Region 5 - Monthly Report - February/March 2025
Wendy Hamlin, Region 5 Rep
Meeting Participation:
- LPF Convention Committee Meeting on 2/12
- LPF Executive Committee Meeting on 2/16
- LPF Convention Committee Meeting on 2/25
- LPF Convention Committee Meeting on 3/12
- St. Johns County Social & Re-affiliation on 3/13
Duval County Updates
- Submitted re-affiliation paperwork on 3/14
- Duval held an election on 3/12 resulting in these new officers:
- Chair: Ricardo Mejias
- Vice Chair: Chris Zambelli
- Treasurer: Joe Sokol
- Secretary: Nick Sartor
- DL is working with the new Duval officers to transition all accounts (social media, web site, etc) to the new officers
- DL will also submit information to the Supervisor of Elections, letting them know of the change
- Region Rep to reach out to new officers
St. Johns County Updates:
- Submitted re-affiliation paperwork on 3/13
- SJC will retain current EC with these officers:
- Chair: David Salisbury
- Vice Chair: Claudia Cerulli
- Secretary/Treasurer: Wendy Hamlin
- Submitted information to the Supervisor of Elections and confirmed all docs accounted for as of 3/14
- Email sent out via Nation Builder for March meeting
- Working to open VyStar CU account despite previous blockers
- Increase SJC participation via April 28 trivia night social
- Business meetings to potentially be held via Zoom going forward
- Begin planning a semi-annual region-wide social event to spark interest and increase numbers rather than having monthly 4 person events as often
Clay County Updates:
- Region Rep has reached out to Ken Willey to check on status of re-affiliation
- Next meeting is planned for 3/24 and they are hoping enough people show to get an EC
- Have asked them if they're interested in having an email blast sent out from Nation Builder, waiting response
Baker Update:
- Nothing new to report
Nassau Update:
- Nothing new to report
Candidate Update:
- Andrew Parrott for Congress early voting starts 3/22 and election is on 4/1 -
https://www.andrewparrottforcongress.com - Joe Hannoush brought some mailers for handing out to SJC meeting
- None of SJC volunteers were able to make the sign waving, however
- Multiple conversations with Heather Harley Davidson
- She ran in SJC as a Republican in 2024 (lost)
- She reached out to us wanting to discuss switching parties and running again
- She was unable to attend re-affiliation meeting, but will attend in April
