Val Demings and Darren Soto reflect on Capitol riot

Alan Grayson Liberal When It Wasn't Cool

• He voted to prosecute abortions as murder.
• He voted to inflict “transvaginal ultrasounds” on women who want abortions.
• The NRA endorsed him.
• The NRA gave him an ‘A’ rating – twice.
• He has voted twice against impeachment.
• He is “openminded” about eliminating Social Security.

Alan Grayson For Congress

Florida Rep. Darren Soto Skiping Trump Inauguration

U.S. Rep Darren Soto on Monday joined a growing group of members of Congress who have publicly announced that they will not attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. here

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“I am deeply disappointed with Trump’s attacks against civil rights hero John Lewis and will not be attending the inauguration as a result,”  Darren Soto

Planned Parenthood of Florida Targeting Five Republicans And One Democrat

For abortion vote

The legislators under fire: 

Florida GOP

Jeff Atwater

Mike Fasano

Gayle Harrell

Doug Holder

Matt Hudson

and Dem Darren Soto

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Darren Soto Florida's New Dem Poster Child

Darren Soto Hates Being Called Florida's ConservaDem Poster Child, But He'd Be Another Gwen Graham Or Patrick Murphy In Congress. here

Florida New Dem Darren Soto

Read about him here

Then check out this lady.

Susannah Randolph

Darren Soto For Congress In Florida's 9th District

Florida's working families deserve a leader who will champion bold, progressive solutions in the face of tough challenges. Let's take our message of hope and progress all the way. Please join us! here 

Florida Dems Cave On Voucher Expansion

The Florida GOP 

passed a controversial expansion of the school voucher program. All 26 Senate Republicans and three Senate Democrats voted for it.

  Gwen Margolis, of Miami; 

Jeremy Ring, of Margate; 

and Darren Soto, of Orlando.

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Florida Dems

Rep. Ricardo Rangel of Kissimmee; Sen. Joe Abruzzo of Wellington, Sen. Darren Soto of Orlando and Rep. Daphne Campbell of Miami did not bother to vote on whether to hold a special session on Stand Your Ground. A non-vote is the same as a “no” vote, so those four lawmakers, by not voting or having their votes recorded, joined seven other Democrats who voted against the special session. Those Democrats who did bother to let their constituents know that they were breaking with their party were: Rep. Mark Danish of Tampa; Rep. Katie Edwards of Plantation; Rep. Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda of Tallahassee, Rep. Michelle Rehwinkelof Orlando; Rep. Carl Zimmermann of Palm Harbor; Rep. Mike Clelland of Lake Mary, and Rep. Dwight Dudley of St. Petersburg. That meant that of the 58 Democrats in the Legislature, only 47 voted for a special session to repeal or change a 2005 law that has sparked some protests in the wake of the Trayvon Martin shooting......more

The Springs Revival Act: SB 978

"I knew it was going to be heavy lifting to pass that," said Sen. Darren Soto, D-Kissimmee, who's sponsoring SB 978, the Springs Revival Act. The reason is simple, Soto said: "The majority of the Legislature doesn't have an appetite to have a real aggressive spring rehabilitation program, because of the expense." A state-sponsored effort to save the springs, launched 12 years ago by then-Gov. Jeb Bush, ended in 2011 under Scott. While the Bush springs initiative existed,
it spent a total of $25 million.

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