Democrats elected
In his March 3 letter, Jorge Pinares asked us to name one member of a minority who won a statewide race as a Democrat.
How about David Sholtz, the 26th governor of Florida, 1933-37 and Richard Stone, who was U.S. senator from Florida 1975-80. And don’t forget David Levy Yulee, who was elected as the first Jewish member of the U.S. Senate 1841-45 and for whom Levy County is named. All of them are Democrats who were elected statewide and are members of a minority — Jewish.
Bill Silver, Coral Gables
This story was originally published March 8, 2016 at 8:04 PM with the headline "Democrats elected."