FLORIDA DEMOCRATIC PARTY CONGRATULATES NEWLY ELECTED STATE LAWMAKERS AND LEGISLATIVE NOMINEES
TALLAHASSEE, FL — Tonight, Democratic voters across Florida elected new state lawmakers and chose the legislative nominees who will break the Republican supermajority in Tallahassee.
“Congratulations to every Democrat who won their primary tonight, and thank you to every democratic candidate who put their name on the ballot in Florida this year,” said Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried.
“For years, the state legislature has been a reckless rubber stamp on rightwing priorities that have made Florida a national punchline. Tonight, Florida Democrats selected the team that will break the supermajority in Tallahassee, with a focus on affordability and improving everyday life for Floridians.
“We know this works because we watched it happen. Brian Nathan was outspent ten to one and won a Tampa Senate seat Donald Trump carried by eight points. Emily Gregory flipped the district that contains Mar-a-Lago with a 13 point swing. RaShon Young became Florida’s first Black Gen Z state legislator. Anthony Nieves has just flipped Florida HD-47, a seat Democrats lost by less than 1,300 votes just 2 years ago. None of them were career politicians. They were Floridians who got fed up, and decided to step up.
“The supermajority means Republicans never have to ask for permission. Not from Democrats, not from the public, and not from you. And come November, Democrats will break it and bring balance back to Tallahassee.”
The Florida Democratic Party would like to congratulate all of our new and returning lawmakers and legislative nominees on their victories:
Re- Elected without Opposition:
Rep. Gallop Franklin, District 8
Rep. Bruce Antone, District 41
Rep. Rita Harris, District 44
Rep. Christine Hunchofsky, District 95
Rep. Dan Daley, District 96
Rep. Lisa Dunkley, District 97
Rep. Daryl Campbell, District 99
Rep. Felicia Simone-Robinson, District 104
Rep. Marie Woodson, District 105
Rep. Wallace Aristide, District 107
Outright Wins
These candidates won their races tonight and will join the legislature in January as there is no Republican candidate in the general election.
^– Indicates red to blue flip
Fentrice Driskell, Senate District 16
Jacquelyn Randall, House District 21
^ Anthony Nieves, House District 47
Kyandra Darling, House District 62
Jacqueline Coffie-Leeks, House District 63
Mitch Rosenwald, House District 98
James Bush, III, House District 109
Democratic Nominees for State Senate
* – Indicates Incumbent
Lauren Donahoo, District 2
Jason Fults, District 6
Judy Ngying, District 8
John Lowndes, District 10
Alfred Reynolds, District 12
* Sen. Brian Nathan, District 14
Karla Kemp, District 18
Gerald Baldi, District 20
Jordan Hensley, District 21
Lew Wasserman, District 22
* Sen. Mack Bernard, District 24
David Silvers, District 26
David Silverberg, District 28
Lauren Book, District 30
* Sen. Rosalind Osgood, District 32
Ashley Gantt, District 34
George Lavin, District 36
Richard Lamondin, District 38
Jose Stoute, District 40
Democratic Nominees for State House
* – Indicates Incumbent
Francesca Yabraian, District 1
Johnny Thompson, District 2
Ingrid Wadsworth, District 3
John Emerling, District 4
Alexander Finney, District 5
Stephanie Lyn Leonard, District 6
* Rep. Allison Tant, District 9
Merrillee Malwitz-Jipson, District 10
Benjamin Sandlin, District 12
Audrey Gibson, District 13
Jacob Guerrero, District 17
Art Stresing, District 18
Suzanna Pavelle, District 19
Lee Butler, District 20
Amy Trask, District 22
Mark Baker, District 23
Banks Helfrich, District 25
Robyn Lawrence, District 26
Andy Ferrari, District 27
Sammy Jackson, District 28
Donald Kafner, District 29
Edwin Munoz, District 30
Daniel Cicirelli, District 31
Juan Jose Hinojosa, District 32
Daniel McDow, District 33
Jordyn Balderas, District 34
Eric Gray, District 35
Daryl Block, District 36
Jane Aman, District 37
Michelle DeJesus, District 38
Jarod Fox, District 39
* Rep. Ra’Shon Young, District 40
Felipe Sousa Lazaballet, District 42
Samuel Vilchez Santiago, District 43
* Rep. Leonard Spencer, District 45
Jose Alvarez, District 46
Alethea Pugh, District 48
Robert Anzalone, District 49
Ricardo Santiago, District 50
Octavio Hernandez, District 51
Pamala Bivins, District 52
Tony Claude, District 53
Zachary Funkhouser, District 55
Jose Freites, District 56
Wendy Hoy, District 57
Bryan Beckman, District 58
Susan Leff, District 59
Lindsay Polega-Quigley, District 60
May Thach, District 61
Luis Salazar, District 64
Ben Braver, District 65
Jose Sanchez Sanchez, District 66
Luis Viera, District 67
Tony Smith, District 68
Ashley Herrmann, District 69
Luther Wilkins, District 70
Ocean Fitts, District 71
Harvey Shifrin, District 72
Lisa Klein, District 73
Ryan Neill, District 74
Cynthia Butler, District 75
Phillip Carter, District 76
Cornelius Fowler, District 77
Cindy Banyai, District 78
Bill Moskal, District 80
Kim Finer, District 81
Arthur Boyer, District 82
Leigh Estes, District 83
Jennifer Wood-Massey, District 84
Wayne Richter, District 85
Elizabeth Pandich, District 86
* Rep. Emily Gregory, District 87
* Rep. Jervonte Edmonds, District 88
* Rep. Debra Tendrich, District 89
* Rep. Rob Long, District 90
Luis Garcia, District 91
* Rep. Kelly Skidmore, District 92
August Mangeney, District 93
Elizabeth Holmes, District 94
Michael Ferguson, District 100
Todd Delmay, District 101
Michael Friend, District 102
* Rep. Robin Bartleman, District 103
Lucia Baez-Geller, District 106
Daphne Campbell, District 108
Gloria Romero Roses, District 113
Marcos Reyes, District 115
Nicholas Ramos, District 116
* Rep. Kevin Chambliss, District 117
Armando Castillo, District 118
Reysy Sordo, District 119
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