President-elect Trump on Saturday congratulated Florida State Rep. Hillary Cassel (R) for switching parties to the GOP this month. “Congratulations to Hillary Cassel for becoming the second

A second Florida state House Democrat has switched to the Republican Party, building on momentum that has expanded the Republican Party under Gov. Ron DeSantis. On Dec. 9, state Rep. Susan Valdés, a lifelong Democrat and Cuban-American from West Tampa,

The GOP now has an 87-33 majority in the House — marking the largest Republican Conference in the chamber’s history.

Cassel said in a post on X that she supports House Republicans' "vision for a better, more prosperous Florida" and questioned whether the Democratic Party adequately supports Israel.

Following Florida State Representative Hillary Cassel’s announcement that she was leaving the Democratic Party and registering as a Republican, Donald Trump has spoken out in support of her decision.

Florida State Rep. Hillary Cassel has switched her political party affiliation from Democratic to Republican, making her the second House lawmaker to do so this month.

A Democratic Florida state representative announced she is defecting from her party and joining the Republicans because the Democrats are too open to “extreme progressive voices.” Hillary Cassel, who is Jewish,