Overview
- Rep. Jared Moskowitz announced Thursday that he will seek reelection in the new 25th Congressional District after his old seat was largely erased by Republican-led redistricting.
- The GOP-drawn map shifts the district to results that would have favored President Donald Trump by nine points in 2024, but The Cook Political Report and Sabato’s Crystal Ball still rate the seat a toss-up.
- Moskowitz faces a Democratic primary challenge from Oliver Larkin and a crowded Republican primary that includes Scott Singer, George Moraitis and Joe Kaufman, and he reported about $1.22 million on hand at the end of March.
- He has made his Jewish identity and his family’s Holocaust history central to his message, saying he will be “an immovable object” against growing antisemitism in politics, and his campaign estimates the district is roughly 25% Jewish.
- National Republicans have predicted his defeat and analysts expect the race to be costly and closely watched, with the outcome likely to affect efforts by Florida Republicans to reduce Democratic representation in Congress.