{"id":2378916,"date":"2024-12-11T12:53:59","date_gmt":"2024-12-11T17:53:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-florida-lawmaker-flips-to-republican-party-a-month-after-being-re-elected\/"},"modified":"2024-12-11T12:55:49","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T17:55:49","slug":"democratic-florida-lawmaker-flips-to-republican-party-a-month-after-being-re-elected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-florida-lawmaker-flips-to-republican-party-a-month-after-being-re-elected\/","title":{"rendered":"Democratic Florida Lawmaker Flips to Republican Party a Month After Being Re-Elected"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocratic-florida-lawmaker-flips-to-republican-party-a-month-after-being-re-elected%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2378916&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Susan \u2062Valdes,\u200c a Florida state lawmaker recently re-elected as \u200da Democrat, \u2063announced her \u2062switch to the Republican Party for her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/remember-when-media-freaked-out-over-amy-coney-barrett-and-the-right-wing-supreme-court\/\" title=\"Remember When Media Freaked Out Over Amy Coney Barrett And The Right Wing Supreme Court?\">upcoming term<\/a>. In a post on social media, valdes expressed her belief that \u2064Democrats have lost sight of addressing the needs \u2062of working families and emphasized her desire to be part of a productive majority in the legislature. Highlighting her commitment to solving problems rather than \u200badhering strictly to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-angered-by-freedom-caucus-forcing-vulnerable-members-into-tough-votes\/\" title=\"House Republicans upset as Freedom Caucus pressures vulnerable members into difficult votes.\">party\u200c lines<\/a>, she stated that\u2062 she \u200daims to work collaboratively under \u2063the leadership of \u2062Republican\u200b Speaker Daniel Perez. Valdes acknowledged her potential disagreements with Republican colleagues but expressed confidence in being treated with respect. \u200bHer departure from the Democratic Party contributes to the GOP&#8217;s significant supermajority in the Florida House, now at 86-34.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A Florida state lawmaker who was re-elected as a Democrat last month announced Monday that she is changing her registration to serve her next term as a Republican.<\/p>\n<p>Susan Valdes of West Tampa made the announcement in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SusanLValdesFL\/status\/1866213877295550973\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In her statement, she said she grew up in a Democratic Party household and &ldquo;believed Democrats were the party most concerned with the working families I represent.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">See statement below&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JUVhsziSL7\">pic.twitter.com\/JUVhsziSL7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Susan L. Vald&eacute;s (@SusanLValdesFL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SusanLValdesFL\/status\/1866213877295550973?\">December 9, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Valdes, who faces term limits, said she wants to make her final two years as a legislator <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/california-lawmaker-quits-democratic-party-goes-republican-unprecedented-move\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">productive<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In the House, I have long known that no one has a monopoly on good ideas,&rdquo; Valdes wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I will not waste my final two years in the Florida Legislature being ignored in a caucus whose leadership expects me to ignore the needs of my community,&rdquo; she explained.<\/p>\n<p>Valdes said she entered politics to solve problems, not serve a party.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our Speaker, Rep. Daniel Perez, has laid out a vision for the House that focuses on empowering House members to work on <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">real problems facing<\/a> our communities. That&rsquo;s what I want to be a part of,&rdquo; Valdes said in her statement.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I want to roll up my sleeves and work. I want to be a part of solving problems for West Tampa,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Valdes threw in a dig at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/thing-might-break-bill-clinton-gives-democrats-dose-reality-trumps-victory-kamala\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Democrats<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m tired of being the party of protesting when I got into politics to be part of the party of progress,&rdquo; Valdes wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I know that I won&rsquo;t agree with my fellow Republican House members on every issue, but in know that in their caucus, I will be welcomed and treated with respect,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"und\">&#127482;&#127480;&#128024;&#127482;&#127480;&#128024;<\/p>\n<p>86 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HYhGqZoP6N\">pic.twitter.com\/HYhGqZoP6N<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sam Garrison (@SamGarrison155) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SamGarrison155\/status\/1866219228027576814?\">December 9, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I love my community, and I will continue to fight every day to benefit the people of West Tampa, Hillsborough County and the state of Florida. And in my heart, I know the best way to do that is to stand with Speaker Perez and join the Republican supermajority in the Florida House of Representatives,&rdquo; Valdes added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Welcome to the GOP, Rep. Valdes!<\/p>\n<p>Congrats to Speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Daniel_PerezFL?\">@Daniel_PerezFL<\/a> on the biggest Republican majority in the history of the Florida House! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vf1oif6cBy\">https:\/\/t.co\/vf1oif6cBy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ron DeSantis (@RonDeSantis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RonDeSantis\/status\/1866236304066764894?\">December 9, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/just-trump-mops-floor-kamala-harris-florida-shows-democrats-no-chance-state\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Republicans<\/a> will now have an 86-34 supermajority in the state House, Speaker Danny Perez said, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tallahassee.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2024\/12\/09\/susan-valdes-tampa-democrat-florida-house-rep-switches-to-republican\/76862712007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tallahassee Democrat<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We all know Susan as a fierce advocate for her community, and a person of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-in-florida-house-expand-supermajority-as-one-democrat-switches-to-gop\/\" title=\"Republicans in Florida House expand supermajority as one Democrat switches to GOP\">uncommon common sense<\/a>. 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