- February 14, 2026
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Longboat Key Democrats may not have the numbers to swing elections, but they definitely have the funds.
“We know there are people here who have resources, and so by suggesting to them where they can productively invest their resources to make a difference, we think we can have an impact,” Longboat Key Democratic Club President Lucie Lapovsky said.
At the Democratic Club’s latest luncheon, held Tuesday at the Sarasota Yacht Club, Lapovsky updated the 160-plus attendees on a new initiative the club is starting where the club will share a list of “flippable races” races across the country that may benefit from Longboat democrats’ checkbooks.
“People really want to know where they should invest their money in addition to Florida, where else are you likely to be able to make an impact on Congress,” Lapovsky said after the meeting. “We’re going to be looking at a variety of people and organizations who are doing assessments of this, so we will sort of put together all the research and make our best suggestions.”
Also coming soon is an email newsletter, written by board member Bob Gary.
“My intent is to touch on major issues that we’re all facing,” Gary said. “We want the people to be aware of what’s going on in the country and the consequences. I want to provide a way to provide feedback to the things we talk about in the newsletter.”
Still in the planning stages, the frequency of the newsletter and when it will begin is still being decided.
The Longboat Key Democratic Club is reaching the tail end of its luncheon lineup where guest speakers are welcomed to speak in front of club members at the Sarasota Yacht Club.
On Tuesday, Leaders We Deserve founder David Hogg, Sarasota County Democratic Party State Committee Member Sebastian Martinez and SEE Alliance Founder and Executive Member Zander Moricz spoke on the topic of the future of the Democratic Party. Moricz, a Pine View School graduate, and Martinez, a Booker High School graduate, both spoke on the importance of electing the right people to local school boards.
“Across the country, school boards are the elections with the lowest voter turnout anywhere. Why is that an opportunity for us? Well, when our young people feel like they’re one vote in the context of millions or hundreds of thousands doesn’t matter, when you show them that very few people are voting in our school board elections, they get excited,” Moricz said. “There are elections in Florida where if the marching band of one high school turned out to vote, the entire school board could be flipped.”
Next up for the Longboat Key Democratic Club is a March 3 film screening of "Spotlight," which tells the story of how the Boston Globe uncovered a sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic Church. Two weeks later, Boston Globe’s former Executive Editor Martin Baron will be the guest speaker at the March 17 luncheon.
