State Senate Minority Leader Jason Pizzo has officially announced his departure from the Democrat Party, registering as an independent.
Pizzo, long seen as a moderate voice within Florida’s increasingly radical Democrat caucus, issued a fiery rebuke of partisan politics in a statement, confirming he had FedExed his change-of-party registration to Broward County’s Supervisor of Elections.
The paperwork is anticipated to be processed by 8:00 AM tomorrow.
“Our constituents are craving practical leaders, not political hacks,” Pizzo said on the Senate floor.
In his statement, Pizzo didn’t hold back in his criticism of the current state of the Democrat Party.
He painted a picture of a party overtaken by special interests, consultants, and political posturing.
“We are entrusted to be guided by our conscience, and while I suppose it’s easier in theory than it is in application, even my worst detractors have no valid claim that I can be bullied, that I can be bought, or even borrowed for a special interest,” he said.
“I am my father’s son, even in his death. I am my mother’s son, while she is still alive,” he added.
“I will not miss another one of her birthdays, and I will return to who I was when I became a young man—independent: independent in thought, in my passion, and in my conscience, not consultants,” he said.
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🚨 #BREAKING: A POLITICAL EARTHQUAKE JUST OCCURRED IN FLORIDA AS THE SENATE MINORITY LEADER LEAVES THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY…
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) April 24, 2025
Ho-lee SHLIT.
Jason Pizzo is the Florida Senate Democratic Minority Leader.
He said constituents are so fed up with "political hacks" and he is switching… pic.twitter.com/UcPdc1hoWO
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