Building youth power in Florida. Youngest PAC Chairman in FL with Florida Future Leaders.
@voterstomorrow
Dep. Strategy Dir., Fmr.
@fladems
Youth Council Chair.
My name is Jayden D’Onofrio and I’m a 17 year-old Gen Z’er that is working each day to bring the end of Ron DeSantis’ career through work with
@CharlieCrist
and
@VotersTomorrow
.
Gen Z deserves to have their voices heard, and I hope to lead the charge.
#GoodTrouble
The next few months I will be working day and night to register as many Gen Z voters in Florida as possible. Our nation’s youngest deserve a strong voice in our governments.
Every follow and rt will help in the journey to reach the youth. Fight with me to give Gen Z a voice!
The sinking of the Moskva means:
- Very little chance of amphibious assault on Odessa
- Rest of Black Sea fleet are open to missiles, rockets, and drone strikes
- Russian naval crews are severely undertrained or lack any care for defensive measures
I’m in the process of directing 8 separate voter registration drives this Friday in South Florida, all at different colleges. My team and I are not sitting on our ass, we are going to get shit done.
In the coming weeks I’m preparing to host voter registration drives at as many high schools in my county as possible.
Gen Z is doing all we can to fight for the Democrats in the upcoming Midterms, are you?
Biden just specifically shouted out Gen Z for making the difference in this election. It is incredibly evident the disaster the Democrats would have found themselves in without record breaking youth turnout.
Today I was elected Chair of the
@FlaDems
Youth Council. It is a first of its kind Council for the FDP and a great step towards developing youth Democratic involvement in Florida.
My favorite part: I will be taking on this role with
@rheamaniar
as the council’s vice chair!
@Redistrict
Those “partisan” accounts (
@cbouzy
and
@santiagomayer_
for example) have been right every step of the way with actual data. Meanwhile, you have yet to get ANY pieces of your predictions within a football field of being right.
The support I am receiving is unreal, but it is indicative of how important the upcoming Midterm elections are.
Are you doing everything in your power to help register the 500,000 first time eligible Gen Z voters in Florida?
Today, I am proud to announce I am the new President of
@collegedemsfl
. There is no shortage of work that needs to be done to develop the caucus, and I look forward to every piece of it alongside Chapter Presidents.
Let’s get to work!
@Redistrict
@cbouzy
@santiagomayer_
No, I have no idea whether the Dems will keep the House, but I think it’s hilarious that Dave is trying to attack the predictions of others who have been right every step of the way compared to his own horrific play by play this election.
The
@FlaDems
have a +17 registration margin over the GOP for youth voters. In partisanship data, it becomes even worse for the GOP, where the Florida Democrats have a +19.7 advantage.
This is in a state that currently has a +2.7 GOP voter registration lead for all voters.
On the first day of early voting in Georgia, over 131,000 people casted their vote. This is up around 60,000 votes from the first early voting day in 2018 and only 5,000 less than the 2020 presidential election.
The youth turnout voting record will absolutely be broken.
Manny Diaz, the chair of the
@FlaDems
, has resigned. If the next chair is to succeed, they must understand and allocate resources to boost youth voices in the party.
We need immediate representation.
I want to congratulate
@NikkiFried
on her election as new Chair of
@FlaDems
. I’ve been critical of her in the past and she knows it, but we are in a time where division is our greatest enemy.
I plan to unite behind
@NikkiFried
and work together to ensure she stays true to youth.
It was only two years ago my mother had died, I was in the darkest point of my life, and all while I was only 15 years old.
Now I helped the Democrats retain the Senate and possibly the House in a midterm year due to record breaking youth turnout. Life is crazy.
To specify how insane this sinking is, the Moskva carried two heavy anti-air cannons, six 30mm CIWS cannons, 20 short-range surface-to-air missiles, 64 long-range air defense missiles, three fire-control radars and two search radars. This is one of the hardest RU ships to sink.
Today, I was honored to give a speech for
@CharlieCrist
at his Gen Z event. I’m proud to say
@VotersTomorrow
has officially endorsed the campaign.
I put it into as clear terms as possible: Gen Z is going to vote Ron DeSantis the hell out of Tallahassee!
Today, I am proud to announce I have created a Florida Gen Z coalition of the 24 most influential activists in the state to endorse
@Annette_Taddeo
to be the next Chair of the
@FlaDems
.
See our statement below.
It seems the Ukrainian forces utilized a TB-2 drone to distract Russian naval forces from the launches of 2 Neptune missiles from launching sites in Odessa. The ability of Ukrainian forces to set up these missile sites is absolutely fantastic.
In one day, 15 major youth organizations in the country have endorsed
@JoeBiden
. Don’t let anyone tell you we don’t support him.
Students for Biden is going to be pivotal to the campaign, and I applaud
@JoeBiden
for recognizing that.
My favorite thing to happen today was a kid immediately declined to register to vote when I asked him. Half an hour later, he came back out and found me to say he changed his mind and wants to register.
Gen Z understands what’s at stake here. We will ALWAYS vote like hell.
Today I spoke at the
@browardschools
board meeting about the awful issues students are facing across the county, meanwhile the focus on book-banning and LGBTQ+ youth persists.
Never have I called any Republicans as Fascist. Today I break that, because there is no other word to describe what we are seeing across the nation.
From open racism in Tennessee, to DeSantis destroying education and suppressing youth voters in Florida, fascism is clearly alive.
While the sinking of the Moskva is absolutely fantastic, expect a heavy Russian response through the use of more ballistic and cruise missiles against military and civilian targets alike. This sinking is absolutely massive is could be biggest single casualty event so far.
It was great to join
@WPLGLocal10
and
@GlennaWPLG
this morning to discuss
@GovRonDeSantis
’ fight against youth.
One thing I want to stress: DeSantis is waging an open war against students, especially our Black and LGBTQ+ communities.
The total elimination of an amphibious landing in Odessa by Russian forces likely allows for Ukrainian troops to be freed up and sent East towards the Donbas or to assist in minor offensive operations in Kherson. Odessa likely fields 3,000+ Ukrainian troops and territorial DF.
Yesterday I led the youth panel for the
@lgbtqdems
. I tried to shed light on the issues of youth inaccessibility for the
@FlaDems
, but I also proposed some items of action for the audience.
Here is part of what I had to say:
Those tubes seen in the picture are used for S-300 Missile launches of which 64 are usually on board. S-300 Missiles are used for air defense measures along with the CIWS and 40 OSA missiles. It’s absolutely astonishing that the ship was sunk via the use of non-stealth Neptune’s.
@PamKeithFL
@TrinityTresner
Thank you for recognizing us and our contribution to this election Pam. Would love to connect with you about how we can best support Gen Z in Florida and the Democratic Party as a whole!
Biden just changed thousands of lives through the pardon of ALL people convicted of Federal Marijuana charges.
Absolutely amazing job by our President.
I generally don’t let stuff get to me, but I’m just completely done with the amount of establishment party members that disregard me because of my age.
I don’t see recognition, credit, or your validation, just basic respect. I’m almost at a point of stepping away from the party.
Exhausted with those of you that say “Gen Z don’t show up for Dems” so this is for you:
- 18-29 year olds have already cast 40k more votes this election than at the same point in 2018 midterms
- D’s have an 11% increased voter share amongst the age group this election
Today Florida Republicans silently filed a bill to lower the age requirement from 21 to 18 years old to own an assault rifle.
This law was created after the shooting at MSD. More kids will die now. They don’t care.
People want to know how to help, here’s what you can do:
- Call your county Democratic Party and help host a Voter Drive
- Gather your community friends for canvassing and phone banking activities
- Donate to
@VotersTomorrow
so we can reach more Gen Z!!!
People like you are needed in ensuring the fight against Ron DeSantis ends this Midterm, and not when he is running for President.
Fight hard for not only yourself, but for the generations of Americans who follow.
Because the
@FlaDems
essentially don’t exist, I’m in the process of trying to ensure there is at least some level of continuation with the
@hsdemsfl
and
@collegedemsfl
, both of which are dangerously close to ending their caucuses altogether.
It’s 11 pm on Christmas night and the only thing I’m thinking about is how beneficial a developed railway system in Florida would be for its citizens and economy as a whole.
Too many elected officials ignore the opportunities of railways.
Thank you to Lindsey Graham for reminding everyone how much the Republican Party hates women.
I’m sure this attempted 15 week abortion ban will work well for them in the upcoming midterms…
Americans have casted 1.4 million more early votes so far in this election than at the same point in the 2018 midterm election. In addition, Democrats make up 11% more of the voting share than they did in 2018 for the 18-29 age range.
The Democrats just won Alaska’s lone Congressional House seat for the first time in 50 years.
If that doesn’t tell you what is happening in the upcoming Midterms, I don’t know what will.
So proud of my
@VOTFlorida
team. Eight voter registration drives in one day. Dozens of students registered. Hundreds of conversations held.
This is where the real change begins.
DeSantis, or the DeSaster, signed SB7050 today so he can run for President. The bill is an attack on voting rights, nothing less.
That’s why we
@VotersTomorrow
are suing Governor DeSantis and state of Florida over this awful legislation.
Everyone loves to blame each other for problems. In Florida, DeSantis has waged an open war against youth and won on almost every front.
Who is at fault for this one-sided war and the lack of stable fight back? Constant failure of outreach by either political party is major, but…
I would also like to thank a few leaders for allowing me the opportunity to work for them including
@LeaderBookFL
,
@ShevrinJones
, and
@santiagomayer_
.
There’s tons of work to do, it’s time to turn Florida blue!
If you can, a donation to
@VotersTomorrow
would also go a long way in allowing us to register as many Gen Z voters as possible in the upcoming elections.
@ProudTwinkie
Will, I am in high school myself, in Florida, and the things I’ve witnessed and heard are insane. While I can’t relate to the horrific things that has happened to you, just know there are many of us out there that will fight for you no questions asked.
Ron DeSantis suspending the only Black State Attorney in the state of Florida simply because he feels like it is a disgusting representation of his presidential campaign.
Without care or respect for anyone but himself and people that look like him.
Incredibly thankful to
@senpizzo
and
@LeaderBookFL
for their shout-out of me at today’s Senate session.
Cannot thank them enough for their leadership and their consistent belief in me!
The Florida Senate Democratic Leader and Chair of the Florida Democratic Party were just arrested for protesting.
@GovRonDeSantis
does not care about free speech. He is silencing his opposition.
I’ve spent the last year telling the
@FlaDems
about the power of Gen Z, but more specifically, the necessity of a statewide youth organizing director. I constantly use Wisconsin as the example.
Now, Wisconsin turned out youth voters en masse for a state judicial election.
I now live in a state that is trying to essentially criminalize college students who vote by mail.
@GovRonDeSantis
is destroying Florida. This is horrific.
Change doesn’t come easy, but we need it now to remove Ron DeSantis, a wannabe dictator.
@VOTFlorida
is working hard to ensure as many people are registered to vote as possible in this beautiful state.
@Electra_87
@briantylercohen
as a high school student, let me just say this is not censorship. this is shutting down an app that sprouted various domestic terrorism statements. the app was used as a planner for domestic terrorism.
SB7050, the bill the Florida Senate is trying to push that would destroy the state’s college voting bloc, should actually be named the Eliminate Gen Z Voting Bill.
It will eliminate tens of thousands of Gen Z voters every election.
@EspadaAurum
@AOC
@LindseyGrahamSC
such a garbage “gotcha” moment. one was a various amount of protests that were peaceful 93% of the time. the other and most recently was a domestic terrorist attack on our US Capitol.
Today, as President of
@VOTFlorida
, I wrote a letter to
@GovRonDeSantis
and Secretary Cord Byrd urging them to extend the October 11 voter registration deadline in Florida, as a result of the recent and devastating Hurricane Ian.
Stop allowing establishment party members the ability to outright disrespect young people like myself simply because our age.
Issues like this are the very reason people my age never touch the Democratic Party, because we will never be recognized as legitimate.
One of the bigger reasons my friend
@CarlosGSmith
lost his race is because a lack of turnout from 18-29 year olds. UCF is a major part of his district.
In 2018, nearly 5.7k D’s 18-29 year olds turned out to vote. In 2022 it was only 2.8k D’s.
CGS lost by 2k votes.
I want to give a special shout-out to the State House candidates that achieved over a 35% youth turnout in the 2022 cycle.
@AllisonTantFL
(37.74%) and
@AnnaForFlorida
(35.10%)!
Currently working with my team
@VOTFlorida
to select our target Congressional, Senate, and House districts for 2024. The election cycle is officially upon us.
Today I had a personal meeting with some of the leadership of
@browarddems
and I feel hopeful that youth in the county will become more involved.
Here is what I proposed: