To commemorate the holiday, Florida State Rep. Susan Valdes held a special backpack and toy giveaway to kids and their ...

FOX 13's Jordan Bowen talked with state Rep. Susan Valdes about her this amazing event for kids.

Two Florida House Representatives, Hillary Cassel and Susan Valdés, recently announced they were leaving the Democratic Party ...

After years of ongoing deadly violence, Jacksonville’s total number of homicides in 2024 dropped by nearly half from the ...

Rep. Hillary Cassel is vilified as a turncoat and an opportunist by Democrats who are enraged that she’s now a Republican, ...

Florida Democrats face another blow as Rep. Hillary Cassel switches to the Republican Party. Cassel, citing the Democratic Party's disconnect with voters and lack of support for Israel, made her ...

A second house Democrat has jumped ship. State Rep. Hillary Cassel switched her party affiliation to Republican on Friday.

Republican Florida Rep. Hillary Cassel explained her decision Monday on Fox News to switch from the Democratic to the ...

President-elect Donald Trump hailed Florida state Rep. Hillary Cassel's announcement that she's switching from the Democrat ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Democrats’ losses didn’t end on Election Day — a second state lawmaker has announced she’s ...

With that in mind, here is a list — in no particular order — of the top political stories in the Tampa Bay region in 2024.

State Rep. Hillary Cassel said she was "increasingly troubled by the Democratic Party’s failure to unequivocally support Israel" after Oct. 7, 2023.