Who’s running for Florida’s CD 20? Inside the contentious Democratic primary

By: Liv Caputo

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: August 7, 2026

Words: 904

Last Updated: 1 week, 1 day ago

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A former incumbent federally indicted for stealing disaster money. The former frontman of a 1980s Miami hip hop group. A longtime U.S. House member accused of “carpetbagging” in a Black district. A mayor. A teacher.

These are the Democratic candidates for Florida’s 20th Congressional District, a liberal redoubt made bluer after mid-decade redistricting called for by President Trump and answered by Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Legislature. Florida’s new lines could create four GOP seats …

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