State Sen. Jason Pizzo, who’s talked about running for Florida governor for much of the past year, is ready to move beyond talk. He says he will run for the job next year.

Florida Sen. Jason Pizzo on the Senate floor in Tallahassee on March 10, 2022. Alicia Devine / Tallahassee Democrat / USA Today Network file. April 24, 2025, 10:14 PM EDT. By Zoë Richards.

Florida state Senate Minority Leader Jason Pizzo announced on Thursday that he is leaving the Democratic Party. “Here’s the issue, the Democratic Party in Florida is dead,” Pizzo said in ...

One-on-one with Jason Pizzo 10:42 One-on-one with Jason Pizzo. Jim interviews State Senator Jason Pizzo, who represents portions of South Florida, in the aftermath and amid the fallout following ...

Sen. Jason Pizzo, D-North Miami Beach speaks to the media Monday, Feb. 6, 2023 in the Senate Office Building at the Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. Florida legislators are meeting in a two-week ...

The knives are out within Florida's Democratic Party after state Senate Minority Leader Jason Pizzo jumped ship, proclaiming the party's "dead" as he draws buzz about a potential gubernatorial bid ...

Former Florida Democratic Party leader Jason Pizzo, who left the party last month saying it was “dead,” said Sunday that he’s planning to run as an independent in the 2026 governor’s race.

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Florida State Sen. Jason Pizzo speaks during the Broward Housing Council 2024 Affordable Housing Workshop on Condo Reform at the Anne Kolb Nature Center in Hollywood, Florida, on Oct. 30, 2024.

Florida Democrat’s scathing 7-word rebuke as he quits the ‘dead’ party. State Senator Jason Pizzo is the third Florida Democrat to leave the party this year ...

Florida Senate Minority Leader Jason Pizzo prays during the first day of the legislative session at the Florida State Capitol on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, in Tallahassee, Fla. Photo by Matias J ...

Florida State Sen. Jason Pizzo speaks during the Broward Housing Council 2024 Affordable Housing Workshop on Condo Reform at the Anne Kolb Nature Center in Hollywood, Fla. on Oct. 30, 2024 (Jason ...