2014 session to election 2014
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2014 Session to Election 2014. What to Expect- Session 2014. Tweaks to SB 736- “Teacher Quality” Bill Will state admit to flaws and make corrections or continue bad policy ? Additional efforts to Privatize Public Schools Expansion of Charters and other Schemes - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
2014 Sessionto
Election 2014
What to Expect- Session 2014
• Tweaks to SB 736- “Teacher Quality” Bill– Will state admit to flaws and make corrections or
continue bad policy?• Additional efforts to Privatize Public Schools – Expansion of Charters and other Schemes– Full blown access to schools- classes that are empty
during the day could be turned to charter classrooms– Remove local control
• More Attacks on Class Size– Weaken penalties for non-compliance without adding
penalties for fraudulent reporting. • More Changes to Retirement Benefits– With this group, change is bad for employees…
• Payroll deduction/collective bargaining attacks
Budget
Governor’s budget comes out the first week of February.• $850 Million budget surplus–$500 M in Tax Breaks–$100 M to bring tourism to Florida–Medicaid dollars
Dates to Remember
• Legislative Committee Weeks• Feb 3rd
• Feb 10th
• Feb 17th
• Session begins March 4th
• Primary- August 26th• General- November 4th
Target Tallahassee
• March 26 and 27th
• Cost per person- $500.00• Limited seating • For more information-
[email protected] or at 786-594-0239
The Governor’s Mansion
• How do you win the governor’s race?– Win the statewide vote
• How do you win the statewide vote?– Win South Florida
• How do you win South Florida?– Let’s see……
2008 Florida Margin of Victory
Obama 4,143,957McCain 3,939,380
• Barack Obama won by 204,577 votes
Miami-Dade Margin of Victory
Obama 491,195McCain 351,462
Obama wins Miami-Dade by 139,733 votes
Broward County
Obama 487,638McCain 234,690
Obama Wins Broward By 252,948
Obama Wins South Florida
Obama Won South Florida by
392,681
Obama Wins Florida By
204,577
2010 Governor’s Election
Side By Side maps
Statewide Vote Totals
Republican Rick Scott 2,619,335 48.87%
Democratic Alex Sink 2,557,785 47.72%
Alex Sink Lost By 61,550 Votes
South Florida Vote Totals
Rick Scott 41.94% 204,918
Alex Sink 56.21% 274,638
Miami-Dade
Rick Scott 140,445Alex Sink 271,606
Broward
Alex Sink Won South Florida by - 200,881 (192,000 fewer than Obama)
Obama Won because of South Florida
Alex Sink Lost because of South Florida
Broward County
2012 2010
Votes 728,230 399,126
Holmes County
2012 2010
Votes 8,090 5,794
Polk County
2012 2010
Votes 240,611 150,724
Volusia County
2012 2010
Votes 225,932 148,763
Presidential vs. Gubernatorial
Miami-Dade Vote History• 2008- 872,260 Votes–Win Presidential
• 2010- 499,853 Votes–Lose Governor’s Race
• 2012- 879,179 Votes–Win Presidential
Voter Turnout Wins Elections
• Win here by enough and win any statewide election
• It is up to us to win elections.
2012 Primary Election Voters
2012 General Election Voters
Broward County:Voting differences between Primary & General Elections
197 Voters
806 Voters
AssociationMembers
Friends and Family
Targeted Voters
2000 General Election: Bush vs. Gore
Bush: 2,912,790 (48.8%)Gore: 2,912,253 (48.8%)
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Bush wins by 537 Votes
What is at stake in this election?
Governor:Sets Agenda for Public Education
• Assuming this is the pairing in November, full comparisons will be completed after the 2014 Legislative Session.
• Sure to be included…– Crist vetoed SB 6, Scott Signed SB 736 – Crist increased funding for K-12 schools, Scott cut funding
his first year and has still not completely restored cuts.– Crist voted to improve retirement benefits throughout his
career, Scott cut benefits and imposed a 3% tax on public employees.
Crist or Scott?
Florida Cabinet (Incumbent)
• Attorney General–(Pam Bondi)
• Chief Financial Officer–(Jeff Atwater)
• Commissioner of Agriculture–(Adam Putnam)
Congressional Seats (Incumbent)
• CD- 23 (Debbie Wasserman-Schultz)• CD- 25 (Mario Diaz –Balart)• CD- 26 (Joe Garcia)• CD- 27 (Ileana Ros-Lehtinen)
Florida Senate (Incumbent)
• SD 36- (Oscar Braynon)• SD 38- (Rene Garcia)• SD 40- (Miguel Diaz de la Portilla)
Florida House (Incumbent)term limited
• HD 100- (Joe Gibbons)• HD 102- (Sharon Pritchett)• HD 103- (Manny Diaz)• HD 105- (Carlos Trujillo)• HD 107- (Barbara Watson)• HD 108- (Daphne Campbell)• HD 109- (Cynthia Stafford)• HD 110- (Jose Oliva)• HD 111- (Eduardo Gonzalez)
• HD 112- (Jose Javier Rodriguez)
• HD 113- (David Richardson)• HD 114- (Erik Fresen)• HD 115- (Michael Bileca)• HD 116- (Jose Felix Diaz)• HD 117- (Kionne McGhee)• HD 118- (Frank Artiles)• HD 119- (Jeanette Nunez)• HD 120- (Holly Raschein)
School Board (Incumbent)
• SB 2- (Dorothy Bendross-Mindingall)• SB 4- (Perla Tabares-Hantman)• SB 6- (Raquel Regalado)• SB 8- (Marta Perez)
What can you do?• Build legislative relationships now!
• Be prepared to speak by following our web page, Facebook and Twitter
• Write, call, visit locally with your legislator
• Recruit membership for UTD
• Get members to register to vote!
• Get active through UTD’s Legislative Committee
Membership Action
• Hold a unit meeting week of 1/27 to discuss the legislative priorities• Have membership complete
survey to rank priorities.