Welcome to the St. Johns Democratic Party Website!
To avoid COVID-19 and possible hurricanes, be sure to request your Vote by Mail Ballot by contacting the
St. Johns County Supervisor of Elections Office
at  ​904-823-2238,  Monday - Friday  8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

​Voter Registration is now officially closed for
the Primary Election.  Any new registrations will be
​effective August 19 for the General Election on November 3.
When you receive your ballot in the mail, please remember to sign the return envelope before mailing or returning.  And when more than one person in a household receives a ballot in the mail, make sure that you sign the correct envelope.
In order for your ballot to be counted, your signature is verified against your signature on file!
Missing signatures require the Supervisor of Elections office to contact you for the required missing signature.
David Nolan: On our losses ...
Opinion Page, St. Augustine Record,
​July 20, 2020
David Nolan is an Historian, who has focused on Civil Rights in St. Augustine.  He mourns the loss this past week of not only Representative Johns Lewis, but the Rev. C.T. Vivian, Civil Rights Activist, and St. Augustine Foot Soldier (and one of the St. Augustine Four),  JoeAnn Anderson Ulmer, who joined three other students for a sit-in at the Woolworth counter and was arrested and spent six months in a reform school.

We now have limited hours and it is important that we keep safe distancing and wear masks when meeting the public.

Biden signs and bumper stickers are now ​available at the office and can be purchased by contacting or coming by the office
during the following days and times: 
MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
11:00 AM to 4:00 PM
​SATURDAY 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM

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Biden Yard Signs - $7 Donation
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Hate has No Home Here Yard Signs - $5.00 Donation
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Bumper Stickets - $2 Donation
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Donations: Democrat and Vote Hats - $15
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12"x12" magnet - Donation $15
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Black Lives Matter Yard Signs - $7.00
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Donation Buttons - $2.00 Donation; Joe Sunglasses - $10.00
A Limited Number and Sizes of Biden T-Shirts
are available at the office!  Donation: $15
Biden ($20) and Democrat ($15) Hats now at the office.
Donna Degan Yard Signs, Car Magnets, Buttons and
bumper Stickers Available at the office on Tuesday.
If you need access to the office at another time or have any questions, don't hesitate to contact: 
Democratic Party Chair Nell Toensmann 
at 904-484-4960 or stjohnsdemocraticparty@gmail.com     or
Democratic Party Vice Chair John Pilecki 
at 215-896-8656 or johnpilecki@gmail.com.
If you have any completed voter registration forms, contact Mike Spaid at 904-806-7060 or mspaid1960@icloud.com in order for him to return them in a timely manner.
Contributions to the St. Johns Democratic Party can be made by clicking on the Contribution Button above or mailing a check payable to SJC Democratic Party to: St. Johns Democratic Party, 71 South Dixie Highway, Suite 6, St. Augustine, FL 32084. 

Arrangement can be made for ongoing monthly contributions with the DEC Treasurer Susan Kary, karysusan@aol.com.

The Atlantic, Christian Paz:
All the President’s Lies About the Coronavirus
An unfinished compendium of Trump’s overwhelming dishonesty during a national emergency​

Free Access to articles about the
Coronavirus on the New York Times

Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
Florida Health Department​
St. Johns County Health​
World Health Organization​​

Contact your Representatives in Washington and Tallahassee on a Daily Basis.

Our St. Johns County elected Representatives
in Washington are:
US Senator Marco Rubio
US Senator Rick​ Scott
US Congressman John Rutherford District 4
US Congressman Michael Waltz District 6
Click on name for contact information.
Our St. Johns County elected ​Republican representatives in Tallahassee are:
State Senate District 7:
Travis Hutson
State House District 17:
Cyndi Stevenson
State House District 24:
Paul Renner
Click on name for contact information.
​For information about Democratic events taking place in St. Johns County, read our latest newsletters here.

​Interested in joining the Democratic Executive Committee to become active as a precinct committee person? Contact the office 904-825-2336 or Nell Toensmann 904-484-4960 for more information.

Our upcoming meetings and activities can be found on the Democratic calendar. 

We invite you to become an active partner with the St. Johns County Democratic Party and look forward to seeing you soon.

Nell Seymour Toensmann
Chair, St. Johns Democratic Party

Click on the link for St. Augustine Events
in Totally St. Augustine

From our Poet in Residence in St. Augustine...
                    Souls for Sale?                                                    By Lance Carden

​There is no longer
any room
 for doubt
           about whether
our President, Donald Trump,
         has sold out
     his office
        & his soul,
 but we might have to wait
as late
          as December
                    to witness the fate
of some other GOP souls,
        in the House
          & the Senate--
to know
if they also are about to be sold!
 
©              Lance Carden             2019

Trump in
Quicksand
              By Lance Carden
 
 Trump’s house is built
            politically
            on mere quicksand--
on lies, half-truths, & hate,
            on which
            biblically
nothing can firmly stand.
 
So, sooner than later,
            prophetically,
            Trump’s tall towers,
his henchmen, & all
            seem certain
            to self-collapse,
& great will be their fall. 

©              Lance Carden             2019
​

Follow the progress of Covid-19 in Florida
​here, which is updated daily at 11:00 AM.
As of  Saturday Noon, August 8, 2020
3,593 Coronavirus cases in St. Johns County and 34 deaths.​
​and 23,166 in Duval County and 168 deaths.
Over 526,577 total cases in Florida and 8,238 deaths.
4,971,190 cases in the US and 161,682 deaths.

The Wake Up video is also included in the Lincoln Project Town Hall
Below is Biden's Campaign Speech in Lancaster, PA on June 25, 2020.
Reflections on Joe Biden's comments in Lancaster Pennsylvania, June 25,2020 -Dr. Mark Vogel, captain of precinct 505, St. Johns County Democratic Party
 
                                     FALLING IN LIKE WITH JOE
 Like sunshine piercing through a dark, angry sky, and clouds dissipating; a cool breeze moves through the air, calming the space.
 
That is what I felt as I heard Joe speak today. No pizzazz, no hyperbolics. Just Joe: genuine, straight talk, concerned, timeless.
 
Black lives matter because to Joe black lives have always mattered. You know it, you can feel it, you can see it. The way he talks, looks you in the eye, shakes your hand. You matter; black, white, Latino, Asian, gay, straight, transgendered, Republican. Everyone matters. His concern and empathy are authentic, the real deal.
 
He is not bulletproof. He has been hit hard, wounded, tested like few other adults. He is not bitter. He is deeper, more contemplative, immensely compassionate to those who suffer.
 
He is generous in spirit and love. He wants you to have health insurance because he wants you well and does not want you to feel agonizing anxiety. 

He is wise, savvy, enormously experienced, informed by blue-collar grit of the industrial streets.
 
He is emotionally honest. He is accountable with no excuses. He makes mistakes and admits them. He is eminently human. What you see is what you get.
 
For an hour after he spoke I felt meditative peace, tranquility
 
There is hope for our nation.
Trump's Descent, brought to you by the Democratic National Committee
It's easy to request your Vote by Mail ballot. 
If you live in St. Johns County, call the
Supervisor of Elections Office at 904-823-2238.

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How Immigrant Twin Brothers Are
Beating Trump’s Team on Facebook
Occupy Democrats, a Facebook page that Rafael and
​Omar Rivero started eight years ago, has emerged
as a counterweight to right-wing meme machines.

The Pros And Cons Of 12 Potential
Running Mates For Joe Biden

Peter Wehner, The Atlantic
The President Is Unraveling

Daily Beast:
Whistleblower Alleges Trump Administration
​Ignored Dire COVID-19 Warnings

Florida's Path to Pandemic - GannettUSA Today
Warnings ignored, labs slashed, expertise lost

Trump will Lie.  People will Die.  Video below

newyorker.com: How Mitch McConnell
Became Trump’s Enabler-in-Chief
Jane Mayer's article is long, but very interesting.​

We all need some assistance
​from the founding fathers.