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Florida was a strongly Democratic state before the Civil War, electing only one candidate from the Whig Party (the Democrats' chief opposition at the time). [54] It elected three Republican governors following Reconstruction, but after the Democratic Party re-established control, 90 years passed before voters chose another Republican.
Ana Cruz is an American lobbyist at Ballard Partners in Tampa, Florida. [1] She was the first Hispanic executive director of the Florida Democratic Party and was a spokesperson for Hillary Clinton’s presidential pampaigns in 2008 and 2016. [2] Cruz is known as “Tampa’s First Lady”, partner of Tampa Mayor, Jane Castor. [3]
The 2026 Florida gubernatorial election will take place on November 3, 2026, to elect the next governor of Florida, alongside other state and local elections. Incumbent Republican Governor Ron DeSantis is term-limited and cannot seek election to a third consecutive term in office.
Democrats have long said that they remain competitive in Florida and Texas, two erstwhile swing states that have jolted right in recent election cycles. The Democratic National Committee on Friday ...
Robert Willis, a 68-year-old K-6 school teacher in Cocoa, is running in the Democratic primary because he says people are being mistreated in Florida. Willis is an ordained minister and has 10 ...
The Florida Democratic Party has adopted the mantra in 2024 “something is happening in Florida,” a nod to the fact that no one expects them to win the state but, as they see it, there are ...
The 2022 Florida gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the governor of Florida, alongside other state and local elections.Incumbent Republican governor Ron DeSantis won re-election in a landslide, [1] and defeated the Democratic Party nominee, Charlie Crist, who served as governor of Florida from 2007 to 2011 as a Republican and later as an independent.
For state elections, the Governor of Florida, Lieutenant Governor, and the members of the Florida Cabinet, and members of the Florida Senate are elected every four years; members of the Florida House of Representatives are elected every two years. In a 2020 study, Florida was ranked as the 11th hardest state for citizens to vote in. [2]