Democratic Party (Florida)
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Florida Democratic Party
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| Chairperson | Stephen Bittel |
| Senate leader | Janet Cruz |
| House leader | Kionne McGhee |
| Founded | 1834 |
| Headquarters | 214 S. Bronough Street, Tallahassee |
| Ideology |
Third Way Modern liberalism Social liberalism |
| National affiliation | Democratic Party |
| Colors | Azure, green |
| Seats in the Upper House |
15 / 40
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| Seats in the Lower House |
41 / 120
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The Florida Democratic Party (FDP) is the affiliate branch of the United States Democratic Party in the state of Florida.
The Florida Democratic Party has historically dominated Florida's state and local politics. Florida's Governor's Mansion was closed to Republicans from 1877 until 1967, when Claude R. Kirk, a Republican from Jacksonville, was sworn-in as Governor of Florida.
Florida politics was largely dominated by the Democrats until Nixon's southern strategy, which took advantage of white objections to the advances of the Civil Rights Movement which resulted in a regional political realignment for the south. After Nixon's victory in 1968, the state voted Democratic in only four Presidential elections: 1976 (Jimmy Carter), 1996 (Bill Clinton), 2008, and 2012 (Barack Obama). The presidential election in 2000 was decided by a margin of 537 votes out of approximately 6 million cast, earning George W. Bush the presidency over Al Gore.
The Florida Senate was dominated by Democrats until 1992, when a majority of Republicans was elected. The Florida House of Representatives turned Republican after the November 1996 election. Since then, the number of Democrats in both chambers have continued to drop. The Florida Legislature became the first legislature in any of the states of the former confederacy to come under complete Republican control when the Republicans gained control of the House and Senate in the 1996 election. However, in the 2006 election the Democrats actually gained seats in the State House, the first instance of this occurring since the early 1980s.
In the 2006 election, the Democratic nominee for governor was U.S. Representative Jim Davis from Tampa, Florida. He lost the election to Florida Attorney General Charlie Crist.
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