Emily Gregory’s district includes President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach,
Emily Gregory’s victory in Palm Beach brought the Democratic surge to President Trump’s backyard, while a union leader leads in a race for a state senate seat vacated by Florida’s lieutenant governor.
Democrats on Tuesday flipped a Florida legislative district that includes President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, pulling off another upset in a state house election but this time one with obvious symbolic power.
Emily Gregory, a first-time candidate with a public health background, became the latest Democrat to win a special electionand claim a statehouse seat previously held by a Republican, according to The Associated Press.
Across the state, another Democrat, Brian Nathan, a Navy veteran and electrical workers union leader, was leading a tight West Tampa race for a state senate seat vacated by Florida’s newly appointed lieutenant governor.
