Liv Coleman
@livcolemanfl
Liv Coleman is community advocate, democracy enthusiast, educator from a family of educators. Former Florida State House Candidate in Manatee/Sarasota. www.livcoleman.com In my academic life, I teach political science, with a focus on Japan/East Asia.
I'm at the Florida Democratic Party's Leadership Blue in Orlando! Monday, July 20 is the last day to register your party affiliation for the August primary. You can find a Manatee County Democratic Party voter guide here: 2026 August Election Voter Guide share.google/Rb2YLaykK40j...
Happy 250th Birthday to the United States of America! Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are our birthright. Let's keep striving for a kinder, gentler, more inclusive country.
A former student from Venezuela provided me with this recommended link to a website compiling lists of various humanitarian & charitable organizations doing work on the ground for earthquake relief. It's a really well-organized information resource. Check it out! donarseguro.com/en
Great meeting Earle Ford, Democratic candidate for Florida CFO, today! He's a former Army paratrooper, prosecutor, & IRS watchdog. We need Ford to fight for lower property insurance rates, to maximize transparency, & to audit the state books rooting out corruption!
My recap of the Manatee Tiger Bay debate for County Commission candidates in districts 1 & 2 themanateemuse.substack.com/p/manatee-co...
Wonderful to be at Manatee School Board candidate Dr. Sharon Jefferson's campaign kickoff. She has the experience as a teacher in Title 1 schools & leadership in the community to make a difference. Vote for her in Aug. in District 2 or help her campaign with a donation: share.google/ZdPFaTob0PTI...
Dingbat Theatre Project's "Romeo and Juliet" was a wild reimagining of the play! Always an experience at Dingbat
I went to this Manatee Tiger Bay FL-16 Congressional debate with Republican & Democratic candidates telling myself I wasn't going to write about it. But it was such a fun and raucous evening of interesting exchanges that I did... open.substack.com/pub/themanat...
Apply now for the position of Gottschalk Teacher of English 2027-2029! We are looking for candidates to join Kobe College High School as a full-time English teacher. The deadline to submit is July 22, 2026 11:59PM CST. Learn more & apply from: www.kccjee.org/gottschalk-t...
Great morning attending Kelly Kirschner for Congress's campaign kickoff in Manatee at Mixon Fruit Farms. Kelly grew up in Sarasota-Manatee working on his family's fruit stands, took on special interests as Sarasota's youngest mayor, & worked in Pinellas. He is building a "big tent" coalition to win!
NEW on my Medium blog, "The Republican War Against Women (1998)," by Tanya Melich. livcolemanportal.medium.com/the-republic...
The level of grassroots GOP backlash to AI in Florida is 🔥🔥🔥 At a recent Manatee school board debate, they also couldn't be more done with ed tech in schools
Kelly Kirschner for Congress -- Manatee County Kickoff! Saturday, June 13, 10 am-noon. Mixon's Groveside Market in Bradenton, FL 34208 www.facebook.com/share/1HBwDV...
"GOP State Rep Debate at Manatee Tiger Bay, May 2026" -- NEW on my Manatee Muse Substack: open.substack.com/pub/themanat...
"Midnight Massacre of Manatee Higher Education," NEW on my Manatee Muse blog: open.substack.com/pub/themanat...
"Defending Our Democracy: Voting Rights Act." Sarasota NAACP event on Saturday, June 27, 2026 at Ringling College's Morgan Roth Auditorium, 10 am-12 pm.
The sole nominee for the UF presidency is already getting knocked around by right-wing activists for the same reason they pushed the Florida Board of Governors to dump former UMich president Santa Ono x.com/i/status/205...
Great seeing FL-16 Congressional candidate Kelly Kirschner this morning at a Manatee Democrats Precinct Captain meeting in my area
Almost comical op-ed by real-estate developer Carlos Beruff arguing that New College of Florida should absorb USFSM. Message to Carlos: growth in higher ed doesn't work the same way as real estate NCF can't even keep pace with what it had pre-takeover floridapolitics.com/archives/796...