Florida Republicans

Republicans mostly staved off what Gov. Ron DeSantis called a “meteor strike” of national Democratic success last week. During what the governor called “probably the most difficult electoral environment that Republicans will face in quite some time,” he praised Florida as the only large state with a conservative tilt to “hold the line.”

‘Their most reliable voters have voted. Ours haven’t yet,’ GOP strategist says about how Republicans have traditionally voted on Election Day.

The Republican Party of Florida filed suit against the Florida Democratic Party, seeking to stop the airing of a political ad highlighting the leaked grand jury presentment in the Hope Florida scandal.

Florida GOP Chairman Evan Power framed the planned rally as a chance to energize Republican voters in the final stretch of the election cycle. Early voting begins next week.

Although Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Republican-led Florida Legislature have always insisted constitutional obligations compelled their mid-decade congressional redistricting, the map was designed to add as many as four Florida Republicans to the U.S. House of Representatives.

Florida Republicans billed their party’s June 27 gathering in South Florida as the "Sunshine State Showdown." But for U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds, the event’s headliner and GOP frontrunner for governor, it was less of a confrontation and more like a friendly chat. Here, we fact-checked some of the speakers’ remarks.

‘They are anarchist psychos who want to destroy this country,’ U.S. Sen. Ashley Moody declares during Sunshine State Showdown.

Ron DeSantis is back in the national spotlight as he pushes for a new congressional map in Florida. His proposal aims to give Republicans four more seats, equivalent to the expected Democratic gains in Virginia. With his second term ending, this is a key moment for DeSantis to show he could still be a future national leader for his party.

The chats reportedly featured Miami-Dade County Republican Party members and contained hundreds of uses of the n-word and many other instances of antisemitic slurs, replete with references to Nazi Germany.

Florida Republicans are trying for the fourth year in a row to ban political flags atop government buildings, including Pride, MAGA, or Black Lives Matter banners.

Rep. Berny Jacques is trying again to pass his bill expanding E-Verify compliance to all private employers.

Republicans in Florida say the latest fundraising figures shows its growing strength and broad support leading up to the 2026 election cycle, and dominance over Democrats.