TALLAHASSEE, Florida — State Sen. Jason Pizzo, who recently proclaimed the Florida Democratic Party “dead” before leaving the party, said Friday he will run for governor as an independent in 2026.

The top Democrat in Florida's Senate is leaving his party, declaring that “the Democratic Party in Florida is dead." Senate Minority Leader Jason Pizzo's announcement on the Senate floor Thursday that ...

Two weeks after quitting the Democratic Party and becoming a no-party-affiliated member of the Legislature, state Sen. Jason Pizzo said he’ll enter the governor’s race. Pizzo, of Sunny Isles Beach, ...

The knives are coming out within the demoralized Florida Democratic Party after state Senate Minority Leader Jason Pizzo jumped ship, proclaiming the party’s “dead” as he draws buzz about a potential ...

The superminority status of the Florida Democratic Party in the state Legislature just got smaller on Thursday when Democratic Senate Leader Jason Pizzo stunningly announced that he was leaving the ...

Former Florida Senate Minority Leader Jason Pizzo recently made headlines after changing his political party from Democratic to NPA, or no-party affiliation. Pizzo told fellow lawmakers about the ...

Florida state Sen. Jason Pizzo, who announced last month that he was switching from Democrat to no party affiliation, has revealed that he plans a Sunshine State gubernatorial bid. "Yes I am," Pizzo ...

While Florida’s Republicans kept their supermajorities in the state legislature with historic margins, Democrats are still a thing. Their leaders in the House and Senate sat down with us this week to ...

Florida state Sen. Jason Pizzo — who had been serving as state Senate Democratic Leader — announced that he is switching to no party affiliation. State Sen. Lori Berman has been tapped to replace ...

Florida Democratic Party leaders were shocked on Thursday when Jason Pizzo, the minority party's leader in the Senate, announced that he was leaving the party and registering as an independent. Pizzo ...