Julian Castro to headline Fla. Dems’ Jefferson-Jackson Dinner on June 15

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San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro will be headlining the Florida Democratic Party’s 2013 Jefferson Jackson Gala on June 15th, and will be joined by Senator Bill Nelson and DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Shultz.  

Castro is the son of community activists and earned his JD from Harvard Law. In 2001 he became the youngest city councilman in San Antonio history, in 2009 was elected mayor, and in 2012 starred at the DNC convention.

The annual Jefferson Jackson dinner is the party’s largest annual fundraiser and is attended by Democrats from around the state.  Individual tickets are $180, and a table for ten is listed at $1,800.  Other events include a Young Democrats breakfast, at a price of $25.

The gala weekend is held at the Westin Diplomat Resort in Hollywood; and doors for dinner open at 6:00 p.m.  For more info, visit here.

Peter Schorsch is the President of Extensive Enterprises and is the publisher of some of Florida’s most influential new media websites, including SaintPetersBlog.com, FloridaPolitics.com, ContextFlorida.com, and Sunburn, the morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. SaintPetersBlog has for three years running been ranked by the Washington Post as the best state-based blog in Florida. In addition to his publishing efforts, Peter is a political consultant to several of the state’s largest governmental affairs and public relations firms. Peter lives in St. Petersburg with his wife, Michelle, and their daughter, Ella.