TALLAHASSEE – After dropping a marketing campaign past yr for governor, former state Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried has introduced a bid to chair the Florida Democratic Occasion.
In a ready assertion Monday, Fried mentioned she would “commit to rebuilding our party from the ground up” right after Democrats in 2022 missing just about every statewide race and misplaced seats in the Legislature and the state’s congressional delegation.
“My selection is not just one made evenly, it will come after months of listening to pals, advisers, and Democrats across the state,” Fried explained. “Florida Democratic Occasion chair was not the path I had originally envisioned for myself, but far too substantially is at stake to sit on the sidelines – from women’s legal rights, economic chance, and local climate improve to affordable housing, protecting our Democracy and schooling. We have to unite our diverse voices and refocus on the concerns and grassroots organizing that wins elections.”
Fried joined 4 other candidates, like previous condition Sen. Annette Taddeo, in the race to swap Manny Diaz, who resigned as occasion chairman in January.
Fried was elected agriculture commissioner in 2018 but ran for governor last 12 months alternatively of trying to find a next time period in the Cabinet workplace. She missing a gubernatorial primary to previous U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist, who misplaced the basic election to Gov. Ron DeSantis.
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