Florida’s Governor is speaking out after a Democrat in the House interrupted the vote on the latest congressional redistricting map with a bullhorn.
“That clip is really, unfortunately emblematic. of the modern-day Democrat Party, to just scream and yell and try to disrupt the proceedings just ’cause you don’t get your way,” Gov. Ron DeSantis said on “Fox & Friends.”
“The reality is we have thumped the Democrats in this state since I’ve been Governor, and we control the chambers, and obviously the Governor’s (Mansion).”
Jacksonville Democratic Rep. Angie Nixon briefly preempted the vote with a small, hot-pink megaphone, shouting, “This is a violation of the constitution.”
The drama led Democrats Reps. Allison Tant of Tallahassee and Marie Woodson of Hollywood to initially cast “yes” votes on the measure, before amending their votes.
Nixon, a candidate for Senate who has gotten few bills passed in six years in Tallahassee, said “fighting for Democracy is more important than having decorum.”
The display got the Jacksonville legislator national coverage that has eluded her since she entered the U.S. Senate campaign, where retired Lt. Col. Alex Vindman is her major opponent in the fight to get the Democratic nomination against incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Ashley Moody. Vindman has a massive advantage in cash on hand, but Nixon is seen as the progressive in the race.
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Jesse Scheckner of Florida Politics contributed to this report.
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