote by mail, and pushed the abortion referendum petition! ☀️
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Today, we had the opportunity to thank Pres. Biden for establishing the Humanitarian Parole Program that allowed for our families to be reunited after years! It’s always great to see
@POTUS
visit Florida!
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9️⃣ LACK OF LEADERSHIP.
Who is LEADING the Florida Democratic Party? 10/
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6️⃣ Messaging. No, we can’t win in Florida by ignoring the realities and traumas of immigrant communities across the state. People are traumatized by socialism/communism. They had to leave everything behind because of it. And the answer isn’t calling us gusanos. 8/
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The Orange County School Board voted unanimously to rename Stonewall Jackson Middle to Roberto Clemente Middle! Thank you
@johannaocps
and
@AlianzaProgress
for your leadership on this issue!
I’m a proud alumn of Roberto Clemente Middle School!
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Honored to have helped to convene a meeting between Venezuelan American leaders from across the country and the White House to discuss immigration solutions for Venezuelan and other immigrants! ¡Si se puede! 🇺🇸 🇻🇪
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Great morning to walk the MLK Day parade with Teams
@MaxwellFrostFL
and
@AnnaForFlorida
! We remember and honor the legacy of Dr. King and stand for the protection of our civil rights!
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Today, I had the opportunity of giving opening remarks during Venezuelan primary in Orlando, where 10k people are expected to vote!
@FlaDems
stand strong in support of our Venezuelan fight for democracy and freedom! ¡Que viva Venezuela libre! 🇻🇪
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5️⃣ Lack of funding for 3rd party organizations. The organizations like
@AlianzaProgress
that have mobilized the Hispanic vote across Central Florida for years did not get any funding this time around? The result? We lost Osceola County, a 55% Hispanic county. 7/
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It’s all hands on deck to FLIP HD35 and elect Veteran
@KeenForFL
to the Florida State House on Jan. 16th! Excited to join
@OrangeDemsFL
@MaxwellFrostFL
@CarlosGSmith
@davidhogg111
and
@Leaderswedeserv
at our canvass launch today in Avalon Park! Thanks
@rayanneanid
and team for
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Great time seeing our next Vice-President
@KamalaHarris
in Orlando this morning! GO VOTE EARLY!
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Excited and honored to serve as a national co-Chair of
@vzlanosconbiden
alongside my friends
@adeferr
@EmilioBuitrago
and
@CarlaBustillos6
! Ñ 🇻🇪 🇺🇸
SO excited to be launching Latinos con Biden-Harris today! Latinos are front and center in this race and that's why President Biden and VP Harris are working hard to earn our communidad's votes. A trabajar!
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In this time of crisis, our community deserves BOLD ACTION, because the same old won't work.
Trust me: Together, we will transform our community, our state, and our world.
Join us at
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Today, Orange Co. Republican legislators either didn’t show up to the Legislative Delegation Meeting or threw a temper tantrum and walked out. Meanwhile, our Democratic champions stayed until 8pm listening to their constituents. I was happy to thank them for their service!
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The FL GOP is running scared because they know they are vulnerable. They think they can win by misinforming our voters.
@KeenForFL
is our PROUD DEMOCRATIC candidate in HD35. Let’s flip this seat from red to blue on January 16th and
#TakeFLBack
!
🚨The FL GOP is up to dirty tricks in HD 35 with a fake "progressive" PC sending mail to Dem voters claiming Tom Keen SUPPORTS Don't Say Gay-- it's a desperate lie.
FACT: Dems support the rights of ALL parents, including LGBTQ + those who want honest history taught at school.
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East Orlando WAS the bright spot for Florida Dems yesterday. We elected:
✅
@MaxwellFrostFL
- the first Gen. Z Member of Congress! 🇨🇺
✅
@JohannaForFL
- to fight in the State House! 🇵🇷
✅
@votemaria_ocps
- the first LGBTQ and youngest member of the Orange School Board! 🇨🇴
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Can’t wait to vote for
@MaxwellFrostFL
in August and November!
Big congratulations to Congressman
@MaxwellFrostFL
on the launch of his re-election campaign!
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Big shout out to our
@FlaDems
Chair
@NikkiFried
, the FDP staff
@daniellehawkgnv
@PhillipJerez
and everyone involved in making this happen! We are giving ALL Floridians a clear choice in every race, and that’s a big effing deal!
#TakeBackFL
We did it, Florida. 💥
It’s official, we just contested every legislative seat for the first time since the state flipped nearly 30 years ago. We’re going to
#TakeBackFL
.
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Thank you
@OrangeDemsFL
for trusting us to lead the Orange County Democratic Executive Committee! As the newly elected vice-chair, I look forward to help build a winning machine across our county! Also looking forward to working with our new Chair, my friend
@dawncurtis_
!
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7️⃣ No coordination for candidate selection. Why did we have a competitive primary for Governor when we knew we needed all of the resources focused on DeSantis? Why did we not get a top recruit for CD27 until July when we knew it could be competitive? 8/
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Ahhh I did a thing this week! Bought my first home! Can’t wait to make many memories here ❤️🏡
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Honored and humbled to have been selected as one of four 2021 Eisenhower Global Scholars! With the support of
@EF_Fellows
, I’ll be attending the
@UniofOxford
🇬🇧 to pursue a one-year Masters of Public Policy at the
@BlavatnikSchool
!
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We had a great time celebrating immigrants’ contributions to celebrating alongside
@orlandomayor
, Congressmen
@MaxwellFrostFL
and
@RepDarrenSoto
, and 15 local chambers of commerce. With 250 people in attendance, the message was clear: Immigrants, we get the job done!
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@FlaDems
has many problems, but the party infrastructure is absolutely needed to rebuild a winning coalition in Florida.
And no savior will come from outside to save us. We have to do the work to save Florida from fascism.
Here are some thoughts on what we can do to win ⬇️🧵
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Nothing can excuse the systemic violation of human rights, not here in the U.S. nor in Colombia nor in Venezuela nor in Cuba. We stand with the Cuban people in their search for democracy and freedom!
@AnnaForFlorida
¡El pueblo cubano merece democracia y libertad!
#SOSCuba
🇨🇺
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Back in Orlando, up and early communicating with our Latino Community at Red de Accion boricua y latina. Sharing space with our boricua candidates
@JohannaForFL
and
@MariaRRevelles
🇵🇷
Tune in 99.5FM in Central Florida!
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The
@KeenForFL
Machine out door knocking this morning, letting voters know there’s an election on Jan. 16th!
@OranDemsFL
@FlaDems
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Welcoming President
@BarackObama
to Orlando! Voting in one election won’t solve all of our problems, but it will get us closer to the American ideal that we want to build for future generations. VOTE FOR
@JoeBiden
&
@KamalaHarris
!
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Guess who’s flipping HD35 BLUE on January 16th?! WE ARE!!! 💙💙💙
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✨Some personal news✨
I’ve started a new job as a national Movement, Issues, and Charitable Organizations Manager at
@actblue
! I’ll be supporting progressive organizations in the equal rights space, fighting from gender and racial equity to disability and LGBTQ+ rights!
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Rep.
@JohannaForFL
outperformed Charlie Crist by 8.2%, representing the biggest outperformance by any Dem. state house candidate in the state. Despite being in a “safe blue” district, our team knocked on 16k doors and attended over 100 events. Nothing replaces showing up!
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“American born in Venezuela”? You are a disgrace to our community, using our pain to score political points.
Talking about paying your fair share, when are you going to pay taxes on your home? Oh yea, Carolina lives in a tax-exempt home owned by her dad’s nonprofit organization.
As an American who was born in Venezuela, I’m tired of left-wing demagoguery on immigration.
Floridians do not want open borders. We shouldn’t have to bear the burden of the Biden administration’s reckless policies.
So-called “sanctuary states” must pay their fair share.
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OUR FAMILY JUST VOTED! And we voted for our champions up and down the ballot
@JohannaForFL
@MaxwellFrostFL
@MariaSalamanca
@DarrenSoto
@rsbagga
! You have until 8pm today to vote early!
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I first joined the
@OrangeDemsFL
as a canvasser when I was just 15. I remember wanting to stay engaged because I saw myself represented by our then Chair
@CarlosGSmith
. Since then he’s gotten elected multiple times, and he continues to use his platform to bolster our party!
We are deeply thankful to Senator-Elect
@CarlosGSmith
for making a $20,000 contribution to bolster our grassroots efforts to elect Democrats up and down the ballot! Whenever we’ve needed him, Carlos, who’s also our former Chair, has stepped up big time to strengthen our party!
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8️⃣ Bad polling. Nobody expected a 20% margin for the GOP because nobody expected our electorate to look R+13. The polls didn’t capture the lack of enthusiasm among Dems, pushing campaigns and the party to spend in the wrong races. 9/
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Florida vale la pena. Floridians are worth fighting for. And
@POTUS
@FlaDems
are ready to continue standing up for us!
From Biden-Harris Campaign Manager
@JulieR2022
>>
“We see Florida as an important part of our strategy this election.”
“We know there’s prime opportunity for Democratic voters here, and we’re going to do the hard work that we need to to reach them.”
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