Democratic Florida Lawmaker Switches Parties 

“In the Republican wave election year of 2024, one of the few Democratic bright spots was Susan Valdés,” the Tampa Bay Times reports.

“The former school board member held her Democratic-leaning Tampa-based state House district. With the victory, Democrats got to keep one of the few established incumbents in the fold of their ever-shrinking Tallahassee minority.”

“As it turns out, Democrats don’t get to keep Valdés at all.”

“On Monday, she announced in a post on X that she was switching her party affiliation to Republican. In the upcoming legislative session, Valdés will caucus with the GOP.”