A Florida lawmaker is causing controversy following a big switch. State Representative Susan Valdes says she is flipping from the Democratic party to the Republican party.

In the Republican wave election year of 2024, one of the few Democratic bright spots was Susan Valdés. The former school board member held her Democratic-leaning Tampa-based state House district. With the victory,

Democratic Florida state Rep. Susan Valdés is switching parties, which will extend Republicans’ supermajority in the House. Valdés, a former school board member from Tampa, announced her decision Monday.