Redistricting

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, […]

As expected, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will get his way during next week's special session to address the congressional redistricting process.

TALLAHASSEE — As a similar battle plays out in federal court, plaintiffs have dropped a Leon County circuit court lawsuit seeking to have a judge redraw Florida’s congressional districts.

State Senator Shevrin Jones (D-35) is firing back at Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) on redistricting and calling this special session a "waste" of "taxpayer dollars." "The problem we have now is the Speaker and the Senate President disagrees with the governor on the fact of him inserting himself in the map,' said Sen. Jones. ' […]

By Jim Saunders TALLAHASSEE — With lawmakers heading into a special legislative session this month, Secretary of State Laurel Lee is asking a federal court to put on hold a case that argues judges should set Florida’s new congressional districts. Lee filed a motion Friday in U.S. district court in Tallahassee seeking a stay of […]

TALLAHASSEE — The plaintiffs in a lawsuit about drawing new congressional districts are asking a federal judge to remove himself from the case because of his past representation of the Florida House in redistricting issues. The groups Common Cause Florida and FairDistricts Now and five voters filed a motion Tuesday seeking the recusal of U.S. […]

After delaying 3 weeks, Senate President Wilton Simpson and House Speaker Chris Sprowls formally sent their proposed congressional maps to Gov. Ron DeSantis, where they were quickly dismissed or vetoed. Gov. DeSantis promised he would do this, so it’s anyone’s guess as to why they submitted the maps that DeSantis said he would veto. Now […]

The congressional race to replace Rep. Charlie Crist (D) in Florida’s 13th District will undoubtedly be one of the most closely watched races in the country, as Republicans position themselves to win back the “toss-up” seat former Rep. David Jolly (R) lost during the 2016 presidential election. During the 2020 general election, Rep. Crist defeated […]

With the state House and Senate needing to reach agreement on a congressional redistricting plan, Gov. Ron DeSantis made clear to lawmakers Friday that he isn’t backing down on a sprawling North Florida district.

On top of Pre-K reform and Medicaid expansion, State Senator Annette Taddeo (D-40) has an ambitious legislative agenda on her hands, including battling DeSantis' hypothetical redistricting map. Recently, Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) released his own redistricting map in Florida, causing a stir among Democrats and Republicans. However, not everybody thinks this mapping was exactly fair, […]

When Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis introduced his congressional redistricting map last weekend, it put the Florida Legislature on notice as to what he expected to see come out from the group. The Senate redistricting map that recently passed by a 16-12 vote margin is widely considered to be a "weak" measure, while the latest House […]

With the Florida Legislature expected to finalize redistricting maps in the coming weeks, one of the most closely watched congressional races in the country is the contest to replace retiring Rep Stephanie Murphy (D). In the Republican congressional primary for Rep. Murphy’s soon-to-be-vacated District 7 seat, Combat Veteran Cory Mills and former Democrat and firebrand […]

By Jim Turner TALLAHASSEE --- Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday waved off a decision by the state Senate to not consider a controversial redistricting plan that his administration proposed. The Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly approved new congressional and Senate maps in the once-a-decade redistricting process. It did not take up a congressional map that DeSantis’ […]