Pia Dandiya Switches to Florida's 22nd District as DeSantis Redraws 28 House Seats
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Updated · The Guardian · Aug 6
Pia Dandiya Switches to Florida's 22nd District as DeSantis Redraws 28 House Seats
1 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Aug 6
Summary
Florida Democrat Pia Dandiya abandoned a bid in the 21st District and shifted to the newly redrawn 22nd, an open seat Democrats see as a key House pickup opportunity.
DeSantis's mid-decade map overhaul reshaped the race by putting as many as four more Florida seats within Republican reach and giving the GOP an edge in 24 of 28 districts.
Aug. 18 now looms as Dandiya's next test: she faces attorney Kaysia Earley in the Democratic primary after carrying more than $2 million and joining the DCCC's Red to Blue program.
The reworked 22nd stretches across a broader, more mixed swath of south Florida and now leans Republican, though analysts say its new demographics make the district hard to predict.
For national Democrats, Dandiya's move shows how Trump's broader redistricting push is forcing candidates to adapt quickly in battleground House races.