Jason Pizzo
Jason Pizzo | |
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| Minority Leader of the Florida Senate | |
| In office November 19, 2024 – April 24, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Lauren Book |
| Succeeded by | Lori Berman |
| Member of the Florida Senate from the 37th district | |
| Assumed office November 6, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Daphne Campbell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jason William Barnet Pizzo May 20, 1976 Somerville, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic (before 2025) Independent (2025–present) |
| Spouse | April Pizzo |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | New York University (BA) Columbia University (MS) University of Miami (JD) |
Jason William Barnet Pizzo (born May 20, 1976) is an American attorney and State Senator who has served as a member of the Florida Senate since 2018, representing parts of coastal Broward and Miami-Dade Counties.
While receiving his Juris Doctor degree at the University of Miami, he was sworn-in as an Assistant State Attorney for the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office. During his time as a prosecutor, he helped create the SAO’s youth focused Gun Violence Initiative.
Career
[edit]Pizzo first ran for the State Senate against Daphne Campbell in the Democratic Party primary. Pizzo won 24% behind Campbell with 31%. In 2018, Pizzo ran again and received 54% to Campbell's 46% in the primary.[1][2] Pizzo was elected to the Florida legislature on November 6, 2018 without opposition.[3]In 2022, Pizzo was re-elected to the Florida Senate without opposition.
On February 10, 2023, the Florida Senate Democratic Party caucus unanimously elected Pizzo to succeed Lauren Book as Senate Democratic leader during the 2024–2026 term.[4]
On April 24, 2025, Pizzo announced that he had left the Democratic Party and registered as an Independent.[5] On May 9, 2025, he announced that he would run for governor of Florida in 2026 as an independent.[6]
Elections
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Jason Pizzo | 26,907 | 54.09% | |
| Democratic | Daphne Campbell | 22,837 | 45.91% | |
| Total votes | 49,744 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Daphne Campbell | 9,017 | 31.01% | |
| Democratic | Jason Pizzo | 6,888 | 23.69% | |
| Democratic | Michael Gongora | 6,243 | 21.47% | |
| Democratic | Kevin A. Burns | 4,437 | 15.26% | |
| Democratic | Anis Blemur | 1,529 | 5.26% | |
| Democratic | Don Festge | 964 | 3.32% | |
| Total votes | 29,078 | 100.00% | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Jason Pizzo".
- ^ "Scandal-plagued Daphne Campbell loses state senate seat to Jason Pizzo". Miami Herald. Miami Herald. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
- ^ "Florida Election Results - Election Results 2018 - The New York Times". The New York Times. November 6, 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
- ^ "Sen. Jason Pizzo tapped to become Democratic leader". CBS News Miami. February 10, 2023. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
- ^ "Florida Senate Democratic leader drops party, switches to no-party affiliation". Tampa Bay Times.
- ^ Fineout, Gary (May 9, 2025). "After dramatic Democratic Party exit, Pizzo says he's running for Florida governor". Politico. Retrieved May 9, 2025.
- ^ "2018 Florida's 38th Senate district Democratic Primary Results". results.elections.myflorida.com.
- ^ "2016 Florida's 38th Senate district Primary Election Results". results.elections.myflorida.com.
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