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Politico reports:
State Sen. Jason Pizzo, who recently proclaimed the Florida Democratic Party “dead” before leaving the party, said Friday he will run for governor as an independent in 2026. Pizzo has been hinting for months that he planned to mount a run to succeed Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, who cannot run again due to term limits.
The Miami state senator was elected as a Democrat and had risen to become the Senate Democratic leader, but he dramatically announced his departure in a speech last month on the Senate floor in which he castigated Democrats.
Pizzo, who has often been seen as a centrist and has clashed at times with the progressive wing of the party, then switched his official registration to no-party affiliation.
Read the full article. A poll released this week showed Rep. Byron Donalds and Casey DeSantis tied in a prospective GOP gubernatorial primary.
In choosing Lori Berman as their new leader in the midst of a political upheaval, Florida Senate Democrats went with a calm, respected policy-oriented lawmaker — a dramatic change of course from the man she suddenly replaced in the job, Jason Pizzo.
#politics #Florida #Democrats— Anthony Man (@browardpolitics.bsky.social) April 26, 2025 at 9:08 AM
MOVING ON: Florida Senate Democrats have elected an excellent new leader–Lori Berman of Boynton Beach, who is taking the job after Jason Pizzo stepped down from the role. The “caucus thanks former Leader Pizzo for his service.” floridapolitics.com/archives/734…
— Lesley Abravanel🥂🪩 (@lesleyabravanel.bsky.social) April 25, 2025 at 10:18 AM
The Florida Democratic Party is more united without Jason Pizzo.
Our statement on his resignation today ⬇️
— Florida Democrats (@fladems.bsky.social) April 24, 2025 at 4:49 PM