Jim DeFede talks to Cassel, who breaks her silence about switching her political party affiliation from Democrat to ...

Former Palm Beach County Commissioner Robert S. Weinroth jumped to the Republican Party in 2022. Here, he cites his move as ...

Two weeks after becoming a Republican, Hillary Cassel still has a profile on Instagram that describes her as a “proud Democrat.” Now beginning her second term as a state representative from ...

CBS News Miami's Jim talks to State Representative Hillary Cassel, who breaks her silence about switching her political party ...

Lawmaker wants the state's insurer of last resort, Citizens, to offer coverage to all homeowners in the state—but only for ...

Facing South Florida 10:50. CBS News Miami's Jim DeFede talks to State Representative Michael Gottlieb, a Democrat who repres ...

A proposal to turn state-owned Citizens Property Insurance Corp. into the windstorm insurer for all who want it, heads the ...

Nobody saw their change of political orientation coming. Both women did a good job at playing the role of solid Democrats.

Whitsett is the latest state lawmaker to drift apart from the Democratic Party. State Rep. Hillary Cassel of Florida switched to the Republican Party after Rep. Susan Valdes did so earlier this year.

Hillary Cassel is a middle-aged insurance lawyer in Broward County, and Susan Valdes is a 60-year-old former Hillsborough County School Board member turned Florida House member. Need a break?