As Gov. DeSantis and Extremist Politicians in FL Escalate Attacks on Equality, the HRC Endorses Rep. Charlie Crist for Governor of FL and Scales Efforts to Mobilize Voters

As millions of Americans across Florida are being targeted by Gov. Ron DeSantis and extremist anti-equality judges and politicians trying to strip away the rights of LGBTQ+ people, women, and people of color, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) PAC today announced its endorsement of former Rep. Charlie Crist for Governor of Florida at a rally in Wilton Manors. The HRC PAC also announced major efforts to mobilize millions of voters in support of pro-equality, pro-choice, and pro-democracy candidates across the state.

HRC PAC endorsed six LGBTQ+ candidates for the Florida state legislature: Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith (HD-37), Rep. Michele Rayner (HD-62), Adam Gentle (HD-120), Eunic Ortiz (SD-18), Janelle Perez (SD-38), and Sen. Shevrin Jones (SD-34) last week. HRC PAC endorsed Val Demings of Florida for U.S. Senate earlier this year.

HRC’s election program will mobilize more than 2 million “Equality Voters” in Florida for whom LGBTQ+ equality is a make-or-break issue through volunteer canvassing, phone banking, and voter registration drives, among other efforts.