Welcome to the St. Johns Democratic Party Website!

Florida Governor, at Long Last, Orders Residents to Stay Home to Avoid Coronavirus

St Johns County COVID-19 Initial ​Press Conference
County Hotline: 904-824-5550​

March 31, 2020 County Commission Meeting Excerpts

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​​

Covid-19 Cancellations
Democratic Headquarters to be Closed through March

If you need access to the office 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.

St. Johns County COVID-19 Closures

In the interest of public safety and in an effort to minimize the impact of COVID-19 within our community, the following St. Johns County facilities and programs are closed to the public, or have been cancelled, from March 16 through March 29, 2020:
· All St. Johns County libraries and the library bookmobile.
· All recreational facilities, recreational programming, recreational events, and all permitted events, including organized youth and adult sports, on St. Johns County property.
· The St. Johns County Ocean and Fishing Pier Gift Shop and all permitted events on associated County property, including the parking lot, volleyball courts, and the pier pavilion.
· All events scheduled to occur at the St. Johns County Fairgrounds.
· All events scheduled to occur at the St. Johns County Agriculture Center.
· All events scheduled to occur at the St. Johns Golf Club.
· The St. Johns County Pet Center.
· All St. Johns County recycling and community collection events.
· All St. Johns County Fire Rescue community programming.
The St. Johns Golf Club, St. Johns County's beaches, parks, open green spaces, and trails remain open. In addition, Veterans Services, the Permit Center, Health and Human Services, Utilities Services, and all other County business services remain open to the public and operational. State-wide elections are also currently planned to proceed on Tuesday as scheduled.
“We are at a crucial point of time in the development of COVID-19 within St. Johns County, and have the ability to minimize its progress by limiting large gatherings,” said Hunter S. Conrad, County Administrator. “As health, safety, and welfare are our highest priorities, it is critical that we work together with the community to encourage social distancing and the practice of basic infection prevention measures.”
The County is implementing elevated cleaning services. In addition, employee work and travel policies are being implemented to safeguard a healthy workplace. St. Johns County is closely monitoring the rapidly evolving COVID-19 situation and remains in communication with local healthcare providers and public safety partner agencies. The County will continue to evaluate and adapt all policies and practices as necessary and appropriate.​

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

Triump-fall

               By Lance Carden
 
Triumpty Dumpty’s still sittin’
on his wall,
but that Triumpty Dumpty’s
            about to fall
in polls & out of power –
 
not over a low, porous barrier
            with Mexico,
but that tall Trump Tower
            he’s long sought
in Vladimir Putin’s Moscow.*
 
Let Mr. Mueller now sow
            the evidence together
till every child knows:
            Our Emperor’s forgot
to put on his clothes.
 
*Using British pronunciation of Moscow 
                                      ©  Lance Carden 2019
​
                    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

Follow the progress of Covid-19 in Florida
​here, which is updated twice daily.
As of Friday Evening, April 3, 2020
119 Coronavirus cases in St. Johns County and 2 deaths.​
​and 323 in Duval County and 9 deaths.
And  over 10,268 total cases in Florida

Why Is Trump So Timid With the
Defense Production Act?​
​The Defense Production Act (DPA) and COVID-19:
​Key Authorities and Policy Considerations
Why Donald Trump’s ‘leadership’
is the real coronavirus hoax
A president unfit for a pandemic
​Boston Globe Editorial:  Much of the suffering and death coming was preventable.  The president has blood on his hands.
Alarm, Denial, Blame: The Pro-Trump
Media’s Coronavirus Distortion

How the Sierra Club Is Responding
to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Visualizing the History of Pandemics

And a little coronavirus humor from Randy Rainbow.

We all need some assistance
​from the founding fathers.

From our Poet in Residence in St. Augustine...
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
​

From our Poet in Residence in St. Augustine...

The Joke
Is on Us!
By Lance Carden
 
If we, by ourselves, had elected
a misguided
& inane leader,
we might justly allow him
to misguide
& misrule us,
but if, in the election process,
Russian spies
& hackers
illegally & massively beguiled
& deceived us,
as they did,
then this so-called “leader”
has no clear right
to the Oval Office.
 
©            Lance Carden            2019
​
"Lance Carden was a longtime writer and editor at The Christian Science Monitor."

When the ‘News’
Gets You Down
       By Lance Carden

                                                       Yes, there may be more
                                                                  fake news
                                                                  & abuse in the air
                                                      today than before –
                                                                  more error to ensnare
                                                                  & drive to despair
                                                      those unadvised
                                                                  that the greater
                                                                  the errors
                                                      & the size of the lies
                                                                  the more sure
                                                                  is the future
                                                      of their total demise. 
©            Lance Carden            2019
​
​"Lance Carden was a longtime writer and editor at The Christian Science Monitor."