The Hill: “Florida Democrats tapped former state Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried as their new chair on Saturday, tasking her with revamping a once-formidable state political party that has struggled to stay competitive in recent years.
Fried, a lobbyist who unsuccessfully challenged former Rep. Charlie Crist (D-Fla.) for the Democratic gubernatorial nod last year, beat out three other prominent Democrats – former state Sen. Annette Taddeo, progressive activist Carolina Ampudia and Broward County Democratic Party Chair Rick Hoye – in a vote by the party’s executive committee.
She’ll go on to succeed former Florida Democratic Party Chair Manny Diaz, who abruptly resigned last month following a disastrous 2022 midterm election for the party in Florida.”