Rep. Moskowitz Says Florida Police Arrested Former Felon Allegedly Plotting to Kill Him

The man was found with a manifesto containing anti-Semitic rhetoric and a target list that included Rep. Jared Moskowitz’s name on it.

Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) listens during a House Oversight Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 26, 2023. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) said on Friday that local police in his congressional district had notified him that an armed man believed to be plotting against his life had been arrested near his home.

Moskowitz, who reelected in the Nov. 5 election in Florida’s 23rd congressional district, said on X that he was alerted by the Margate Police Department about a possible threat to his life the day before the election.