Democratic Lawmaker Flips to the Republican Party a Month After Being Re-Elected

A Florida state lawmaker who was re-elected as a Democrat last month announced Monday that she is changing her registration to serve her next term as a Republican.
Susan Valdes of West Tampa made the announcement in a post on X.
In her statement, she said she grew up in a Democratic Party household and “believed Democrats were the party most concerned with the working families I represent.”

See statement below… pic.twitter.com/JUVhsziSL7
— Susan L. Valdés (@SusanLValdesFL) December 9, 2024

Valdes, who faces term limits, said she wants to make her final two years as a legislator productive.
“In the House, I have long known that no one has a monopoly on good ideas,” Valdes wrote.

“I will not waste my final two years in the Florida Legislature being ignored in a caucus whose leadership expects me to ignore the needs of my community,” she explained.
Valdes said she entered polit …