{"id":285,"date":"2023-09-25T17:54:43","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T21:54:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/florida\/resources\/common-cause-florida-v-byrd-plaintiffs\/"},"modified":"2025-09-10T16:45:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T20:45:13","slug":"common-cause-florida-v-byrd-plaintiffs","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/florida\/tl\/resources\/common-cause-florida-v-byrd-plaintiffs\/","title":{"rendered":"Karaniwang Dahilan Florida v. 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Nagsilbi rin siya bilang Fellow sa Legal Redress Committee ng NAACP Florida at sa Multicultural Media, Telecom, at Internet Council. Siya ang kasalukuyang Tagapangulo para sa talahanayan ng Lake County ng Black Women&#039;s Roundtable sa ilalim ng Florida Coalition of Black Civic Participation.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dati, si Ms. Brown ang Presidente ng ACLU Central Florida chapter. Nahalal siya sa Lupon ng Distrito ng Pag-iingat ng Lupa at Tubig ng Lake County bilang Superbisor para sa upuan 3, isang hindi partisan na opisina, kung saan siya ang tanging Black na nahalal na opisyal sa antas ng county.\u00a0 <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Peter Butzin<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Si Peter Butzin ay naging unang Executive Director ng Florida Common Cause noong 1976. Sa kanyang panunungkulan, nagtrabaho siya upang suportahan ang Sunshine Amendment, ang Equal Rights Amendment, at marami pang iba. Siya ay gumugol ng mga taon sa lobbying para sa etika, halalan, pananalapi sa kampanya, at muling pagdidistrito ng mga reporma.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mula 1987-2015, nagsilbi si Mr. Butzin bilang National Governing Board Member for Common Cause, kung saan pinamunuan niya ang States Committee at naging vice-chair ng Finance Committee. Kasalukuyan siyang nagsisilbi bilang Board Member para sa Common Cause ng Advisory Board ng Florida at dating nagsilbi bilang Board Member para sa Tallahassee League of Women Voters.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dorothy Inman-Johnson<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Si Dorothy Inman-Johnson ang unang Itim na babae <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">hinirang noong 1984 upang punan ang isang hindi pa natatapos na termino, at pagkatapos ay ang unang nahalal sa Tallahassee City Commission noong 1986<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Naglingkod siya mula 1986-1994. Siya <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">dalawang termino bilang Alkalde noong 1989-90 at 1993-94. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dati siyang nagsilbi sa Advisory Board of Common Cause Florida. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Pagkatapos ng kanyang panahon sa Komisyon ng Lungsod, nagsilbi si Ms. Inman-Johnson bilang Tagapamahala ng Lungsod ng Midway, Florida. Siya ay gumugol ng 28 taon <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">bilang isang guro sa pampublikong paaralan sa Leon County School District at sa FSU K-12 Lab School;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> at labing-apat <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">taon<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> bilang Executive Director ng Capital Area Community Action Agency, isang organisasyon na tumutulong sa mga pamilyang may mababang kita. Si Ms. Inman-Johnson ay kasalukuyang naglilingkod sa mga lupon ng South City Foundation at ng Council on the Status of Men and Boys. Siya ang may-akda ng <\/span><b><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Kahirapan, Pulitika, at Lahi sa Amerika <\/span><\/i><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">at<\/span> <b><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">UNA ANG BLACK HISTORY NG TALLAHASSEE: Post Reconstruction Era<\/span><\/i><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Veatrice Holifield Farrell<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Si Veatrice Farrell ay ang Direktor ng Digital Inclusion St. Pete. 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Noong 2022, hinirang siya para sa St. Petersburg Chamber Good Burger Award.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Nancy Ratzan<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Si Nancy Ratzan ang Vice Chair ng Common Cause Governing Board. Siya ay isang abogado at aktibista sa komunidad na nagtataguyod ng mga karapatan ng kababaihan at katarungang panlipunan. Si Ms. Ratzan ay dating pambansang pangulo ng National Council of Jewish Women at pinamunuan ang pambansang kamalayan at mga kampanya ng adbokasiya na nakatuon sa kalayaan sa reproduktibo, seguridad sa ekonomiya ng kababaihan at mga hudisyal na nominasyon. Naglingkod siya sa Advisory Council ni Pangulong Obama sa Office of Faith Based at Neighborhood Partnerships (2009-2010). Itinatag niya ang Stop Sex Trafficking Miami, isang collaborative na kampanya ng komunidad upang itaas ang kamalayan tungkol sa pagbebenta ng mga bata para sa pakikipagtalik upang mabuo ang pampublikong aktibismo at pampulitikang kalooban na kinakailangan upang lumikha ng pagbabago. \u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Kabilang sa mga Karagdagang Indibidwal na Nagsasakdal ang: <\/strong><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW257552194 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW257552194 BCX0\">Charlie Clark, <span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW248257579 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW248257579 BCX0\">Brenda Holt, <span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW209909748 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW209909748 BCX0\">Rosemary McCoy, <span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW123136609 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW123136609 BCX0\">Leo R. 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