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After learning Representative Mike Hill joked about putting gays to death, and cited Christianity as his reference point, Florida Democratic Party’s Executive Director Juan Peñalosa issued the following statement: “Representative Mike Hill has reinforced his support …

Since May 24, Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives, Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX), Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), and Rep. John Rose (R-Tenn.) have each blocked votes to move ahead a $19.1 billion disaster aid …

Harvey Martin, chairman of the Hernando County Democratic Executive Committee passed away May 26th. Terrie Rizzo, chair of the Florida Democratic Party released the following statement: “Florida has lost a bit of sunshine without Harvey Martin. …

The Florida Democratic Party announced speakers for the annual Leadership Blue Gala — the list includes the head of the Democratic Party, elected officials from across the country, and the spouses of presidential hopefuls. Party and …

The Florida Democratic Party launched a year-long ad campaign in African American newspapers focused on educating voters on the damaging effects President Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis and Florida Republicans are having on communities of color. The …

In response to Florida Republicans long history of voter suppression — underlined by the recent passage of SB 7066, that created a poll tax on ex-felons and would have invalidated 53,929 mail-in ballots if it were …

The House of Representatives passed a sweeping civil rights bill that will protect millions of LGBTQ Americans from discrimination. If passed by the Senate, the Equality Act would be a historic piece of legislation that moves …

On May 15, Florida Democrats issued a public records request for the non-disclosure agreement that Governor Ron DeSantis signed and all correspondence between the governor’s office and the FBI related to the Russian hacking of Florida’s …

The Florida Democratic Party and Florida Forward Action announced a joint voter registration effort ahead of the 2020 primary election, with the goal of turning Florida Blue in 2020 and, as Mayor Andrew Gillum stated, “build …

Terrie Rizzo, chair of the Florida Democratic Party, released the following statement on the result of the Jacksonville elections: “The voters of Jacksonville have spoken! With the victories of Democrats Brenda Priestly Jackson for City Council …