Reelected Florida Legislator Leaves Democratic Party to Join Republicans

Rep. Susan Valdes, who represents a district in the Tampa area, said that her party registration change will take effect immediately.

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Rep. Susan Valdes, who was reelected in Florida House District 64 as a Democrat last month, announced on Monday that she was switching affiliation to the Republican Party.

Valdes did not provide a specific reason for her decision, but the lawmaker said that she did not want to spend her final two years in the Florida Legislature “being ignored” by her party.