TALLAHASSEE, Florida — State Sen. Jason Pizzo, who recently proclaimed the Florida Democratic Party “dead” before leaving the party, said Friday he will run for governor as an independent in 2026.

The top Democrat in Florida's Senate is leaving his party, declaring that “the Democratic Party in Florida is dead." Senate Minority Leader Jason Pizzo's announcement on the Senate floor Thursday that ...

Florida state Sen. Jason Pizzo — who had been serving as state Senate Democratic Leader — announced that he is switching to no party affiliation. State Sen. Lori Berman has been tapped to replace ...

Two weeks after quitting the Democratic Party and becoming a no-party-affiliated member of the Legislature, state Sen. Jason Pizzo said he’ll enter the governor’s race. Pizzo, of Sunny Isles Beach, ...

The superminority status of the Florida Democratic Party in the state Legislature just got smaller on Thursday when Democratic Senate Leader Jason Pizzo stunningly announced that he was leaving the ...

The knives are coming out within the demoralized Florida Democratic Party after state Senate Minority Leader Jason Pizzo jumped ship, proclaiming the party’s “dead” as he draws buzz about a potential ...

Florida state Sen. Jason Pizzo, who announced last month that he was switching from Democrat to no party affiliation, has revealed that he plans a Sunshine State gubernatorial bid. "Yes I am," Pizzo ...

Two weeks after proclaiming the Democratic Party "dead" in Florida and switching his registration to NPA, State Senator Jason Pizzo declared he was running for governor in 2026 as an independent ...

TALLAHASSEE — Senate Democratic Leader Jason Pizzo has stoked speculations that he will run for governor in 2026, but said on Friday that if he does he would stick with the party that has been unable ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida's top Senate Democrat switched political affiliations live on the Senate floor Thursday evening — prompting a scathing response from his former party. “I hope that the ...

While Florida’s Republicans kept their supermajorities in the state legislature with historic margins, Democrats are still a thing. Their leaders in the House and Senate sat down with us this week to ...