Broward Politics

28/05/2026

U.S. Rep. Jared Moskowitz, lifelong Broward Democrat, announces reelection campaign in new district along South Florida coast.
Multiple Republicans seeking their party's nomination.
Could be one of the nation’s most expensive and contentious House races this year.

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U.S. Rep. Jared Moskowitz announces reelection campaign — despite Florida Republicans creating a tougher district for a Democrat to win.

27/05/2026

Wasserman Schultz campaign poll shows her with 52% in Broward's 20th Congressional District Democratic primary, with combined 43% for all other candidates in crowded field.
Also reports Wasserman Schultz has higher favorability among African American and Caribbean American voters than white voters.

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Polling conducted for Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s campaign shows her with 52% of Democratic primary vote, high favorability among Black voters.

26/05/2026

State Sen. Tina Polsky, a Broward-Palm Beach county Democrat who is finishing eight years in the Florida Legislature, won't run for reelection.
Former state Sen. Lauren Book, who left office in 2024, is expected to file as a candidate to run for the Senate in the district Polsky is vacating. And state Rep. Dan Daley of Coral Springs, said he is “taking a serious look at the race."
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State Sen. Tina Polsky, a Democrat who is finishing eight years in the Florida Legislature, isn’t running for reelection, setting off speculation about her plans. “I’m keeping all my options open at the moment.” Current and former legisla…

23/05/2026

Responding to Florida making voting by mail more difficult, and expecting high voter turnout in November, Broward Elections Supervisor Joe Scott big increase in the number of in-person early voting sites leading up to Election Day.

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Mail-voting restrictions, plus a possible high midterm turnout, is prompting a big increase in Broward in-person early voting sites.

22/05/2026

Congressional candidate Luther Campbell, aka "Uncle Luke," says U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz "represents the worst kind of political entitlement — power hungry, selfish, and politically greedy.”
Says people should consider calling her “Debbie DeSantis.”

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U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz is running in an all-Broward 20th District. “The people of this county know me and I know them.” Some Black candidates argue the district needs a Black lawmaker.

22/05/2026

After Florida redistricting, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz running for reelection in newly crafted District 20 in Broward.
Says she made decision after community consultations. “I talked to so many people ahead of time and didn't just kind of try to bigfoot my way in here.”
Black candidates and some community activists argued district needs a Black representative, and pushed her to run elsewhere.
DWS: “It's my job to make sure that I can erase that doubt, that I can ease whatever concerns anyone might have.”

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U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz running in all-Broward 20th District. “The people of this county know me and I know them.” Some Black candidates argue the district needs a Black lawmaker.

21/05/2026

Luther Campbell, the rap artist, youth coach and podcaster turned Broward congressional candidate, castigates President Donald Trump as the “orange man” and a “narcissist” who violates the Constitution.
Campbell sees VP JD Vance as even worse, describing him as “an anti-Christ, in my opinion.”
And, he said, some elected officials are part of “the A***n nation,” adding that “they’ve shown their true colors, who they are.”
Interspersed with his assessments of Trump, Vance and other Republicans, Campbell touted himself as uniquely able to work across the political aisle if he makes it to Congress.

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“I’m not a politician.” Luther Campbell, the rap artist, youth coach and podcaster turned congressional candidate, castigates Republicans but says he can work across the political aisle.

16/05/2026

Most of the 200-plus political activists, elected officials and candidates stood, applauding and cheering, when U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz was introduced before speaking to a coalition of Broward Democratic clubs.
People at a few of the 25 tables, most of whom were Black, stayed in their seats.
The reaction is a stark illustration of a seismic political battle in Broward County and beyond over where Wasserman Schultz should run for reelection.
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A battle over where U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz should run for reelection is dividing Democrats and could create a rift between two vital groups, Black voters and Jewish voters.

12/05/2026

Less than a month after she resigned from Congress in the face of a looming expulsion recommendation, former U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick says she is running to return to Washington.
Cherfilus-McCormick she isn’t deterred by four other candidates who are already running – or by the prospect that U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz might decide to run in the same district.
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11/05/2026

Speaker Daniel Perez says Florida House of Representatives would restore state funding seen as essential to keep the Tri-Rail commuter rail system operating in Broward, Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties. But, Perez cautioned, he isn’t sure the money will make it in the final state budget.
Senate Democratic Leader Lori Berman, who represents Palm Beach County, says the uncertainty raised by Perez is concerning. “I was thinking that we were in better shape, but he scared me a little today with what he said."
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Speaker Daniel Perez says the Florida House of Representatives would restore funding seen as essential to keep the Tri-Rail system operating in Broward, Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties.

09/05/2026

New Florida congressional districts may force voters in longtime Democratic territory in Broward and Palm Beach counties to experience something unfamiliar — being represented in Congress by a Republican.
Some new districts far more spread out than the ones they replaced. More cities & counties chopped up than before.

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New Florida districts may force voters in longtime Democratic territory in Broward and Palm Beach counties to experience something unfamiliar — being represented in Congress by a Republican.