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Today, in response to Senator Kelli Stargel’s bigoted amendment that would keep LGBT Floridians from adopting children, FDP Chair Allison Tant issued the following statement:  “Senator Stargel should be ashamed to file such a hateful amendment that seeks …

Mayoral Candidate Hasn’t Held a Public Event in 2 Weeks “Boss Curry has a history of failing to show up for work,” said FDP’s Steele Jacksonville, FL ­– Party Boss Lenny Curry has gone MIA yet again. …

Today, following the Senate’s undoing of their vote in favor of Senator Darren Soto’s amendment to cut funding for Pam Bondi’s anti-Dreamer legal maneuvering, FDP Executive Director Scott Arceneaux issued the following statement:  “They say the definition of a gaffe …

Today, to welcome Rand Paul to the Sunshine State for his evening campaign stop in the Panhandle, FDP Chair Allison Tant released the following statement:  “Rand Paul’s extreme conservative ideology may play well at a Tea Party convention …

Today, following Rick Scott’s endorsement of Lenny Curry, FDP Executive Director Scott Arceneaux issued the following statement: “It’s no surprise that Rick Scott would endorse his former party boss Lenny Curry who fought so strongly to …

In response to Mayor Alvin Brown’s first-place finish in the Jacksonville mayor election, Florida Democratic Party Chair Allison Tant made the following statement: “I congratulate Mayor Brown on his first-place finish in tonight’s election. Across Jacksonville, …

Today, in an op-ed for Fox News, Marco Rubio outlined his alternative to the Affordable Care Act, and you had better read the fine print: his plan ends Medicare as we know it — just like Paul Ryan tried to …

Today, Representative Patrick Murphy announced that he will run for the U.S. Senate in 2016. In response, Florida Democratic Party Chair Allison Tant released the following statement: “Patrick Murphy is a champion for middle class families, …