Nikki Fried wants to lead Florida Democrats, but wouldn't help win a key Senate race because of ties to Republicans
Former Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried wants to lead Florida Democrats into the 2024 election. But she refused to support a Democrat running in a critical state Senate district in 2020.
As Fried now seeks to lead the Florida Democratic Party, Seminole County Democrats say the snub still stings.
Local Democratic leaders say Fried, Florida’s only statewide elected Democrat, declined to endorse or financially support Patricia Sigman when she ran for the open Senate District 9 seat. Ultimately, Republican Jason Brodeur won the election with just 50.3% of the vote, besting Sigman by 7,644 votes with a “ghost candidate” siphoning off thousands of votes.
Brodeur in November won a second term....
