Democrat Rob Long is the newest member of the Florida House of Representatives, after winning an overwhelming victory Tuesday in a Palm Beach County special election.
Unofficial results Wednesday showed Long with 9,553 votes, or 63.2%. Republican Maria Zack finished far behind with 5,424 votes, or 35.9%.
Long is a loss control engineer, runs a political organizing firm, is a former member of the Palm Beach Soil and Water Conservation District board, and a former president of the Palm Beach County Young Democrats.
Maga Republicans only really win in deep red areas unless trump is also on the ballot. Trumpers don’t show up to elections unless they can vote for him. I live in a deep red area and we get pretty close to closing the gap when trump isn’t on the ballot but when he is it’s a shutout.