Florida Republican Party

A line of deportation-themed shirts, hats and other knickknacks for sale on the state Republican Party website bore a logo similar to the natoinal hardware chain.

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The state GOP party calls Wiles "the strategic force behind some of the most consequential political victories in recent American history," from Rick Scott to Donald Trump.

The latest voter rolls in the county now show 464,370 registered Republicans, or 34% of voters, 440,790 Democrats, or 32.27%. Independent and third-party voters together number 460,783, or 33.7%. Those numbers come via Michael Pruser, the director of data science with Decision Desk HQ.

John Morgan, who is semi-retired to Hawaii, has teased a run for governor for years but isn't advocating for the Republican or Democratic parties. Pizzo dropped his party affiliation after stepping down as Senate Democratic leader on April 24.

Hillsborough County is the latest county in Florida to turn red. There are now more registered Republicans than Democrats in central Florida's most populous county.

State Rep. Hillary Casel, a Dania Beach attorney, said the Democratic party “doesn’t represent my values.” Tampa Rep. Susan Valdes switched parties earlier this month.

The endorsement caused several Republicans who publicly expressed interest in running, like Escambia County Republican State Representative Michelle Salzman, to pull out of the race.

"I’m a Republican, but I believe in climate change."

More Republicans registered in counties across the Tampa Bay region cast ballots than their Democratic counterparts, according to a WUSF analysis of 2024 election data.

They include the Republicans' continued dominance in the state and Gov. Ron DeSantis' influence in the outcome of the abortion and recreational marijuana amendments.

After the first day of early, in-person voting, Republicans in many counties across Florida surpassed the sizable statewide lead in turnout that Democrats had been steadily building over the past month through mail ballots.