T
he Voter Guide 2012 is a united effort to EDuCATE, EQuIP & REMInD voters to take part in the August 14th primary election. It’s also the largest voter education project targeting African Americans in Tampa Bay during the 2012 election cycle.
and Democratic party organizations and clubs to advertise if they chose. Candidates were also given the opportunity to advertise, and many of them did. As with any other media platform – newspaper, radio, TV, etc. – some candidates have more money than others to reach and influence voters.
Thanks to the generous financial support of over 40 co-sponsoring organizations, this Voter Guide will be distributed free-of-charge to at least 33,000 African Americans in Hillsborough & Pinellas counties. That includes 15,000 printed copies that will go to 150 locations (including churches and houses of worship, community centers, non-profits and retail locations), as well as being distributed to the members of our co-sponsoring groups; along with our release of the DIGITAL Guide to the Power Broker magazine network of 18,000 digital readers.
This Voter Guide does not endorse candidates; though we do publish some of the endorsements received by candidates (if they listed them in the profile they submitted to us).
HOW WE KEPT IT nOnPARTISAn & fAIR All of the major local candidates – regardless of their party affiliation were invited to participate in the Voter Guide by submitting a free profile and photo to introduce themselves to our readers. Over 30 of the candidates chose to participate – Democrats & Republican alike – and all were painstakingly given equal space to showcase themselves. We did not allow party organizations to be co-sponsors of the Voter Guide; though we did invite both Republican
YOuR PuBLISHInG TEAM The Voter Guide 2012 is a project of Agenda 2010 & Beyond and is published by The Power Broker magazine. It leverages the financial support and distribution power of over 40 co-sponsoring organizations; and fulfills the mission shared by them all – to educate, equip and involve more voters in our community. Publisher Gypsy C. Gallardo Power Broker Co-founder Lonnie Donaldson Power Broker foundation Chair Deborah Figgs-Sanders Associate Publisher Gwendolyn Reese Creative Director Misha Wong DIGITAL Media Manager Kimberley Webb Production Assistant Brianna J. E. Miller Senior Writer Shari R. Hazlett