2026 Midterm Election
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier spotlighted his record arresting child predators, cracking down on human trafficking and drug cartels, rescuing missing children, and taking on big tech in a new campaign ad posted on social media this week. The 30-second ad backdrops Attorney General Uthmeier's role being a dad in protecting Florida families. "I'm Attorney […]
The Cooke Political Report rates the congressional race in Florida's 13th District between Air Force Veteran and Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R) and former Army General Leela Gray (D) as "Likely Republican," but it could become a more competitive contest given the current state of the U.S. economy. While both Rep. Luna and Mrs. Gray […]
Pia Dandiya, the Democratic challenger to Republican Casey Askar in Florida's 22nd Congressional District, has released her first advertisement in the general election as Election Day gets closer. The Ad In the 30-second ad, Dandiya begins by saying, "My parents taught me to leave the world better than I found it. So I became a […]
The Florida Professional Firefighters (FPF) announced its endorsement of Rep. Alex Rizo (R-Hialeah) for Florida's open Senate District 39 seat by praising his record of public service in protecting first responders. [Alex Rizo] will continue to serve the citizens of Florida, and the interests of the men and women employed in the Fire and Emergency […]
The Florida Democratic Party (FDP) announced fourteen candidates as part of its 2026 Take Back Florida Distinction program targeting competitive red-to-blue flip opportunities in the state through a press release this week. The candidates include the following: August Mangeney (House District 93) Bale Dalton (Congressional District 7) Eric Gray (House District 35) Gloria Romero Roses […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Communism, President Donald Trump says, is the greatest threat the U.S. has ever faced. This summer, citing similarly grave concerns, he took the rare step of delivering a primetime address to the nation, accusing China of “sinister election meddling” in 2020 and reviving his yearslong push to dispute his loss in that year's election. Even as Trump […]
The Associated Industries of Florida (AIF) announced an additional round of endorsements for several House candidates in the 2026 general election through a press release this week. “We’re proud to announce AIF’s 2026 General Election endorsements for Florida House candidates,” AIF President and CEO Brewster Bevis said in a statement. “These endorsements add to the […]
Property insurance premiums that keep climbing. Rents and grocery bills that outpace paychecks. Seniors on fixed incomes trying to make it work. That's the list Jesus Tundidor says he's running on after officially filing for Florida House District 112, a seat covering parts of Hialeah, Miami Springs, the City of Miami, and Virginia Gardens. Tundidor […]
The first independent expenditure in the congressional race between U.S. Marine veteran and businessman Casey Askar and former educator Pia Dandiya has taken place, as the No Going Back PAC drew first blood against Dandiya, accusing her of supporting tax hikes and opposing "middle-class tax cuts." The super PAC's first spend was in the form […]
Democratic gubernatorial candidate David Jolly doesn't seem too preoccupied with President Donald Trump but candidly says he wouldn't mind if his name is indirectly on the ballot in Florida's governor race this November. Jolly made the remark while speaking on The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell on MS Now this week. The comment comes after […]
Scott Singer, the Republican congressional nominee for Florida’s 25th District (FL CD 25), recently called out incumbent Congressman Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) for refusing to debate the challenger ahead of the 2026 Midterm election. The challengers were set to face off in a scheduled televised debate on WPLG Local 10. “It is disappointing that Jared refuses […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) remains confident that Republicans will maintain control of the House after the upcoming 2026 Midterm elections, despite Democrats’ efforts to take over. In an exclusive interview with The Floridian, Rep. Luna told publisher Javier Manjarres that despite Democrats’ attempts to succeed in the election, the Republican platform […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In an exclusive interview with The Floridian, Republican congressional nominee for Florida’s 22nd District Casey Askar discussed the dangers of communism in the Western Hemisphere. The Naples businessman commented that the biggest threat the U.S. has in its hemisphere is that of communism and the influence of China. Askar: “It was the […]
Cook Political Report's Battleground District September poll showed the Democrats in a good position to flip the U.S. Congress this midterm season. "In other words, a district that Trump carried by five points in 2024 would have a Democratic advantage of two points today — a seven-point swing in Democrats’ favor," the analysis of the […]
Representatives for Florida Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna issued a cease-and-desist letter to Democratic challenger Leela Gray and her campaign over claims Luna “gave inside information to a donor” in a political advertisement published on Grey's "X" account this week. The advertisement also cites the Tampa Bay Times as a source for the claim. The letter […]
The fight over congressional maps put nearly 35 million people into new House districts, report says
WASHINGTON (AP) — The unprecedented spate of mid-decade redistricting for the U.S. House has changed the congressional districts for one-tenth of Americans and significantly altered the makeup of at least one-fifth of districts, according to a new study. A report by Protect Democracy found that 34.8 million people — about one in 10 Americans — now live in a […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Casey Askar, the Republican congressional nominee for Florida’s 22nd district, spoke with The Floridian about the economic issues Americans face ahead of the 2026 Midterm election. The Naples businessman recently announced that upon entering office, he would seek to counter the affordability crisis by filing legislation to cut the existing federal gas […]
Lawmakers are set to leave Capitol Hill this week and hit the campaign trail in full force ahead of the November midterm elections, but Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) may be bringing a COVID-19 diagnosis to Florida. In an interview with The Floridian and Texas Politics, Rep. Ocasio-Cortez said she is currently battling COVID-19 while sporting […]
