Deja vu: It’s Nikki Fried vs Annette Taddeo for Florida Dem Party Chair

Former Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Commissioner Nikki Fried, who lost the Democratic gubernatorial primary last year, announced Monday that she wants to try “something new” — and is running to be the next chair of the Florida Democratic Party.

That pits her against former Sen. Annette Taddeo, who lost her bid for congress last year, in an race to reform and rejuvenate a party that has seen major political losses and division. Fried and Taddeo, who announced her run for the FDP chair about four weeks ago, competed briefly last year in the gubernatorial primary before Taddeo shifted to the congressional race in District 27.

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