Florida Democrat switches districts after DeSantis redistricting shake-up

Pia Dandiya, a first-time candidate, says voters care more about costs than district lines as she seeks a key open seat What is a sanguine new congressional candidate to do when the district they thought they were running in gets torn apart by a governor’s best efforts to gerrymander his state at the president’s behest? For Pia Dandiya, a first-time candidate for the Democratic party in Florida, the answer was simple: pick up some maps, hit the road, and embrace the challenge of conquering a different part of the state. Continue reading...

Richard Luscombe in Miami · Thu, Aug 6, 2026, 6:00 AM
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Florida Democrat switches districts after DeSantis redistricting shake-up

Pia Dandiya, a first-time candidate, says voters care more about costs than district lines as she seeks a key open seat

What is a sanguine new congressional candidate to do when the district they thought they were running in gets torn apart by a governor’s best efforts to gerrymander his state at the president’s behest?

For Pia Dandiya, a first-time candidate for the Democratic party in Florida, the answer was simple: pick up some maps, hit the road, and embrace the challenge of conquering a different part of the state.

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