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This November, we're going to Take Back Florida. These are the Democratic candidates running for office in your county. Learn more about them below and get involved!

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Sarasota COUNTY

Kamala D. Harris & Tim Walz

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For President & Vice President of the United States

Vice President Kamala Harris has devoted her career to fighting for the people. As the daughter of parents who brought her to civil rights marches in a stroller, she was inspired to tackle injustice from an early age. She took that mission to county courtrooms, the California Attorney General’s office, the United States Senate, and the White House. Now she is running for President of the United States to continue protecting our freedoms, delivering justice, and expanding opportunity so that every American can not just get by, but get ahead.

Debbie Mucarsel-Powell

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For United States Senate

Debbie Mucarsel-Powell is a proud mother and Floridian running to be Florida’s next U.S. Senator. Debbie got her start working her way from a minimum wage job at a donut shop to serving as the first South American immigrant in Congress. Since then, she has delivered hundreds of millions of dollars in transit investments and Everglades restoration funds to Florida, written the bill to expand Medicare, and fought to protect Floridians’ freedoms. Debbie and her husband Robert live in Miami and have three children.

Derek Reich

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DISTINCTION CANDIDATE | For State House, District 73

Derek Reich, a lifelong Sarasota County resident and dedicated public school teacher, decided to run for State Representative after his opponent, Rep. McFarland voted to cut $12 million from the same Sarasota School District that gave him his American dream. Derek spent every year as a K-12 student in Sarasota County Schools, and now, as a high school teacher in Sarasota, he’s fighting to protect the opportunities that shaped him. His grassroots campaign is committed to fully funding public education, defending the freedom for every woman to control her body, and fixing our broken homeowners insurance system.

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Manny Lopez
For Congressional District 17
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Nancy Simpson
For State House, District 74
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Tony Dunbar
For State House, District 75
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Shari Thornton
For County Commission, District 3
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Barbara Ford-Coates
For Tax Collector
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Other Candidates

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