America First SWFLC April 2026 Meeting
Wednesday April 8, 2026 Members Meeting
We are pleased to host two local leaders who are actively serving our community and running for higher office in the 2026 elections.
Commissioner Mark Smith currently represents Sarasota County Commission District 2 and is serving as Vice Chair of the Board of County Commissioners in 2026. First elected in 2022, he is now seeking re-election to a second four-year term in the Republican Primary for District 2. During his tenure, he has focused on local governance issues, including serving on boards related to veterans, planning, and environmental partnerships.
Vic Rohe serves as Assistant Treasurer on the Sarasota Memorial Hospital Board (Northern District, Seat 2), where he was elected in 2022 on a platform emphasizing medical freedom and patient rights. He is stepping up to run for Florida State Senate District 22 in the 2026 Republican Primary, challenging incumbent state representative James Buchanan. Rohe, a longtime Sarasota County resident since 1997, brings experience from law enforcement, finance, real estate, and community leadership.
Both speakers will share their perspectives on key local and state issues, outline their priorities for the future, and take questions from the audience.
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.
Time & Location
Light lunch at 11:00,
Meeting 11:30 - 1:00pm
Venice Community Center
326 Nokomis Ave S
Venice, FL 34285
America First SWFLC Jan Meeting
Every 2nd Wednesday of the Month
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.
Time & Location
Every second Wednesday of the Month
except for December.
Light lunch at 11:00,
Meeting 11:30 - 1:00pm
We meet right in Venice at the Venice Community Center
326 Nokomis Ave S
Venice, FL 34285
AFSWFLC November General Meeting
Our November 12, 2025 Meeting was on fire!
It was a powerhouse patriotic luncheon with best-selling author Cathi Chamberlain, the no-holds-barred voice behind the explosive new release Rules for RINOs and the chart-topping Rules for Deplorables. From founding the nation’s first all-female construction company to turning a near-fatal fall into a year-long war-room exposé of Saul Alinsky’s playbook, Cathi has spent years arming freedom-loving Americans with the exact counter-moves the left never saw coming. Roger Stone calls her work “a must-read,” city leaders call it “phenomenal,” and readers nationwide call it the battle plan that’s saving the Republic—one RINO at a time.Bring your appetite for lunch, truth, and your sharpest questions: Cathi will unpack how to spot, isolate, and neutralize squishy Republicans who hand victories to radicals on a silver platter. You can leave with a signed copy of Rules for RINOs, fresh tactics to take back your party, and a belly full of fire (plus a delicious lunch). Join us now and lock arms with the deplorables who refuse to lose! Cathi ran out of books, but get yours . Read more about Cathi and how to get her book on her website.
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AFSWFLC Monthly Meeting Location
Monthly Meetings
Every second Wednesday of the Month
except for December when we have
our Annual Christmas Luncheon.
Light lunch at 11:00, Meeting 11:30 - 1:00pm
Venice Community Center
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