Angie Windhauser (REP): CEO of nonprofit Gods Finest Hour Drama Outreach of Florida, ran for U.S. Senate in 2016 and 2018, ran for president in 2020 and 2024. Also currently running for U.S. House District 10. (no campaign website)

Democratic state Rep. Angie Nixon has announced her candidacy for the Florida U.S. Senate seat held by Republican Ashley Moody in the 2026 election.

Now that Texas and California have completed their unusual mid-decade redrawing of the congressional maps, the next big prize is Florida. Gov. Ron DeSantis has heeded the urgings of President Donald Trump and called for a special legislative session.

A spokesperson for the Smart & Safe Florida campaign said that per Florida law, “each and every time” the campaign found any discrepancy in petitions, it reported it to the secretary of state and also separated suspicious petitions before submitting them to county elections supervisors.

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Democrats increasingly have ground to make up against Republicans, at least when it comes to registered voters in Florida.

The lawsuit, filed in Leon County circuit court, is among the latest salvos in an acrimonious dispute over the proposed constitutional amendment, which would allow people ages 21 and older to use recreational marijuana.

An order on verifying petition signatures could hurt proposed Florida referendum on marijuana legalization. Several county supervisors of elections said it isn’t backed up by statute or case

Voters in Florida House District 87 will head to the polls on Tuesday for a primary election to select candidates for the upcoming special general election.