Florida Legislature gets its first DSA member in Ashley Herrmann

By: Mitch Perry

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: November 4, 2026

Words: 436

Last Updated: 5 days, 3 hours ago


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During the just-concluded midterm elections, Republicans told Florida voters they were the only thing standing between keeping the “free state of Florida” free and having socialists and even communists take over the Sunshine State.

“THE COMMUNISTS ARE COMING!” Moody pushed out on social media last week, retweeting a social media posting that asked for progressive canvassers to come to Florida to support Democrat Angie Nixon’s campaign for Senate.

Such messaging has …

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