August 2026 Members Meeting

 Come hear Matt the Welder speak at our August 12, 2026 meeting.  Bring a neighbor or friend. 

CANDIDATE SPOTLIGHT: MATT TAYLOR, Matt The Welder = Matt Taylor Republican Candidate for Florida Commissioner of Agriculture

When we evaluate candidates for Agriculture Commissioner, one of the most important questions for Florida's future is simple:

Will they protect Florida's agricultural land, or allow more of it to be paved over and turned into subdivisions?

Matt  Taylor, legally known as “Matt The Welder,” is a Republican candidate  challenging incumbent Wilton Simpson in the 2026 Republican primary. He  is a Plant City native, welder, mechanic and agricultural advocate with a  background growing up around cattle, horses and pigs. He has not  previously held statewide elected office.

 HIS POSITION ON FLORIDA'S FARMLAND

Taylor has made stopping the loss of agricultural land to development one of the central themes of his campaign.

His  campaign argues that Florida is losing farmland, clean water and the  rural communities that built the state, and that productive agricultural  land should not simply become subdivisions and solar fields.

His platform calls for:

 GREENBELT REFORM

Join the America First Southwest Florida Caucus on the 2nd Wednesday of every month at the Venice Community Center, for a no-nonsense morning of real talk. We kick off with a light lunch at eleven, then dive in at eleven-thirty with our Guest Speakers. If you're fed up with woke agendas and want your conservative values back, this is your spot. Meet like minded people.  Bring a friend or neighbor—everyone's welcome.