National Democrats plan to pour resources into Moskowitz race
Congressional Democrats’ primary fundraising arm is investing extra resources into the Republican-leaning South Florida district Jared Moskowitz is running to represent, after Gov. Ron DeSantis redrew Florida’s voting maps.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee added Moskowitz to their Frontline program Monday, an effort focused on keeping two dozen Democratic incumbents in Congress in Trump-favoring and swing districts.
The South Florida coastal district stretching from Delray Beach to Miami Beach could become one of the most closely watched races in determining whether congressional Republicans can continue greenlighting Donald Trump’s agenda, or he’ll face an oppositional Democratic House for the remainder of his term.
“Despite Republicans’ desperate attempts to draw Jared out of his seat, they won’t be able to match his bipartisan record of fighting for South Florida,” DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene said of Moskowitz, a former DeSantis appointee.
The move comes after Florida’s new voting maps shrunk the number of Democratic-leaning seats from eight to four, forcing Democratic incumbents to run in districts comprised of voters who chose Trump in 2024.
Two other current Florida Democratic representatives who were previously in safe blue seats were also added to the program earlier this month: Tampa-area Rep. Kathy Castor and Orlando-area Rep. Darren Soto.
House Republicans’ fundraising committee, the National Republican Congressional Committee, had already been targeting Moskowitz prior to redistricting, seeing his race as an opportunity to flip a Democratic seat.
That chance is even higher now that he’s running in a district where 54% of voters chose Trump, according to data compiled by Dave’s Redistricting.
Moskowitz announced his plans Thursday to run in Florida’s redrawn 25th District. He has more than $1.7 million in his campaign account.
Former Republican Boca Raton Mayor Scott Singer has raised $1.3 million, and has closely aligned himself with Trump in the race. Republican entrepreneur Claudia Villatoro has raised about $800k, according to campaign finance records.
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