Partners

Below is a list of organizations and elected officials that have committed to #DefendLocal. You can add your voice to theirs and join our nonpartisan people-powered coalition.

Partner Organizations

  • Campaign to Keep Guns Off Campus
  • Healthy Babies Bright Futures
  • Mayors Against Illegal Guns
  • National Black Justice Coalition
  • States United to Prevent Gun Violence
  • SEIU Florida
  • Equality Florida
  • Florida Immigrant Coalition
  • Florida Alliance for Consumer Protection
  • Florida Center for Fiscal and Economic Policy
  • Florida National Organization for Women
  • Alachua County Labor Coalition
  • League of Women Voters of Tallahassee
  • No More Tears
  • ReThink Energy Florida
  • South Florida Progressive Bulletin
  • The City of Hallandale Beach, Florida (by resolution of support)

Partner Elected Officials

  • District 8 Councilwoman Kate Gallego – City of Phoneix, Arizona
  • Councilmember Lauren Kuby – City of Tempe, Arizona
  • Councilmember Eva Putsova – City of Flagstaff, Arizona
  • Vice-Mayor Regina Romero – City of Tucson, Arizona
  • Ward 2 Alderman Matthew Petty – City of Fayetteville, Arkansas
  • Councilmember Kate Harrison – Berkely, California
  • Trustee Darcie Green – Santa Clara County Board of Education, California
  • Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen – Washington, D.C.
  • Mayor Andrew Gillum – City of Tallahassee, Florida
  • Mayor Charlie Latham – City of Jacksonville Beach, Florida
  • Mayor Chris Arbutine – City of Bellair Bluffs, Florida
  • Mayor Frank Ortis – City of Pembroke Pines, Florida
  • Mayor Harry Dressler – City of Tamarac, Florida
  • Mayor Jack Seiler – City of Fort Lauderdale, Florida
  • Mayor Jim Simmons – Town of Melbourne Beach, Florida
  • Mayor Joy Cooper – City of Hallandale Beach, Florida
  • Mayor Karen Ostrand – Town of Ocean Breeze, Florida
  • Mayor Kevin Ruane – City of Sanibel, Florida
  • Mayor Marni Sawicki – City of Cape Coral, Florida
  • Mayor Matthew Surrency – City of Hawthorne, Florida
  • Mayor Russ Barley – City of Freeport, Florida
  • City Council Vice Chair Lisa Wheeler-Bowman - City of St. Petersburg, Florida
  • Commissioner Michele Lazarow – City of Hallandale Beach, Florida
  • Commissioner Daniella Levine Cava – Miami-Dade County, Florida
  • Commissioner Michael Udine – Broward County, Florida
  • Vice Mayor Dan Daley – City of Coral Springs, Florida
  • Vice Mayor Wanda Schwerer – City of Belleair Beach, Florida
  • Vice Mayor Joe Barkley, III – City of Belleair Bluffs, Florida
  • Florida State Representative Shevrin Jones
  • Hawaii State Representative Kaniela Ing
  • Councilmember Mary Sheffield – City of Detroit, Michigan
  • Mayor Pro Tem Nicole Brown – City of Ypsilanti, Michigan
  • Mayor Jacob Frey – City of Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • 2nd Ward City Council Member Cam Gordon – City of Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • 4th Ward City Council Member Phillipe Cunningham – City of Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • 11th Ward City Council Member Jeremy Schroeder – City of Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • 12th Ward City Council Member Andrew Johnson – City of Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • City Selectman Donovan Hill – City of McComb, Mississippi
  • 15th Ward Alderman Megan Ellyia Green – City of St. Louis, Missouri
  • Mayor Gayle Brill Mittler – Borough of Highland Park, New Jersey
  • Mayor Svante Myrick – City of Ithaca, New York
  • Office of NYC Council Member Andy Johnson – New York City, New York
  • Alderman Damon Seils – Town of Carrboro, North Carolina
  • Council Member Don Moffit – City of Durham, North Carolina
  • Council Member Jillian Johnson – City of Durham, North Carolina
  • Commissioner Jenn Weaver – Town of Hillsborough, North Carolina
  • District 2 Council Member TJ Cawley – City of Morrisville, North Carolina
  • 1st Ward Council Member Daniel Gordon – City of Bowling Green, Ohio
  • Chairman of County Council Jay Breneman – Erie County, Pennsylvania
  • South Dakota State Senator Kevin Killer
  • Council Member Angie Henderson – City of Nashville, Tennessee
  • Alderman Frankie Dakin – City of Millington, Tennessee
  • Trustee Tiffany Thomas – Alief Independent School District of Houston, Texas
  • Council Member John Taylor Chapman – City of Alexandria, Virginia
  • Supervisor Jenni Dye – Dane County, Wisconsin