2022 Truman-Kennedy-Johnson Gala

PBC DEMOCRATIC PARTY 18TH ANNUAL TRUMAN-KENNEDY-JOHNSON GALA A SPECTACULAR SUCCESS!

What a great night to be a PBC Democrat at our first in-person Truman-Kennedy-Johnson Gala in three years!  On October 15, a sold-out, capacity crowd of over 450 PBC Dems & friends mixed, mingled, & connected at the pre-dinner Cocktail Receptions, and then packed the ballroom of the West Palm Beach Marriott to celebrate the evening and hear our powerhouse Gala lineup. The energy in the room was so incredible that every single one of our speakers remarked how amazing PBC Dems are!

Speaker after speaker all underscored the same message – the time is NOW to end 25 years of Republican rule and stop and stop the DeSantis/Rubio/Trump agenda in its tracks!

Thank you to our Special Guest Speaker, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, Chairman of the Democratic Governor’s Association, who got the evening off to a rousing start; to PBC Congresswomen Lois Frankel & Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick and Congressional candidates Corinna Balderramos Robinson (for CD-21) & Jared Moscowitz (for CD-23);  to our fabulous Cabinet Candidates, Aramis Ayala for Attorney General,  Adam Hattersley for CFO, & Naomi Esther Blemur for Commissioner of Agriculture & Consumer Services; and to our terrific Keynote Speaker & Candidate for Governor Charlie Crist, for bringing us home!

Thanks also to our Emcees Extraordinaire State Attorney Dave Aronberg, Senator Lori Berman & Senator Bobby Powell, Jr.;  to Boynton Beach Mayor Ty Penserga who led the Pledge of Allegiance on behalf of all Americans; to Kendra Williams for an incredible rendition of our National Anthem; to Rabbi Stephen Pinsky,  Rev, J.R. Thicklin, Rev. Marie Alford-Harkey, & Junaid Akther for an inspirational invocation; and to Special Guest Jon “Bowzer” Bauman for the perfect grand finale: “Good Night, Republicans, It’s Time to Go!”

Congratulations to our 2022 Palm Beach County Democratic Party Special Award Winners, who were announced at the event:

PBC Dems Recognition Award for Distinguished Service to the Democratic Party & the PBC Community:  Robert “Bob” Diffenderfer.

“Turning Florida Blue” Award for exceptional work on behalf of the PBC Democratic Party:  Corinne Miller

Special PBC Democratic Party Award Honoring Congressman Ted Deutch for outstanding service to our party, our county, and our country.

Our great thanks to all PBC Dems & friends who were able to join us for our biggest event of the year.  Very special appreciation goes to our TKJ Sponsors*, to our wonderful TKJ Planning Committee** chaired by Commissioner Mack Bernard, and to Event Director Nicole Galante and our incredible Event Volunteers*** (all noted below) who are the ones who made the evening possible.  It is truly a privilege to be part of a county party with such dedicated & committed people.

To view the 2022 TKJ E-Journal, click HERE.

Pictures of the evening courtesy of Carlton Cartwright appear on this page. For additional fabulous pictures of the evening, courtesy of Carol Porter, click here. Check out all the happy faces!