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Florida Democrats now running billboards to recruit candidates for state office

The party is looking for candidates to compete against Republicans in four state Senate district races and three congressional contests

By Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix

In an attempt to recruit candidates to challenge Republicans in more than two dozen congressional and legislative seats across the state, the Florida Democratic Party (FDP) on Wednesday announced a billboard and digital campaign reaching out to Democrats in Polk, Madison, Miami-Dade, and Seminole Counties. “There are 27 uncontested House seats with no Democrat running and it is up to us to change that,” said FDP Chair Nikki Fried in a written statement...

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