Rod Smith

Florida's largest political party has a problem. Although registered Democrats outnumber Republicans in Florida by 500,000, and President Barack Obama has carried the Sunshine State in the past two presidential elections, the party has no obvious...

Top Democratic officials are steering clear of the controversy surrounding Deandre Poole, vice chairman of the Palm Beach County Democratic Party. Poole is the Florida Atlantic University instructor responsible for the “Jesus stomping”...

All the establishment-led campaigning on behalf of Tallahassee fundraiser Allison Tant paid off Saturday morning as she easily won a floor vote to become the new state chair of the Florida Democratic Party. Alan Clendenin, whose campaign focused on...

TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Democratic Party will hold its organizational meeting to elect a new party chair at the Lake Mary Marriott on Jan. 26. Democrats will be replacing outgoing Chair Rod Smith and appear torn between Tampa committeeman Alan...

Tallahassee fundraiser Allison Tant has snagged another key endorsement in her drive to become the new leader of Florida's Democrats with a nod from former state senator and Democratic National Committeeman Tony Hill. Hill's endorsement of Tant comes...

TALLAHASSEE — While downtrodden Florida Republicans wasted no time doubling-down on state party chairman Lenny Curry in Orlando last week, Democrats who just delivered sweeping victories to President Obama and candidates down the ballot are having a...

Former and potentially future Florida gubernatorial candidate Alex Sink is throwing her endorsement behind Tampa Bay area labor leader and former Central Floridian Alan Clendenin to become the next chair of the Florida Democratic Party. Clendenin is up...

A new private poll shows former Republican Gov. and newly minted Democrat Charlie Crist has a commanding early lead in the race to be the Democratic nominee in the 2014 governor’s race. In head-to-head matchups, Crist leads former Chief Financial...

Orange County Tax Collector-Elect Scott Randolph today officially threw his support behind Allison Tant to succeed state Democratic Party Chairman Rod Smith. The former state lawmaker had been a strong contender for the post himself, but after winning the...

Though the calendar hasn't even turned to 2013 yet, polling is already under way in the 2014 race for governor, when Republican Gov. Rick Scott looks potentially vulnerable and Democrats are facing the prospect of a crowded primary. One poll of registered...

The entry of Tallahassee-based fundraiser Allison Tant into the campaign to lead Florida Democrats has caught the interest of one of the former candidates in that race, Orange County Democratic Executive Committee Chair and tax collector-elect Scott...

The Florida Democratic Party this week dropped an aggressive mailer attacking state Rep. Chris Dorworth, the Lake Mary Republican tentatively in line to become House speaker who may be in a tighter-than-expected race for re-election. The mailer –...