Endorsements
All candidates must complete an application to determine the candidate’s values, opinions, and knowledge. We work with many candidates of all gender identities, but we do not endorse all of them. When endorsing a candidate, we are affirming to voters, our members, and our donors that we are confident the candidate is aligned with our 6 core issues.
Applications for endorsements for November 2022 races are no longer being accepted.
City / County • School Board • Public Defender / State Attorney • Judicial • State Legislator • Federal
For any additional information or questions on the endorsement process, please contact Florida NOW PAC Director Joanne Sterner at pac@flnow.org.
Congratulations to all of our 2022 endorsed candidates on their races. We are excited to see the work that those elected into office will do.
Elected FLNOW Endorsed Candidates
Geraldine F Thompson • Florida Senate District 15, Pinellas County
Shevrin Jones • Florida State Senate District 35, Broward County
Tracie Davis • Florida House District 5, Jacksonville
Angie Nixon • Florida House District 13, Northwest Jacksonville and the near Westside
Yvonne Hinson • Florida House District 21, Gainesville
Tina Polsky • Florida House District 30, Palm Beach/Broward
Anna Eskamani • Florida House District 42, Orange County
Jennifer “Rita” Harris • Florida House District 44, Orange County
Kristen Arrington • Florida House District 46, Osceola County
Lindsay Cross • Florida House District 60, Pinellas County
Michele Rayner • Florida House District 62, Pinellas County
Kelly Skidmore • Florida House District 92, Palm Beach
Robin Bartleman • Florida House District 103, Broward County
LeeAnne Barnes • Marion County Court, Seat 1
David O’Keefe • Leon County Commission, District 5
Genece Minshew • Fernandina Beach City Council, Seat 5
Jeff Gow • City of Dunedin Commission, District 4
Jeremy Matlow • Tallahassee City Commission, Seat 3
Rick Minor • Leon County Commission, District 3
Karen Perez • Hillsborough School Board, Seat 6
Maria Salamanca • Orange County School Board, Seat 2
Nora Rupert • Broward County School Board, Seat 7
Tina Certain • Alachua School Board, Seat 1
2022 Endorsed Candidates
Federal Candidates (Endorsed by National NOW PAC)
US Senate
Val Demings • US Senate Representing Florida
US House
Rebekah Jones • US House, Congressional District 1, Panhandle
Danielle Hawk • US House Congressional District 3, Gainesville
Al Lawson • US House, Congressional District 5, Jacksonville
Karen Green • US House, Congressional District 7, Orlando
Darren Soto • US House, Congressional District 9, Orlando
Maxwell Frost • US House, Congressional District 10, Orlando
Eric Lynn • US House Congressional District 13, Pinellas County
Cindy Lyn Banyai • US House Congressional District 19, Ft. Myers
Lois Frankel • US House, Congressional District 22, Palm Beach County
Frederica Wilson • US House, Congressional District 24, Broward/ Miami Dade
Debbie Wasserman-Schultz • US House, Congressional District 25, Broward/Dade
Annette Taddeo • US House, Congressional District 27, Miami Dade
State Candidates (Endorsed by Florida NOW PAC)
Florida Governor
Charlie Crist • Governor
State Wide Offices
Adam Hattersley • Chief Financial Officer of Florida
Aramis Ayala • Attorney General for Florida
Naomi Esther Blemur • Commission of Agriculture
Florida Senate
Rodney Long • Florida State Senate District 4, Jacksonville
Eunic Ortiz • Florida State Senate District 18, Pinellas County
Geraldine F Thompson • Florida Senate District 15, Pinellas County
Shevrin Jones • Florida State Senate District 35, Broward County
Raquel Individual Pacheco • Florida State Senate District 36- Miami Dade County
Florida House of Representatives
Sharmin Smith • Florida House District 4, Jacksonville
Tracie Davis • Florida House District 5, Jacksonville
Cornelius Jones • Florida House District 11, Jacksonville
Angie Nixon • Florida House District 13, Northwest Jacksonville and the near Westside
Micheal Anderson • Florida House District 17, Mandarin
Adam Morely • Florida House District 19, Southeastern St. Johns County, including St. Augustine, and extending South
Yvonne Hinson • Florida House District 21, Gainesville
Tina Polsky • Florida House District 30, Palm Beach/Broward
Deborah Poulalion • Florida House District 36, Seminole County
Sarah Henry • Florida House District 38, Seminole County
Tiffany Hughes • Florida House District 39, Seminole County
Anna Eskamani • Florida House District 42, Orange County
Jennifer “Rita” Harris • Florida House District 44, Orange County
Kristen Arrington • Florida House District 46, Osceola County
Bernard Fensterwald • Florida House District 58, Central Pinellas County
Lindsay Cross • Florida House District 60, Pinellas County
Michele Rayner • Florida House District 62, Pinellas County
Jen McDonald • Florida House District 65, Tampa County
Kelly Skidmore • Florida House District 92, Palm Beach
Shelly Albright • Florida House District 93, Palm Beach County-runoff
Linda Thompson Gonzalez • Florida House District 100, Broward County
Robin Bartleman • Florida House District 103, Broward County
Florida State Attorney
Allison Miller • State Attorney for the 6th Judicial Circuit, Pinellas and Pasco Counties
Judges
LeeAnne Barnes • Marion County Court, Seat 1
City / County Commissioner
Angela Eady • City of Kissimmee Commission, Seat 2
Brian Donnelly • Marion County Commission, District 4
David O’Keefe • Leon County Commission, District 5
Dr. Kai Rush • Largo City Commission, Seat 5
Genece Minshew • Fernandina Beach City Council, Seat 5
Guerdy Remy • Altamonte Springs City Commissioner, District 2
Jeff Gow • City of Dunedin Commission, District 4
Jeremy Matlow • Tallahassee City Commission, Seat 3
Josh Johnson • Leon County Commission At Large, Group 2
Kimberly Overman • Hillsborough County Commission, District 7 County Wide
Kristen Dozer • Tallahassee City Commission, Seat 4
Mariella Smith • Hillsborough County Commission, District 5
Michelle Oyola McGovern • Palm Beach County Commission, District 6
Patricia “Pat” Gerard • Pinellas County Commission, District 2
Rick Minor • Leon County Commission, District 3
School Board
Brian Martin • Pinellas County School Board, Seat 6
Corey Smith • Palm Beach County, District 7
Dr. Keesha Benson • Pinellas County School Board, Seat 3
Dr. Michael Daniels • Orange County School Board, Seat 3
Karen Perez • Hillsborough School Board, Seat 6
Maria Salamanca • Orange County School Board, Seat 2
Nora Rupert • Broward County School Board, Seat 7
Tina Certain • Alachua School Board, Seat 1
Conservation Board
Ray Deacon • Duval County Soil and Water Conservation Board, District 5