DORAL, Fla. — There is a major race for one of Florida’s U.S. Senate seats coming up in 2024.
Rick Scott is running for reelection and on Monday he received a major endorsement from the Hispanic Police Officers Association.
Scott accepted the endorsement surrounded by Miami-Dade Republicans working to keep the county Republican-leaning.
A Senator since he was Florida’s governor, Scott has been one of the Senate’s most conservative voices, and a constant critic of the Biden administration.
He will likely face off against former U.S. Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, whom the Democrats recruited to take him on.
Mucarsel-Powell could not be more politically different than Scott.
She campaigned Monday with Venezuelan-Americans, a sign that Florida’s 2.5 million Hispanic voters will be a focus, and possibly the deciding factor in a close race.
Mucarsel-Powell may be buoyed by younger voters turning out for the abortion debate in November, though border issues and the war in Israel will be conservative draws.
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