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Tom Powers, whose leadership of the Broward Republican Party since 2020 culminated in a strong performance in last year’s midterm elections, has resigned eight months into his second term as party chair. “As many of you know, I have been battling cancer since early 2021. I have fought as hard as I can fight, but in recent months my health has deteriorated quicker than I expected. I would ...
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State Rep. Chip LaMarca, the only Republican lawmaker whose district is entirely within Broward, the most Democratic county in the state, portrays himself as independent-minded and willing to buck his party's leadership and Gov. Ron DeSantis. Democratic challenger Linda Thompson Gonzalez says he supports "an extreme MAGA agenda" in Tallahassee that differs from what his constituents want.
LaMarca is the only Republican state lawmaker whose district is entirely contained within blue Broward County.