“There is an alarming vacuum of support for individual liberty within the Florida Democrat Party, which is why you are seeing a third elected official change their party affiliation to the Republican Party since November,” said Republican Party of Florida Chairman Evan Power.

Tallahassee, FL - While Florida Democrat Party Chairwoman Nikki Fried frantically campaigns for reelection as state chair of the dwindling Florida Democrat Party, another Florida Democrat has flipped to the Republican Party! The Vice Mayor of the City of Doral, in Miami-Dade County, Maureen Porras, explained to the Floridian Press that the Democrat Party is infiltrated with socialist ideas. Vice Mayor Porras, a Nicaraguan American, knows firsthand what socialism and communism look like. This shift reflects what many in Miami-Dade have been telling us, particularly among Hispanic Americans, and explains why Miami-Dade County flipped red in November 2024.

Doral Vice Mayor Porras joins two former Florida Democrats in changing their party affiliation to the Republican Party of Florida: State Representatives Hillary Cassel and Susan Valdes recently made the same switch.

“We welcome Vice Mayor Maureen Porras to the Republican Party of Florida and look forward to working with her and all our Republican elected officials in Miami-Dade to support the principles, policies, and values that help Florida thrive and remain free,” said Chairman Power.