Renzo DowneyJanuary 10, 2020
6min575
The candidate's earnings eclipsed that of her one competitor.
Tag: Joe SaundersMatt Gaetz. Image via AP.
Renzo DowneyJanuary 10, 2020
Scott PowersAugust 22, 2019
3min818
Called Dyer 'among the most vocal champions for the LGBTQ community'
Jacob OglesJanuary 23, 2019
6min865
Florida's first openly lesbian lawmaker believes this is the year for LGBTQ protections.
Staff ReportsJanuary 18, 2019
4min3303
Fried says she won't "tolerate discrimination ... on any basis"
Jacob OglesNovember 7, 2018
3min858
Sarah Fortney, an incoming Polk County School Board member, will become Florida’s first openly lesbian member of a Florida school district. Joe Saunders of Equality Florida Action PAC celebrated Fortney’s win in a statement. “Sarah has made history as the first out lesbian elected to a School Board in the State of Florida,” said Saunders, one of […]
Drew WilsonJune 6, 2018
4min425
Jason Pizzo’s insurgent Democratic primary campaign against Miami Sen. Daphne Campbell picked up another major backer Wednesday: LGBTQ rights group Equality Florida. The nod was delivered by former state Rep. Joe Saunders, who resumed his job as the organization’s political director after leaving office. “The Equality Florida Action PAC endorsement is a recognition of the […]
Peter SchorschDecember 29, 2017
16min785
‘Tis the season, and the Legislature’s dubious Christmas present this year was moving up the 2018 Legislative Session two months from its usual March start date. We will no doubt have many gifts in store, besides the inevitable policy food fights, such as perhaps seeing some lawmakers in their ugly holiday sweaters (the Old Farmer’s Almanac predicts “sunny, turning warm” for […]
Drew WilsonDecember 18, 2017
2min257
Fort Lauderdale City Commissioner Dean Trantalis picked up an endorsement for his mayoral campaign from LGBTQ rights group Equality Florida. Equality Florida announced the endorsement in a Friday email, with senior Political Director Joe Saunders calling Trantalis’ mayoral run “an unprecedented opportunity to elect a true champion for our LGBTQ community.” “When he’s elected, Dean […]
Scott PowersNovember 27, 2017
2min358
Democratic House candidate Anna Eskamani on Monday announced a volunteer campaign finance committee that includes three former state reps and other prominent Central Florida Democrats. Eskamani, of Orlando, is running for the District 47 seat, occupied by Republican state Rep. Mike Miller, who is running for Congress. She faces Republican candidate Stockton Reeves of Winter […]
Drew WilsonNovember 7, 2017
3min273
St. Petersburg voters chose Tuesday to give Mayor Rick Kriseman a second term and keep City Councilmember Darden Rice in place for another four years, both of which were cheered by LGBTQ rights group Equality Florida. “Tonight the LGBTQ community in Tampa Bay saw two of its most vocal champions re-elected for a second term. […]