Villages Democratic Club

Speaker: Amy Weintraub
Reproductive Rights Program Director
Amy Weintraub is a seasoned, award-winning organizer, who has worked most of her adult life identifying, educating, and activating citizens toward social justice. She is heavily involved with the League of Women Voters St. Petersburg and the statewide Floridians for Reproductive Freedom coalition and was a key leader of the Women’s March in St. Pete in 2017, which saw more than 20,000 people gather to advance women’s issues — the largest public protest in St. Pete's history. Prior to moving to Florida in 2015, Amy lived in her home state of West Virginia where she led efforts within organizations such as WV FREE (West Virginia Focus: Reproductive Education and Equality), Covenant House of WV, and Planned Parenthood. Amy lives in south St. Petersburg with three felines and her spouse, Marc, with whom she’s raised two children, now young adults.

Amy is one of the leaders of Floridians Protecting Freedom the statewide abortion rights ballot initiative campaign. FPF is striving to get a constitutional amendment to “Limit Government Interference with Abortion" (attached) on the 2024 ballot. If passed, such a measure will ensure that Floridians have the freedom to make their own personal health care decisions without interference from politicians.