The August 24th Primary Election will be hotly contested and incredibly important for Florida's gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community. Below you can find a short list of candidates Equality Florida Action PAC strongly recommends for the primary. We are very selective in who we recommend, and everyone on this list is a champion for our community.
Please take a moment to review the list below and then be sure to fill out and mail your ballot today!
| IMPORTANT We have not completed our endorsement process and will be endorsing more candidates. However, we wanted to share our current list of recommended candidates with you right now, so you will have them when filling out your absentee ballot. |
Remember: If you choose to vote at an early vote or election day polling site you MUST present precinct workers with your absentee ballot. We recommend you use your voice NOW and fill out and mail your absentee ballot today!
August Primary Recommendations
| STATEWIDE | ||
| Attorney General | Dan Gelber | |
| NORTH FLORIDA | ||
| Leon County Commission District 1 |
John "Corri" Byrne |  |
| Leon County Commission District 5 |
Bob Rackleff | |
| Leon County Commission At Large |
Cliff Thaell | |
| Alachua County School Board District 1 |
Rick Nesbit | |
| Alachua County School Board District 3 |
Gunnar Paulson | |
| Marion County School Board District 4 |
Nancy Thrower | |
| CENTRAL FLORIDA | ||
| House District 55 (parts of Hillsborough, Manatee, Pinellas & Sarasota Counties) |
Darryl Rouson | |
| House District 60 (parts of Hillsborough, & Pasco Counties) |
Russ Patterson | |
| Kissimmee City Commission District 4 |
Cheryl Grieb | |
| Orange County School Board District 1 |
Joie Cadle | |
| Pinellas County School Board District 2 |
Terry Krassner | |
| Pinellas County School Board District 6 |
Linda Lerner | |
| Pinellas County School Board District 7 |
James Jackson | |
| Hillsborough County School Board District 6 |
April Griffin | |
| Hillsborough County Commission District 1 |
John Dingfelder | |
| Hillsborough County Commission District 5 |
Linda Saul-Sena | |
| Volusia County Council At Large |
Joyce Cusack | |
| Volusia County School Board District 5 |
Diane Smith | |
| SOUTH FLORIDA | ||
| House District 86 (part of Palm Beach County) |
Lori Berman | |
| House District 88 (part of Palm Beach County) |
Mark Pafford | |
| House District 90 (parts of Palm Beach & Broward Counties) |
Irv Slosberg | |
| House District 92 (part of Broward County) |
Justin Flippen | |
| House District 112 (parts of Broward & Miami-Dade Counties) |
Sandra Ruiz | |
| House District 114 (part of Miami-Dade County) |
Millie Herrera | |
| House District 118 (part of Miami-Dade County) |
Dwight Bullard | |
| Senate District 35 (parts of Broward & Miami-Dade Counties) |
Kevin Burns | |
| Broward County Commission District 4 |
Ken Keechl | |
| Broward County Commission District 6 |
Sue Gunzburger | |
| Broward County School Board District 6 |
Phyllis Hope | |
| Broward County School Board District 8 |
Jennifer Gottlieb | |
| Oakland Park City Commission District 4 |
John Adornato III | |
| Miami-Dade County Commission District 8 |
Annette Taddeo | |
Paid political advertisement, paid for by Equality Florida Action PAC, P.O. Box 13184 Saint Petersburg, Fl 33733.