2022 General Election Endorsements

We are proud to endorse environmental champions at the federal, state, and local levels!

Endorsements are broken up by Sierra Club Group below.      

 

STATEWIDE RACES

Charlie Crist - Florida Governor

Adam Hattersley - Florida Chief Financial Officer

 

ANCIENT ISLANDS GROUP

Polk, Highlands, Hardee, Desoto, and Sumter counties

Polk County Referendum: Polk Forever, "Acquisition and Management of Water Resources and Environmental Lands Bond" - SUPPORT

 

BIG BEND GROUP

Jackson, Calhoun, Liberty, Gulf, Franklin, Gadsden, Leon, Wakulla, Taylor, Jefferson, and Madison counties

Al Lawson - US House of Representatives - District 2

Loranne Ausley - Florida Senate - District 3

Alison Tant - Florida House of Representatives - District 9

 

BROWARD GROUP

Broward County

Jared Moskowitz - US House of Representatives - District 23

Debbie Wasserman-Schultz - US House of Representatives - District 25

Rosalyn Osgood - Florida Senate - District 32

Lauren Book - Florida Senate - District 35

Linda Thompson Gonzalez - Florida House of Representatives - District 100

Hillary Cassell - Florida House of Representatives - District 101

Robin Bartleman - Florida House of Representatives - District 103

Marie Woodson - Florida House of Representatives - District 105

Christine Hunchofsky - Florida House of Representatives - District 95

Dan Daley - Florida House of Representatives - District 96

Patricia Williams - Florida House of Representatives - District 98

Denise Horland - Plantation City Council - Seat 2

Ken Thurston - Lauderhill City Council Seat 5 - Mayor

 

CENTRAL FLORIDA GROUP

Orange, Osceola, Seminole, and Lake counties

Maxwell Alejandro Frost - US House of Representatives - District 10

Darren Soto - US House of Representatives - District 9 *

Joy Goff-Marcil - Florida Senate - District 10

Linda Stewart - Florida Senate - District 17

Carlos Guillermo Smith - Florida House of Representatives - District 37

Tiffany Hughes - Florida House of Representatives - District 39

Anna Eskamani - Florida House of Representatives - District 42

 

LOXAHATCHEE GROUP

Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie, and Okeechobee counties

Lois Frankel - US House of Representatives - District 21

Lori Berman - Florida Senate - District 26

Tina Polsky - Florida Senate - District 30

Terence Davis - Florida House of Representatives  - District 94

Kelly Skidmore - Florida House of Representatives - District 92

Karen Brill - Palm Beach County School Board - District 3

Corey Smith - Palm Beach County School Board - District 7

 

MIAMI GROUP

Miami-Dade and Monroe counties

Frederica Wilson - US House of Representatives - District 24

Annette Taddeo - US House of Representatives - District 27

Shevrin Jones - Florida Senate - District 34

Raquel Pacheco - Florida Senate - District 36

Janelle Perez - Florida Senate - District 38

Dotie Joseph - Florida House of Representatives - District 108

Adam Benna - Florida House of Representatives - District 114

Kevin Chambliss - Florida House of Representatives - District 117

Adam Gentle - Florida House of Representatives - District 120

Danielle Cohen Higgins - Miami Dade County Commission - District 8

 

NORTHEAST GROUP

Duval, St. Johns, and Clay counties

Al Lawson - US House of Representatives - District 2

Angie Nixon - Florida House of Representatives - District 13

Trish Becker - Anastasia Mosquito Control District Seat 2 - St. John's County

Jim Springfield - St. Augustine City Commission - Seat 5

 

SUNCOAST GROUP

Pinellas and Pasco counties

City of St. Petersburg No. 1 Charter Amendment: "Rescheduling Municipal Elections" - SUPPORT

City of St. Petersburg No. 1 Charter Amendment: "Changing City Council Residency Requirements" - SUPPORT

Eric Lynn - US House of Representatives - District 13

Kathy Castor - US House of Representatives - District 14

Darryl Rouson - Florida Senate - District 16

Eunic Ortiz - Florida Senate - District 18

Bernie Fensterwald - Florida House of Representatives - District 58

Lindsay Cross - Florida House of Representatives - District 60

Janet Varnell Warwick - Florida House of Representatives - District 61

Michele Rayner - Florida House of Representatives - District 62

Robert Walker - Dunedin Commission - Seat 2

Jeff Gow - Dunedin Commission - Seat 4

Kai Rush - Largo City Commission - District 5

Pat Gerard - Pinellas County Commission - District 2

Keesha Benson - Pinellas County School Board - District 3

Caprice Edmond - Pinellas County School Board - District 7

Brian Martin - Pinellas County School Board  - District 6

 

SUWANNEE ST JOHNS GROUP

Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Lafayette, Levy, Marion, Putnam, Suwannee, and Union counties

Alachua County Referendum: "Wild Spaces Public Places" - SUPPORT

Alachua County Referendum: "County Commission Single Member Districts" - OPPOSE

Yvonne Hinson - Florida House of Representatives - District 21

Mary Alford - Alachua County Commission - District 1

Marihelen Wheeler - Alachua County Commission - District 2

Ken Cornell - Alachua County Commission - District 4

Tina Certain - Alachua County School Board - District 1

Diyonne McGraw - Alachua County School Board - District 2

Sarah Rockwell - Alachua County School Board - District 3

James Ingle - Gainesville City Commission - District 2

Casey Willits - Gainesville City Commission - District 3

 

TAMPA BAY GROUP

Hillsborough and Pasco counties

Kathy Castor - US House of Representatives - District 14 

Janet Cruz - Florida Senate - District 14

Darryl Rouson - Florida Senate - District 16

Michele Rayner - Florida House of Representatives - District 62

Diane "Dee" Hart - Florida House of Representatives - District 63

Fentrice Driskill - Florida House of Representatives - District 67

Andrew Learned - Florida House of Representatives - District 69

Angela Birdsong - Hillsborough County Commission - District 2

Mariella Smith - Hillsborough County Commission - District 5

Kimberly Overton - Hillsborough County Commission - District 7

Karen Perez - Hillsborough County School Board - District 6

 

TURTLE COAST GROUP

Brevard and Indian River counties

James Alex Goins - Cocoa City Council - District 1

Lorraine Koss - Cocoa City Count - District 4

Mark LaRusso - Melbourne City Council - District 2

Anthony Yantz - Florida House of Representatives - District 33

Kenny Johnson - Palm Bay City Council - Seat 4

Kathleen Perez - Titusville City Council - Seat 1

Joe Robinson - Titusville City Council - Seat 3

Jo Lynn Nelson - Titusville City Council - Seat 5

Bill Johnson - West Melbourne City Council

Diane Adams - West Melbourne City Council

 

VOLUSIA-FLAGLER GROUP

Volusia and Flagler Counties

Lisa Martin - New Smyrna Beach Commission, Zone 2

Rob Bridger - Ormond Beach Mayor

 

What You Can Do

Sierra Club Florida is working to build a pro-environment majority in Florida.  Here's what you can do to support this important mission:

  1. Vote! Our endorsees are the best environmental candidates in their race.
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  3. Volunteer with your local Sierra Club Group's Political Committee. Endorsements take a lot of time, as does communicating these endorsements to Sierra Club members and the public.
  4. Donate to the Sierra Club Florida Political Action Committee.

 

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