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Terrie Rizzo, chair of the Florida Democratic Party, released the following statement in response to Governor Ron DeSantis issuing a statewide stay-at-home order: “It is distressing that Governor Ron DeSantis waited until the coronavirus had spread …

As the COVID-19 crisis threatens the health and job security of hundreds of thousands of Floridians, Donald Trump refuses to reopen the Affordable Care Act (ACA) exchange. Additionally, Trump is still supporting the Republican lawsuit to …

The U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a motion to reconsider a ruling that Florida may not bar former felons from registering to vote because they cannot afford to pay fees. Terrie Rizzo, chair of …

Sign the petition to urge Governor DeSantis to fix Florida’s unemployment system! Today, State Senator José Javier Rodríguez, and State Reps. Anna Eskamani and Carlos Guillermo Smith held a press call with the Florida Democratic Party to …

Gov. Ron DeSantis today issued a four-county “safer-at-home” order covering counties in Southeast Florida that are hardest hit so far by Covid-19. Speaking at a news conference at a drive-through testing site at Hard Rock Stadium …

This week, the Florida Democratic Party (FDP) and the Democratic National Committee (DNC) are partnering to launch a massive texting campaign to encourage Floridians to register to vote-by-mail. Hundreds of volunteers will text over one million …

This week marks both the ten year anniversary since President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the one year anniversary since President Donald Trump decided to back the lawsuit to repeal this legislation. …

Sign the petition to urge Governor DeSantis to fix Florida’s unemployment system! The latest weekly unemployment claims in Florida have jumped from 6,256 new claims to over 74,000 new claims. Yet, tragically these recently unemployed Floridians — …

Today, Florida Democratic Party Chair Terrie Rizzo released a statement urging Governor Ron DeSantis to listen to the medical experts and issue a stay-at-home order to quell the spread of coronavirus in the Sunshine State. “Our …

While many election analysts were focused on Florida’s Presidential Preference Primary last week, the Florida Democratic Party also celebrated a number of wins in local municipal elections, thanks in part to a digital toolkit and online …