Florida Democrat changes affiliation, saying his old political party ‘is dead’

Florida State Senate Minority Leader Jason Pizzo announced Thursday he is leaving the Democratic Party, promptly stepping down from his position.

Pizzo, who had served as a member of the Florida Senate since 2018, said during a speech on the Senate floor that “the Democratic Party in Florida is dead.” He added that he had mailed in a voter registration form to switch his party affiliation to “no party affiliation.”

The Miami-area lawmaker claimed that Florida’s political system was similar to “the infighting...