Lunch with State Senator Dave Aronberg - Thursday, August 13th!
Referring to State Senator Dave Aronberg, the Orlando Sentinel stated, "If you're looking for new leaders, try starting here." The Fort Myers News-Press said that Senator Aronberg "is considered to be the strongest consumer advocate in state government." The Naples Daily News called him "the real deal," and Governor Charlie Crist has praised him as "a rock star."
Many of us have known Senator Aronberg for years. If you haven't had a chance to meet him, please join us for a Statewide update from one of the most popular State Senators. You won't want to miss this one!!
Networking will begin at 11:30 AM, the program will begin PROMPTLY at noon. Cost is $30 per person We would appreciate it if you could pay online, in advance.
Mise En Place
442 West Kennedy Blvd.
Suite 110
Tampa, FL 33606
(813) 254-5373
DPC of Tampa Bay - Officially on Summer Break for 2009
We will not be having formal luncheons during the months of May through August. We will, however, be having some informal happy hour events so that we can stay in touch. The next few months promise to be very interesting!
Thank you for your continued support and we look forward to seeing you soon.
Our Recent Events
April 14, 2009 We welcomed Ellis Robinson from Ruth's List Florida. Ruth's List is named after Ruth Bryan Owen, the first Congresswoman from the South. She was elected in 1928, just 8 short years after women got the right to vote. Ruth's List works to get progressive, pro-choice Democratic women elected to office up and down the ticket in Florida.
March 10, 2009 We were thrilled to welcome this distinguished panel to our March event:
Wayne Garcia (columnist, Creative Loafing)
William March (columnist, Tampa Tribune)
Mitch Perry (assistant news director, WMNF)
Ernest Hooper (columnist, St Pete Times)
Alexis Muellner (editor, Tampa Bay Business Journal)
We had a lively discussion on the state of the media in our society and the changes we are seeing in Washington.
October 14, 2008 - Countdown to November - Lunch with Our Local Democratic Candidates
Kevin Beckner - Candidate for County Commission - District 6 (County-wide)
Phyllis Busansky - Candidate for Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections
Stephen Gorham - Candidate for Hillsborough County School Board (County-wide)
Doug Tudor - Candidate for U.S. Congress - 12th Congressional District
Omar Kahn from the Florida Campaign for Change also provided us an insider's view of the last few weeks leading up to the election.
September 9, 2008 - Media Roundtable 2.0 - The second of our very popular media panels featuring Ernest Hooper of The St. Petersburg Times and Mitch Perry of WMNF
August 12, 2008 - Celebrating Our One Year Anniversary in Tampa Bay with a Candidate Forum featuring the Democratic Candidates competing in the Primary for the Ninth Congressional District - Anita DePalma, John Dicks and Bill Mitchell
April 8, 2008 - Catching Up with Representatives of Senator Clinton and Senator Obama
March 11, 2008: Media Roundtable Discussion - Looking Towards November featuring:
Ernest Hooper, Columnist for The St. Petersburg Times
Patrick Mantiega, Editor of La Gaceta
William March, Political Reporter for The Tampa Tribune and
David Warner, Editor of Creative Loafing
Moderated by Political Commentator Bob Buckhorn
February 12, 2008: Lunch with State Senator Charlie Justice - Tales from Tallahassee
January 8, 2008: Lunch with Political Analyst Dr. Susan MacManus - Discussion of the Upcoming Florida Primary
November 13, 2007: Special Session Recap and State of the Party Discussion with Florida House of Representatives Minority Leader Dan Gelber and Special Guest, Chair of the Florida Democratic Party Karen Thurman
September 11, 2007: Lunch with Congressman Jim Davis
August 7, 2007: Inaugural Event with City of Tampa Councilwoman Mary Mulhern
Board Members
Jennifer L. Fenn, Chair: gobluetampa@gmail.com
Evelyn Hale
Matthew Cole
Tom Kay
Nicole Kibert
Rachel May
Craig Rothburd
Gil Sanchez
Kirk Sander
Mike Suarez
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