Rep. Hillary Cassel of Dania Beach flipped to the GOP from Democrat in December because among other issues she “felt disconnected” from the Democratic Party after listening to a debate about a ...

Several state and federal lawmakers, along with political allies, have switched their party affiliation in recent months.

Hillary Clinton criticized conservatives like JD Vance and Elon Musk for promoting higher U.S. birthrates, suggesting legal and illegal immigrants solve this issue.

Pizzo’s departure from the party comes after two Florida state representatives, Hillary Cassel and Susan Valdés, announced in December 2024 that they were switching to the Republican Party, one ...

A string of Florida lawmakers have left the Democratic Party in recent months, including state Reps. Susan Valdés and Hillary Cassel, who both joined the GOP. As a member of her new party ...

DeSantis takes aim at House Republican leaders in speech “To have a GOP supermajority, it isn’t worth the paper it’s printed on, unless they act like a GOP supermajority,” DeSantis said.

MIAMI — "Facing South Florida" talks to State Rep. Hillary Cassel, who breaks her silence about switching her political party affiliation from Democrat to Republican. Her decision to leave the ...

Wasserman Schultz’s district includes most of the territory Cassel represents at the state level. “Cassel deceived voters by faking a commitment to fight the GOP’s radical agenda.

When first running for office as a Democrat in 2022, state Rep. Hillary Cassel said she disagreed with Gov. Ron DeSantis on “almost all issues.” Just last year, Democratic state Rep. Susan ...

State Rep. Hillary Cassel, from Dania Beach, asks a question about a property insurance bill on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022, in the House of Representatives in Tallahassee. (AP Photo/Phil Sears) ...

The decisions by state Reps. Hillary Cassel of Broward County and Susan Valdes of Tampa give the GOP — and Speaker Danny Perez of Miami — the largest majority in Florida House history.