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Health Care Accomplishments in Florida  After Health Reform: Improved Access to Care  Lowers the uninsured rate. Gallup recently estimated that the uninsured rate in Florida in 2015 was 15.7 percent, down from 22.1 percent in 2013. …

Mayor Gillum Will Oversee MVP Efforts to Elect Democrats to Local Government  Following last week’s victory in the Gainesville Mayor’s race, Florida Democratic Party Chair Allison Tant announced today that Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum has been named Chair …

Chair Tant Congratulates Secretary Clinton on Her Primary Victory Tonight, following Secretary Hillary Clinton’s victory in the 2016 Florida Democratic presidential primary, FDP Chair Allison Tant issued the following statement: “I want to extend my congratulations to Secretary Hillary Clinton …

Billionaire Bests Not So Favorite Son Marco Rubio Following tonight’s profound rejection by Florida Republicans, Marco Rubio has run out of excuses.  His ambition and professional delinquency have once again brought Florida’s part-time Senator an embarrassing rebuke. In response to …

FDP’s Municipal Victory Project Picks Up Another Surprise Win  Tonight, following Lauren Poe’s victory over Gainesville Mayor Ed Braddy, Florida Democratic Party Chair Allison Tant released the following statement of congratulations:   “I want to extend my congratulations to Lauren Poe on …

Republicans Seeking to Replace Rubio All Aboard the Trump Train Following GOP frontrunner Donald Trump’s resounding Super Tuesday victories, Florida’s Republican Senate candidates have found one topic they can all agree on: not backing Marco Rubio ahead of the Sunshine …

As his xenophobic campaign steamrolls to the Republican presidential nomination, Donald Trump announced yesterday that he’s closed the deal on his latest business acquisition: David Jolly’s integrity. Two months ago, Jolly called on Trump to withdraw from the …

Today, following millionaire businessman and consummate Florida Republican insider Carlos Beruff’s entrance into the crowded GOP U.S. Senate primary, Florida Democratic Party spokesman Max Steele made the following statement:   “When Floridians think of political outsiders, mega-donors who’ve received …

Today, Florida Democratic Party Chair Allison Tant issued the following statement in response to Florida Republicans dumping Jeb Bush and rushing to endorse his more extreme but less-accomplished mini-me, Marco Rubio:  “If these politicians couldn’t help Jeb overcome …