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Today, former Republican State Representative Ana Rivas Logan and Miami-Dade Democratic Party Chair Annette Taddeo condemned the anti-Hispanic remarks by top-level Rick Scott campaign staffers.  Former Republican Representative Ana Rivas Logan said, “Rick Scott’s campaign staff mocked Florida Hispanics like …

Over the weekend news reports indicated that newly-ousted Finance Chair Mike Fernandez raised concerns about members of Rick Scott’s campaign team “joking around using over-the-top Mexican accents.” According to Rick Scott’s campaign manager, Melissa Sellers, she claims that …

This is what a cover-up looks like. Deny, deny, deny. Distract the public with a blatantly false TV ad. Rick Scott’s campaign manager claims she can’t even remember if a van full of her campaign staffers made racist …

Today, the Florida Democratic Party released the following statement in response to the resignation of Rick Scott’s Finance Chair, Mike Fernandez: “With his pay to play tactics exposed, the turmoil in Rick Scott’s campaign has become impossible to hide,” said Florida Democratic …

Since Rick Scott presided over the biggest Medicare fraud in American history, Florida seniors won’t be surprised that he’ll rely completely on fear mongering and falsehoods when he stumps for reelection in Tampa today.  Florida Democratic …

Today, Florida House Republicans voted against Florida’s Hispanic community by weakening the bill to provide in-state tuition for young Dreamers. Florida Democratic Party Chair Allison Tant made the following statement: “Today, we saw Florida Republicans show their true colors. …

Today, the Florida Democratic Party sent a letter to television stations in all ten Florida media markets requesting that they refuse to broadcast Rick Scott’s first campaign ad because it violates Florida law.  The disclaimer on …

Tallahassee, FL — While Rick Scott and Republicans in Tallahassee continue their insulting election-year pandering to the Hispanic community, Senate Republican leader Lizbeth Benacquisto’s opposition to in-state tuition for Dreamers in her bitter GOP primary shows exactly where the heart of …

Today, FDP Chair Allison Tant filed an elections complaint against Rick Scott’s campaign, calling on the Florida Elections Commission to investigate and hold the campaign accountable. Key Point: The complaint maintains that the campaign broke the …

In response to the news that former Governor Reubin O’D. Askew has passed away, Florida Democratic Party Chair Allison Tant made the following statement:  “Reubin Askew was a giant of Florida history, whose unparalleled accomplishments for the …