State Rep. Joe Saunders (D-Orlando) is the first one to admit that Tallahassee is a difficult place for Democrats. With Republicans running the Legislature and the Governor ready with his veto pen, there isn’t much a progressive can do.
But Saunders, one of the first openly gay state legislators, isn’t about to give up.
Less than a year into his first term, Saunders will kick-off his campaign for a second term with an event from 5:30- 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 15 at The Abbey.
Saunders’ honorary host committee reads like a who’s who of Democratic elected officials, including Congressman Alan Grayson (D-Orlando), State Sen. Darren Soto (D-Orlando) and State Rep. Linda Stewart (D-Orlando).
When asked why he deserves a second term, Saunders’ points to various successes during the 2012-2013 session including: earning historic support for non-discrimination protections for Florida’s LGBT community, leading the charge with Planned Parenthood to defeat four anti-choice bills, passing powerful legislation to force accountability and transparency for failing charter schools and fighting to strengthen access to quality of arts education programs for Florida’s students.
In the upcoming session, Saunders agenda includes reintroducing both the FL Competitive Workforce Act and the ‘Arts for All Students Act.’
To RSVP for the event, call Anna Eskamani at 407-376-3609.
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