Jared Moskowitz

In Florida's 25th Congressional District, Democratic Rep. Jared Moskowitz and Republican challenger Scott Singer, both Jewish, debated their pro-Israel credentials at a Boca Raton synagogue forum ahead of the Nov. 3 midterms. The two largely agree on Israel policy — opposing conditions on U.S. military aid and rejecting genocide accusations against Israel — but clashed over Moskowitz's vote for a war powers resolution on Iran and his past vote to keep Rep. Ilhan Omar on the Foreign Affairs Committee. Moskowitz cited his AIPAC endorsement; Singer touted backing from Trump and the RJC. The redrawn district, once Biden-leaning, now favors Trump, making the race a closely watched midterm battleground.

U.S. Rep. Troy Carter, D-New Orleans, has introduced legislation to create a FEMA grant program providing $100 million annually from fiscal years 2027 through 2031 to help colleges and universities prepare for hurricanes and other emergencies. The bill, co-sponsored by Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Florida, comes after Hurricanes Katrina, Ida and Irma caused major disruptions at universities in Louisiana and Florida.

Individual grants would range from $250,000 to $5 million, which institutions could use to fund emergency management personnel, update emergency plans, or build emergency operations and refuge centers. FEMA would be required to report to Congress after three years on how the funds were used and their effectiveness.

Carter and Moskowitz, co-chairs of the Disaster Preparedness and Recovery Caucus, said colleges face overlapping risks from extreme weather to campus shootings and need dedicated resources to keep students safe. As a national competitive program, funding would not be guaranteed for any specific state, though a Carter spokesperson said Louisiana schools are among the intended applicants.

Democratic Socialists of America member Angie Nixon won a Florida Democratic primary by a 12-point margin, prompting warnings from party moderates about a broader leftward shift within the state's Democratic ranks. Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla., pointed to the result as evidence of a growing divide between establishment and progressive Democrats, while detailing the strategy that helped him fend off a far-left primary challenger of his own, DSA-backed Oliver Larkin, in a competitive South Florida district roughly a quarter Jewish.

Larkin, who wants to cut funding to Israel, abolish ICE and pass Medicare for All, drew scrutiny after appearing to cut short a TV interview when the host fact-checked his claim that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. Moskowitz also pushed back on Sen. Rick Scott's claim that moderate Democrats are reluctant to confront the party's progressive wing. The exchanges underscore an intensifying intraparty debate over ideology and electability, closely watched for its implications on primary contests and candidate viability in future Democratic races.

Florida's primaries produced a mixed picture for both parties ahead of November's general election. Rep. Byron Donalds won the Republican gubernatorial nomination with Trump's endorsement and a large financial edge, beating Lt. Gov. Jay Collins, former House Speaker Paul Renner and newcomer James Fishback despite Gov. Ron DeSantis's public misgivings; Donalds would become Florida's first Black governor if elected. Former Republican congressman David Jolly, running with Gwen Graham as his lieutenant governor pick, won the Democratic nomination over state Rep. Dotie Joseph and others, pitching himself as a centrist who wants to end the culture wars. The two will meet in November to succeed the term-limited DeSantis, in a state where Democrats haven't won the governorship in over 30 years.

Progressive state Rep. Angie Nixon defeated establishment-backed Alex Vindman for the Senate Democratic nomination despite being outspent; she faces Republican Sen. Ashley Moody, who won her primary with Trump's backing, in the special election for Marco Rubio's former seat. Incumbents Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Jared Moskowitz turned back challengers, including Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, in redrawn districts under Florida's new Republican-favored congressional map. Trump-endorsed Cory Mills lost his House primary amid domestic violence allegations, while far-right figures Dan Bilzerian and Madison Cawthorn were also defeated, alongside Rep. Randy Fine's contentious win.

Florida state Rep. Angie Nixon, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, pulled off an upset win in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, defeating Alex Vindman, the retired lieutenant colonel who gained national attention testifying in Donald Trump's 2019 impeachment proceedings. Nixon campaigned on Medicare for All, a $25-per-hour federal minimum wage, a billionaire tax, taxpayer-funded childcare, free public college, student debt cancellation, and a national rent freeze. She was heavily outspent, raising under $1 million to Vindman's more than $16 million, and Vindman declined to debate her during the race.

Nixon will face Republican incumbent Sen. Ashley Moody in the November special election to complete the term of Marco Rubio, who vacated the seat to become secretary of state; Moody, the former state attorney general, was temporarily appointed to the seat in 2025 and won her own GOP primary the same night, and is currently favored to win. Elsewhere in Florida's primaries, moderate Democratic incumbents Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Jared Moskowitz won their own contests, with Moskowitz defeating a democratic socialist challenger. Nixon's victory adds to a broader wave of progressive and DSA-aligned candidates gaining traction in Democratic primaries nationally, a trend prediction markets are increasingly tracking for its potential impact on Senate control and the party's ideological direction heading into the midterms.

Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) will face Republican Boca Raton Mayor Scott Singer this fall in a Florida House race now rated a toss-up, according to Decision Desk HQ. Moskowitz secured his primary win over Oliver Larkin, a progressive union organizer backed by the Democratic Socialists of America, marking the final congressional primary test for the DSA-aligned left this cycle. Singer beat out several Republican rivals to win his party's nomination, with backing from House Majority Leader Steve Scalise; President Trump, active in other Florida primaries this cycle, did not weigh in on this contest.

The district, which stretches from South Beach to Delray Beach, was considered solidly Democratic entering the year but became competitive after Florida joined the mid-decade redistricting fight. Decision Desk HQ currently rates the race a toss-up with Democrats holding a narrow edge. The matchup adds another closely watched contest to the battle for control of the House in 2026.