Overview
- Democrats flipped two Florida seats last week, with Emily Gregory winning the state House district that includes Mar-a-Lago and Brian Nathan taking a Tampa-area state Senate seat in low-turnout contests.
- The DCCC named four GOP-held U.S. House districts as targets, focusing on the seats held by Laurel Lee, Anna Paulina Luna, Cory Mills and María Elvira Salazar.
- Hakeem Jeffries said the results prompted him to consider pressing harder against Mario Díaz-Balart, Carlos Giménez and Brian Mast, though no formal expansion has been announced.
- Republicans warned that a mid-decade redraw could boomerang on their incumbents, with Daniel Webster saying not to do it and Greg Steube cautioning it could put Republicans at risk.
- Responding to the chatter, U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds said Florida remains a red state and argued special elections do not predict November outcomes.