Redistricting

Black Democratic lawmakers in Broward County appear to have played the race card and turned against Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (R) after the Florida Legislature voted to redraw all of the state’s congressional district lines. Redistricting all but pushed out Rep. Wasserman Schultz, one of the staunchest and most effective lawmakers in the Democratic House […]

The Florida Senate passed a bill approving the state's new congressional redistricting map in the upper chamber on Wednesday. The map, rolled out by Gov. Ron DeSantis, could add four congressional seats for Republicans ahead of the 2026 midterms, and help keep the GOP's slim majority on The Hill from Democrats. The vote was 21-17 […]

Florida Senate President Ben Albritton is pumping the brakes on Gov. Ron DeSantis's plan to call for a special legislative session from April 20th to 24th to change Florida's congressional map, stating there is no "ongoing work" for the plan in a memo to senators this week. "As I’ve previously stated, there is no ongoing […]

Ben Albritton Pumps Brake on Congressional Redistricting Plans Florida Senate President Ben Albritton responded to Gov. Ron DeSantis's plan for congressional redistricting, saying there is "no ongoing work" on the plan by the Senate in a memorandum to his colleagues this week. READ MORE. Governor Ron DeSantis: "I oppose stripping Florida of our ability to […]

Florida Senate President Ben Albritton responded to Gov. Ron DeSantis's plan for congressional redistricting, saying there is "no ongoing work" on the plan by the Senate in a memorandum to his colleagues this week. Gov. Ron DeSantis announced a plan for congressional redistricting in an exclusive interview with The Floridian earlier this week. "The Governor […]

It appears as if the "All eyes are on DeSantis, who can call for a special session at any moment" statement I made a couple days back about Governor Ron DeSantis calling for Florida's congressional lines to be redrawn may come to fruition. With redistricting taking center stage in American politics, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis […]

The narrow Republican majority in the U.S. House of Representatives has always been at stake going into the 2026 midterm elections, but after state legislatures in states like Texas voted to redraw congressional lines to favor Republicans, California Democrats, led by Governor Gavin Newsom, countered with their own redistricting initiative—Proposition 50, which was recently approved […]

Simpson Announces $25M in Grant Opportunities for State Water Resource Projects Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson announced that the state is accepting applicants for the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Agricultural Regional Projects Program Services (FDACS) program this week. READ MORE. Rep. Cory Mills: "Workers without pay: From air traffickers controllers and […]

Representative Greg Steube (R-FL) discussed redistricting in Missouri during a recent appearance on Fox Business's Mornings with Maria, saying it is reflective of the need for Republicans to maintain control of the House of Representatives in the 2026 midterms. Additionally, Rep. Steube accused Democrats of gerrymandering "for decades," pointing to states such as California, New York, […]

House Speaker Danny "Daniel" Perez (R-Miami) announced eleven state representatives that will be part of a new select committee to redraw Florida's congressional map, potentially creating a more favorable opportunity for Republicans as they look to maintain control of Congress after the upcoming midterm elections. Rep. Mike Redondo (R-Miami) was named chairman of the Select […]

President Donald Trump has directed the Department of Commerce to create a new U.S. Census to exclude undocumented immigrants from the population count. The president announced the move on his Truth Social account Thursday morning. "I have instructed our Department of Commerce to immediately begin work on a new and highly accurate CENSUS based on […]

Florida Supreme Court Sides With DeSantis in Landmark Redistricting Decision The Florida Supreme Court sided with Gov. Ron DeSantis Thursday in a landmark congressional redistricting case, ruling that the U.S. Constitution outweighs a citizen-led state amendment...READ MORE     FL Sen. Carlos Guillermo Smith: "My team attend the Orange County Drowning Prevention Action Plan Workshop, joining […]

TALLAHASSEE—The Florida Supreme Court sided with Gov. Ron DeSantis Thursday in a landmark congressional redistricting case, ruling that the U.S. Constitution outweighs a citizen-led state amendment adopted in 2010. The 5 to 1 decision marks the latest chapter in a years-long debate over racial discrimination and racial gerrymandering stemming from a DeSantis-created congressional map in […]

TALLAHASSEE — Opponents of a congressional redistricting plan pushed through the Legislature by Gov. Ron DeSantis are fighting an effort to shield key lawmakers from testifying in a constitutional challenge to the plan. Attorneys for voting-rights groups and other plaintiffs urged a judge this week to reject a request by six lawmakers and five current […]

TALLAHASSEE — After pushing a congressional redistricting plan through the Legislature this spring, Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration is fighting to prevent the release of documents to plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging the plan. Attorneys for the plaintiffs this week asked a Leon County circuit judge to reject a DeSantis administration request to shield it from […]

Today, Alina Garcia (R-115) who is pursuing the 115th seat in the Florida House of Representatives has just earned the official endorsement from Florida House Speaker-designate Paul Renner (R-24). Garcia is relatively new to the House race, as the ambitious Republican initially ran for State Senate, where she garnered the endorsement of US Senator Marco […]

During the special legislative session that Gov. Ron DeSantis called for to address congressional redistricting maps, Democratic legislators came out in force to condemn the Gov. DeSantis’s actions, calling him everything from an “authoritarian trash” to a “racist.”

Much like former President Donald Trump did in 2016, Republican Congressional candidate Laura Loomer continues to buck the GOP establishment with her run for Congress against Rep. Daniel Webster (R). The latest Q1 Federal Election Commission (FEC) filings show that Loomer has raised three times more campaign dollars than Rep. Webster. According to the report, […]