One of our caucus’ chief objectives is to assist Democratic candidates who will advocate for veteran interests when they are in office. This caucus, of course, stands behind and fully supports all Democratic candidates once they are the Democratic nominees in their elections. We offer a special endorsement program, however, for those candidates who apply and express a profound interest in veteran affairs. We endorse only after the qualifying period and normally if there is only one Democrat in the partisan or nonpartisan race.
The Board of Directors of the Democratic Veterans Caucus of Florida currently MAY endorse in Democratic Primaries or other races with Democratic opposition, but is only likely to do so in special cases where an applicant is a veteran or otherwise very active in the caucus or veteran affairs. This is in direct compliance with our Caucus Mission Statement with authority given to us by the Florida Democratic Party. We also do not provide monetary donations to candidates we endorse, but encourage members and other contacts to support candidates financially.
There is no guarantee of endorsement upon application. Our application for endorsement is available for download by clicking this link and may be submitted for consideration AFTER THE QUALIFYING PERIOD for the candidate’s election. The last day to submit an application is the Tuesday two weeks before any election, primary or general. Additional information may be obtained at and the completed application should be submitted to both:
DVCF.ENDORSE@GMAIL.COM and DVCF.PRESIDENT@GMAIL.COM
CANDIDATES ENDORSED FOR THE NOVEMBER 5, 2024 GENERAL ELECTION
US President
Democratic Nominees Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. Tim Walz as President/VP
US Senate
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell
US House of Representatives
Jennifer Adams, Florida District 7
Joey David Atkins, Florida District 26
Commander Phil Ehr, US Navy (ret.), Florida District 28
Representative Lois Frankel, Florida District 22
Barbie Harden Hall, Florida District 11
Commissioner Patricia Kemp, Florida District 15
Representative Jared Moskowitz, Florida District 23
Representative Darren Soto, Florida District 9
Florida Senate
Phillip R. Carter, District 27
Charles A. Lewis, District 39
Florida House of Representatives
Karl Cieslak, District 54
Nick Clemente, District 66
Jackie Gross-Kellogg, District 113
Sarah Henry, District 38
Representative Tom Keen, District 35
Rosemarie Latham, District 29
LTC Denise McCleary, US Army (ret.), District 79
Fody Merritt, Jr., District 25
Kelley Diona Miller, District 36
Daryl Parks, District 3
Dr. Kelly Smith, District 30
Debra Tendrich, District 89
Judith Vowels, District 23
Broward County – Fort Lauderdale City Commission D4
Ben Sorensen
Duval County School Board, District 5
Hank O. Rogers
Seminole County Supervisor of Elections
Deborah Poulalion
Seminole County School Board, District 3
Stephanie Arguello