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Florida Democrat says his state 'thankfully' doesn't have Democratic socialists like New York
By Lindsay Kornick
Published June 25, 2026
Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla., remarked how "thankfully" he doesn't have Democratic socialists in his state after the recent New York primary election results.
Tuesday's primary election surprised many members of the Democratic Party after three socialist candidates not only won their elections but defeated establishment Democratic politicians.
Moskowitz was reluctant to celebrate the candidates' victory on CNN's "The Situation Room" Wednesday, calling it more of a sign of the Democratic Socialists of America's (DSA) growing power in the country.
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Socialist New York congressional nominees Darializa Avila Chevalier (L), Claire Valdez (C) and Brad Lander won their primary elections Tuesday night. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images; Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images; Adam Gray/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
"We’re going to lose two good members in New York that, you know, one had served for four years, one had been there for 10 years," Moskowitz said. "But this is what elections are about, right? I mean, New York City is different than Florida. Florida is different than California. Texas is different than New York. People get elected in different areas. We have districts there that are, I don’t know, D20s, D30s, D40s. So the primary is what matters. Obviously, they’re very progressive seats. The DSA has been increasing their power in New York."
He added, "They have a mayor, and he’s obviously flexing his power. Thankfully, we live in Florida, and we don’t have Democratic socialists like they have in New York. And, you know, like, that’s something that people in New York are going to have to decide whether, you know, they want to stay there and deal with those policies or leave."
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Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla., will face a socialist candidate in an upcoming primary election. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Fox News Digital reached out to the Democratic Socialists of America for comment.
Though Moskowitz remarked that they "don't have" socialists in Florida, Moskowitz himself will face a primary against socialist candidate Oliver Larkin in August.
According to Larkin's campaign website, Larkin is "an activist, union organizer, and proud Democratic Socialist" who previously worked as a volunteer for Sen. Bernie Sanders's, I-Vt., 2016 presidential campaign.
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Democratic socialist candidates have been on the rise across the country. (Asra Q. Nomani/Fox News Digital)
New York congressional candidates Brad Lander, Claire Valdez and Darializa Avila Chevalier all delivered upset victories in campaigns largely propped by a socialist economic agenda, anti-Israel posture and opposition to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. They each received an endorsement from New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
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