“Where Democrats come together to help elect and reelect Democrats to Public office.”
Democratic Caribbean Caucus of Florida
“PEOPLE WORKING TOGETHER AS ONE.”
What is a Democratic Caucus?
There are five democratic caucuses in the State of Florida. The Florida Democratic Party wants to have inclusiveness at the highest levels of the Democratic Party from all segments of our society. Twenty-five years ago some segments of the Florida Democratic Party’s minority community were not being heard at the Party’s highest levels. Minority communities developed a feeling of “disenfranchisement” leading to a decrease in their political participation. The Florida Democratic Party searched for a system that would allow the minority population an equal access voice at the highest level within the Democratic Party’s structure. Hence, the caucus system was created to allow minority communities equal and direct access to the highest levels of Florida’s Democratic Party.
Today, the Florida Democratic Party has five Democratic Caucuses: the Black Caucus, the Triangle (Gay and Lesbian) Caucus, the Disability Caucus, the Hispanic Caucus, and the newest, the Caribbean Caucus of Florida.
The Democratic Caucuses operate outside the geographic confinement of the typical county democratic executive committee; therefore, allowing issues to be heard directly and immediately at the state party level.
What is the Democratic Caribbean Caucus?
The Democratic Caribbean Caucus of Florida is a Democratic political organization chartered by the Florida Democratic Party. We are a statewide organization chartered to organize the Democratic Caribbean Community and operate the Democratic Caribbean Caucus of Florida to address the issues the impact the Caribbean Community within the State of Florida.
The Democratic Caribbean Caucus of Florida is a political voice for individuals of Caribbean background whose voices traditionally have been faintly or rarely heard in the political system. We derive our responsibility and authority from the State Democratic Party. The Democratic Caucus is granted an official seat on the Florida Democratic Executive Committee where political decisions are made for Democrats in the State of Florida. The Democratic Caribbean Caucus’ concerns and issues are now presented directly to the Florida Democratic Party at its Executive Meetings.
The Democratic Caribbean Caucus of Florida’s founders envisaged bringing the Caribbean Communities of Democrats throughout Florida to work politically side-by-side to increase our party’s voter base and election turnout.
