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-

karyn@utd.org 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.