Florida Democrats

Republicans dominate Florida’s government. Blue Dog Democrats are thin on the ground. Republicans fear being called RINOs -- Republican in Name Only. But has the state gone red for good?

Florida House Democrats chose Rep. Fentrice Driskell, of Tampa, as the caucus’s next leader. She is the first Black woman to hold the position.

Florida House Democrats are poised to select a new incoming leader on Tuesday, after a would-be leader dropped his re-election bid amid a controversy involving sexual harassment allegations.

Democrats are expected to get a boost in the midterm elections if Roe v. Wade is overturned, but whether it will result in significant gains across Florida remains uncertain.

Democratic State Sen. Gary Farmer talks about his own party’s current shortcomings. A Florida educator who teaches future teachers has something to say about the state’s education policies. Plus, we talk with the publisher of Islandia Journal about extinct species and hidden Florida history.

South Florida U.S. Democratic Representative Ted Deutch announced this week that he is not running for re-election. Deutch has represented parts of Broward and Palm Beach counties since 2010.

Florida Democratic lawmakers railed against GOP-led efforts to make voting harder outside the old State Capitol building on Thursday.

A Florida lawmaker and childhood sexual abuse survivor is pushing back on a measure that would ban most abortions after 15 weeks. She says without exemptions for rape, incest and human trafficking survivors, the measure puts people who have suffered trauma under the added pressure of a difficult deadline.

The Democratic state senator has launched a campaign to increase the number of Black and brown voters in Florida who use vote-by mail.

Gov. DeSantis calls Florida a "free state" in his annual address this week. But one Democrat vying for his job says he’s like a dictator.

Fentrice Driskell, a representative from Tampa and policy chairwoman for the House Democratic Caucus, said her party will focus on “pocketbook issues" such as property insurance rates.

Two dozen Democratic state lawmakers have signed a letter calling on Gov. Ron DeSantis to declare a state of emergency because of “an ongoing affordable housing crisis.”