Democratic Florida state Rep. Susan Valdés is switching parties, which will extend Republicans' supermajority in the House. Valdés, a former school board member from Tampa, announced her decision Monday. She won reelection in November by 5 percentage points.
Rep. Susan Valdes, D- Tampa , debates on a bill to allow teachers to be armed during session, May 1, 2019, in Tallahassee, Fla. WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — If last month’s election wasn’t painful enough for Florida Democrats, they’re losing another state House seat after one of their members announced Monday that she’s switching parties.
Valdés ran to be chairperson for her local county’s Democratic executive committee earlier this month. She won her current term by nearly 5 percentage points but can’t run for reelection again because of term limits. “I got into politics to be part of the party of progress,” Valdés wrote. “I know that I won’t agree with my fellow Republican House members on every issue, but I know that in their caucus, I will be welcomed and treated with respect.”
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