Please call today to support for S1584 and HR3017

Florida has 25 Congressional Representatives and 2 Senators. Well, one Senator, as Republican Senator Mel Martinez has announced his resignation. According to the Herald Tribune, Gov. Charlie Crist, who announced in May his intention to run for that Senate seat, has put together a list of possible replacements, but they must agree not to run against Crist. One of his possible replacements has already turned him down, and it looks like we won't see a replacement until the Senate session resumes in September. So that leaves Senator Bill Nelson (the second sitting Congressmember to fly in space), and three of Florida's 25 House Representatives whose votes are in play. Please call them today to ask for their support for S1584 and HR3017. Facts and contact below. Sen. Bill Nelson is a Democrat, and usually good on LGBT issues, but his office has indicated that he was undecided as of the middle of July, and we've heard nothing different as yet. Call him at 850-942-8415 to support S1584. Rep. Alan Boyd, a Democrat, voted yes on hate crimes bills in 07 and 09, but he abstained on ENDA in 2007. He has not yet given out his position on HR3017. Call him at 850-561-3979 to support HR 3017. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart is a staunch Republican on social issues, but he is a fair-minded one when it comes to jobs, voting for ENDA in 07. He voted yes on hate crimes bills in 07 and 09. But he apparently hasn't made his decision on ENDA this year yet. Call him at 305-225-6866 to support HR 3017. Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart, a Republican like his brother Mario, also voted yes on hate crimes bills in 07 and 09; and yes on ENDA in 2007. He also has not yet indicated his position. Call him at 305-470-8555 to support HR 3017. Here are the positions of the other Florida Representatives, as reported on the Inclusive ENDA House spreadsheet (more info about each on that site): Confirmed yes votes: Alan Grayson Kathy Castor Kendrick B. Meek Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Robert Wexler Debbie Wasserman Schultz Ron Klein Alcee L. Hastings Probable yes votes: Corrine Brown Suzanne M. Kosmas Probable no votes: Jeff Miller Ander Crenshaw Ginny Brown-Waite Cliff Stearns John L. Mica Gus M. Bilirakis C. W. Bill Young Adam H. Putnam Vern Buchanan Connie Mack Bill Posey Thomas J. Rooney For contact info of these Representatives, click here. Please tell us if you contact any of them. you can email directly. Action@DolphinDems.org?subject=ENDA ************************************************************************************** Listen to my news Podcast http://RonMills.us/news Visit My Social Media Blog http://ronmills.us/ Visit me on twitter http://Twitter.com/RainbowUSA Visit Me On Face Book http://RonMills.us/facebook My Biz on Twitter http://Twitter.com/theRbuzz