Young Florida Democrats hope they’ve discovered a way to help reverse their party’s fortunes and win more elections in Florida: themselves. They’ve formed a new political action committee Florida Future Leaders, a vehicle they intend to use to raise money to fund efforts to register and mobilize younger voters. “Who better than youth to lead youth, to organize youth, to engage youth,” said .
Smith, 42, plans to kick off his state Senate bid Saturday with an event alongside U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost and state Rep. Anna Eskamani, both D-Orlando.