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Darren Soto

 
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Representative
Florida's 9th District
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2025
2026
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Representative Offices
Address
620 E Main St.
City/State/Zip
Haines City FL, 33844
Phone
202-615-1308
Hours
Wednesday 9AM-5PM
Address
804 Bryan St.
City/State/Zip
Kissimmee FL, 34741
Phone
407-452-1171
Address
201 W Central Avenue
City/State/Zip
Lake Wales FL, 33853
Phone
202-600-0843
Fax
202-615-1308
Hours
Monday and Tuesday, 9AM-5PM
Address
5800 South Semoran Blvd
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B
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Orlando FL, 32822
Phone
407-204-3370
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451 3rd Street NW
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Winter Haven FL, 33881
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News
02/08/2025 --axios
It's not just wild 5 a.m. tweets from Donald Trump anymore.Three weeks into his second term, Trump's White House is pumping out personal insults to his political enemies, provocative videos and flame-throwing social media attacks like no administration before it.Why it matters: During Trump's first term, he was something of a lone wolf on Twitter. But in Trump 2.0, it's like the 2024 campaign never ended: An entire team is his avatar — a smash-mouth, 24-7 PR operation that seems bent on juicing political divisions.Zoom in: Much of Trump's offensive plays out through a "Rapid Response 47" account the White House has set up on X, which according to its bio is focused on "supporting POTUS's America First agenda and holding the Fake News accountable."On Jan. 31, the Rapid Response account posted a message portraying House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) as violent for promising that Democrats will "fight" Trump's agenda "legislatively... in the courts, and ... in the streets."Thursday afternoon, the feed posted a sarcastic response to Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), who had posted about pulling an all-nighter on the Senate floor in protest of Trump's nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget, Russell Vought."Stunning and brave," Trump's team wrote.A day earlier, the account had derided Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) as "the weirdest man in Washington, D.C."Between the lines: White House staffers also are using their personal government accounts on X to bash Trump opponents, sometimes in personal ways. Those posts often are amplified on the White House account.White House spokesperson Steven Cheung on Wednesday said of Texas Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett: "Jasmine Crock-o–Sh*t wants men to play in women's sports." That was after Crockett criticized Trump for signing an executive order banning transgender women from participating in women's sports.Cheung called Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz a "cuck" after Walz had described influential Trump adviser Elon Musk a "terrible president." And Cheung labeled Hawaii Sen. Mazie Hirono "one of the most unserious goofballs in Congress" after she criticized new Attorney General Pam Bondi.Alex Pfeiffer, another White House communications official, on Friday called Democratic Rep. Darren Soto not "too bright" after Soto called the January jobs report "WEAK" under Trump.The White House digital team, meanwhile, has been pushing out videos that are designed to trigger liberals and go viral on conservative media. The team's latest production, released Friday, was actually milder than most: A video celebrating Trump's executive order targeting transgender women.It features girls, young women and mothers talking about the importance of protecting girls and women in sports. "I think it's not fair that boys are running against girls," a girl says in the 90-second video, which the White House released on Friday.Last week, the team released a video featuring mothers whose children's deaths were linked to undocumented immigrants, criticizing singer Selena Gomez for an Instagram post in which she grew emotional over Trump's deportations plan.The big picture: Past administrations used official government social media accounts and surrogates to spread their messages, typically in the official-speak of Washington.That's not the formula with this White House, which is stocked with former campaign advisers who say the political, media and social media environment has changed."There's no point not engaging like this. There's a nonstop war against us," a senior White House official involved with the messaging told Axios."Are we supposed to take it and just leave it up to the press briefing to get our message out? That doesn't make sense."The other side: Andrew Bates, a White House spokesperson under President Biden, said the White House's strategy is more deflection than swagger.It's a tell that they know they're on defense when it comes to voters' top priority: Trump's now-broken, #1 campaign promise of lowering costs on 'Day 1,' " Bates said."... The press team is clearly feeling the heat as they try to obscure those failures."White House officials say their brass-knuckle approach reaches more people than duller, more traditional White House messaging of the past.One White House official said posts on the new Rapid Response team's X account already have generated more than 60 million views.
12/20/2024 --orlandosentinel
Two congressmen, Maxwell Frost and Jared Moskowitz, exemplify the split in party ranks.
12/12/2024 --sun_sentinel
Newlin, a personal injury attorney, raised money for the president-elect's campaign this year and appeared in a Super Bowl ad wearing a "Make America Great Again" hat.
10/29/2024 --decaturdaily
MIAMI — A comedian’s offensive comments about Puerto Rico at a Donald Trump rally Sunday night have sparked outrage among Republicans in Florida, home to the largest population of Puerto Ricans in the continental United States.
10/28/2024 --nptelegraph
Democrats stepped up their attacks on Donald Trump on Monday, a day after a comedian opening a rally for the former president called Puerto Rico a "floating island of garbage."
10/28/2024 --bgdailynews
Democrats are stepping up their attacks on Donald Trump a day after a comedian opening a Trump rally called Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage." The comment at Madison Square Garden drew wide condemnation and highlighted the rising power...
10/04/2024 --orlandosentinel
Soto, first elected in 2016, remains the favorite in the Democrat-friendly district, but Chalifoux has more money to spend, giving some in the GOP hope.
09/19/2024 --foxnews
The House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday to deport illegal immigrants convicted of sex crimes.
08/21/2024 --troyrecord
To date, the only McCarthy target to lose renomination was Virginia Rep. Bob Good, who was also opposed by Trump because he initially endorsed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for president.
08/01/2024 --rollcall
Welcome to At the Races! Each week we bring you news and analysis from the CQ Roll Call campaign team. Know someone who’d like to get this newsletter? They can subscribe here. The Democratic veepstakes and former President Donald Trump’s apparent inability to understand how Vice President Kamala Harris could be Black and Asian at the [...]The post At the Races: Meanwhile, on the House battlefield appeared first on Roll Call.
 
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