A look at the Democratic candidates running in Florida’s 24th Congressional District

By: Liv Caputo

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: August 4, 2026

Words: 883

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 1 day ago

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Three days after U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson insisted word of her pending retirement was a “crazy rumor,” the eight-term Florida Democrat announced she wouldn’t seek re-election — triggering an immediate cascade of candidates seeking to succeed her.

Seven Democratic hopefuls are vying to represent Florida’s 24th Congressional District, one of just four liberal bastions left in the state after Gov. Ron DeSantis, at the behest of President Trump, and the Legislature redrew the state’s …

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