Anthony Man - Sun Sentinel

Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday the special election to fill the vacancy created by the April 6 death of Congressman Alcee Hastings won’t be held until January 2022, meaning residents of the South Florida district will go more than nine months with no representation — far longer than normal.

Florida will gain one seat, for a total of 28 in the 435-member House of Representatives, starting with next year’s elections for Congress.

State Rep. Bobby DuBose announced his candidacy to succeed the late Alcee Hastings, making DuBose the fourth elected official to toss his hat into the ring.

Broward County Commissioner Dale Holness is expected to announce his candidacy for Congress on Monday evening — with the support of the late Congressman Alcee Hastings’ son.

Congressman Alcee Hastings, whose life was marked by perseverance, calamity and a comeback, has died. He was 84.

Survivors of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre, and family members of victims, joined Wednesday with half a dozen members of Congress from South Florida, Georgia and Colorado to mourn the victims of the nation’s two most recent mass shootings — and renew their push for gun safety legislation.

U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch signed on Thursday to a move to expel U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from the House of Representatives. Greene’s “really disgusting” comments show why she should not be in the House of Representatives, Deutch said.

Donald Trump’s presidency is ending, but a new chapter in his Florida story starts Wednesday.

It’s a fight for Florida as the last batch of voters head to the polls in a race that could decide who holds the White House.

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden will make another visit to Florida on Thursday with stops in Broward County and Tampa — all of which is a final push to get the Florida vote.

The advertising includes local print, radio and television advertising for each constituency across the state.

President Donald Trump, the nation’s most outspoken foe of mail voting, has returned his mail ballot for Tuesday’s Florida primary to the Palm Beach County elections office.