# Event Details - **Event Name**: Sen. Carlos Guillermo Smith Legislative Update - **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 18 May, 2025 at 02:00 pm – Sun, 18 May, 2025 at 04:00 pm - **Event Description**: This month we feature Senator Carlos Guillermo Smith (D) for our 2025 Legislative Update. He has proven himself to be an advocate for secular values and we look forward to hearing about the hard work of keeping religion out of government. Carlos Guillermo Smith made history with his election in November 2016 becoming Florida’s first openly-LGBTQ Latin-x state lawmaker just 5 months after the tragedy at Pulse nightclub. He was subsequently re-elected in 2018 and 2020. In 2024 he was elected to serve in the Florida Senate. Carlos lives in Orlando with his husband Jerick Mediavilla, an educator from Corozal, Puerto Rico. Carlos has brought back millions of dollars in state funding to his community for wounded combat veterans, first responders and those affected by the Pulse nightclub tragedy while also leading a successful effort to boost funding by 800% to 480 arts and culture non-profits across Florida. In addition to being named Florida PTA Legislator of the Year in 2020, Carlos is a respected LGBTQ civil rights leader who has championed cannabis reform and workers’ rights. In 2017, Senator Smith co-founded and elected to Chairman of the Legislative Progressive Caucus, a position he continues to hold today. Carlos has used his voice to champion civil rights, cannabis reform, gun safety, debt-free college, mental health, and animal welfare. Orlando Magazine has repeatedly named Carlos as one of Orlando’s 50 Most Powerful People and he has been honored by organizations such as the Puerto Rican Chamber of Commerce, the League of Women Voters of Florida, the Florida PTA, the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation, and the LGBTQ+ Center Orlando for his public service and advocacy. Senator Smith currently serves on the Pandemics & Public Emergencies Committee, State Affairs Committee (serving as Democratic Ranking Member), Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee, Professions & Public Health Subcommittee (serving as Democratic Ranking Member), Government Operations Subcommittee, and the Insurance & Banking Subcommittee. ---- To help with expenses for this event, we suggest a per-person donation for those not already supporting with a recurring monthly donation. That's $5 for local speakers and $10 for out-of-area speakers. You can sign up for monthly emails with a summary of events. More at https://linktr.ee/cflfreethought ----- CFFC Educational Events are free and open to the public. Enjoy thought-provoking speakers, local freethought news, state/church activism, volunteer opportunities, and socializing. Come out to meet old friends and make new ones. Coffee and water will be available with snacks served during the social hour after the meeting so plan to stay a while. CFFC has no membership dues, but we do have recurring expenses that keep the organization running. The largest expense are these monthly meetings (venue, equipment, speaker fees, travel, etc.). If you share our values, care about the work we do, and find yourself able to contribute, here's a link for you. We love our monthly donors! www.cflfreethought.org/cfldonate --- Meetup is where all our events are posted. You can also sign up for monthly emails with a summary of events. More at https://linktr.ee/cflfreethought Our Inclusion Statement and Code of Conduct can be found here: https://www.cflfreethought.org/policies --- A COPY OF THE OFFICIAL REGISTRATION AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER SERVICES BY CALLING TOLL-FREE (800-435-7352) WITHIN THE STATE. REGISTRATION DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT, APPROVAL, OR RECOMMENDATION BY THE STATE. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/winter-park/sen-carlos-guillermo-smith-legislative-update/200028145949140 - **Event Categories**: meetups, health-wellness, nonprofit, lgbt-pride, art, mental-health - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 53 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200028145949140?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=winter+park-events ## Event venue details - **city**: Winter Park - **state**: FL - **country**: United States - **location**: University Club of Winter Park - **lat**: 28.60441 - **long**: -81.35118 - **full address**: University Club of Winter Park, 841 N Park Ave, Winter Park, FL 32789-2533, United States,Winter Park, Florida ## Event Organizer details - **affiliate_id**: 2 - **organizer**: Central Florida Freethought Community (https://allevents.in/org/central-florida-freethought-community/2848853) ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: banner - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/2264b02bc3d48b461a46af5e355129488157c67cc490650d7ea2385e84429cd3-rimg-w1200-h675-dcf1ecec-gmir?v=1747298574 - **Alt text**: thumbnail - **Image URL**: https://dyn-image.allevents.in/generate-image?v=4&title=Sen.+Carlos+Guillermo+Smith+Legislative+Update&date=18+May ## FAQs - **Q**: When is the event happening? - **A:** Sun, 18 May, 2025 at 02:00 pm - **Q**: Where is the event happening? - **A:** University Club of Winter Park, 841 N Park Ave, Winter Park, FL 32789-2533, United States,Winter Park, Florida - **Q**: Who is organizing the event? - **A:** Central Florida Freethought Community - **Q**: What type of event is this? - **A:** meetups, health-wellness, nonprofit, lgbt-pride, art, mental-health - **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Sen. Carlos Guillermo Smith Legislative Update ? - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Sen. Carlos Guillermo Smith Legislative Update", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/2264b02bc3d48b461a46af5e355129488157c67cc490650d7ea2385e84429cd3-rimg-w1200-h675-dcf1ecec-gmir?v=1747298574", "startDate": "2025-05-18", "endDate": "2025-05-18", "url": "https://allevents.in/winter-park/sen-carlos-guillermo-smith-legislative-update/200028145949140", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "University Club of Winter Park", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "841 N Park Ave, Winter Park, FL 32789-2533, United States,Winter Park, Florida", "addressLocality": "Winter Park", "addressRegion": "FL", "addressCountry": "US" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "28.60441", "longitude": "-81.35118" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "This month we feature Senator Carlos Guillermo Smith (D) for our 2025 Legislative Update. He has proven himself to be an advocate for secular values and we look forward to hearing about the hard work of keeping religion out of government. Carlos Guillermo Smith made history with his election in Nove", "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Central Florida Freethought Community", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/central-florida-freethought-community/2848853", "description": "The CFFC is a non-profit organization focused on building a thriving secular community in the Greater Orlando area. \n\nChapter, Freedom From Religion Foundation\nAffiliate, American Humanist Association \nAffiliate, American Atheists" } ] } ] ```