Florida Democrats

She was disappointed in Sen. Jason Pizzo’s resignation from the party last week, says it’s time to move on.

Ruth’s List Florida, an influential statewide progressive political fundraising group, is hosting a conference April 26 in Miami, bringing together elected officials, community leaders and activists to promote and raise campaign dollars for Democratic pro-choice women in state and local offices.

In his first interview since announcing his move away from the Democratic Party, Florida Senate Leader Jason Pizzo shot back at the party's state leadership and told WLRN his move to Independent would help give a voice to Florida’s Non-Party Affiliated voters.

With House Speaker Daniel Perez pointing to an “age of disruption,” Florida Republican legislative leaders opened the 2025 session on Tuesday by voicing support for digging into government spending.

Thompson, a Democrat representing western Orange County, was first elected to the Florida House in 2006 and served multiple terms in both House and Senate.

State Rep. Hillary Casel on Friday became the second House Democrat to switch her party affiliation since the November elections, further adding to Republicans’ supermajority.

A state attorney in Florida is telling his staff he can’t help his elected replacement take over his seat because Gov. Ron DeSantis had already suspended the Democrat from the office.

Some Florida Democrats are looking for who to blame after struggling during the 2024 elections, continuing a downward slide for the party in the state.

Political analyst and USF Professor Emerita Susan MacManus says the party also put too much emphasis on issues that didn't resonate with many Floridians.

She was one of two Democratic state attorneys who Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis removed from office.

Once a top presidential battleground, the state is lost to Democrats. The party’s missteps, along with demographic change, led to every one of Florida’s 67 counties becoming more red.

The Villages, one of the world’s largest retirement communities, has long been known as a conservative stronghold. But Vice President Kamala Harris’ emergence as the Democratic Party’s presidential candidate has given the small, but enthusiastic Democrats a boost of confidence and a push into the light.