CBS News Miami's Jim talks to State Representative Hillary Cassel, who breaks her silence about switching her political party ...

Jim DeFede talks to Cassel, who breaks her silence about switching her political party affiliation from Democrat to Republican.

State Rep. Hillary Cassel has received scorching criticism for her post election announcement that she was leaving the ...

Florida State Rep. Hillary Cassel is speaking out after deciding to change party affiliation.

Lawmaker wants the state's insurer of last resort, Citizens, to offer coverage to all homeowners in the state—but only for ...

When first running for office as a Democrat in 2022, state Rep. Hillary Cassel said she disagreed with Gov. Ron DeSantis on “almost all issues.” Just last year, Democratic state Rep.

Florida Rep. Hillary Cassel switches to the GOP, becoming second Democratic state lawmaker to change parties this month.

The Republicans in the Florida House of Representatives added to their supermajority in that legislative body by winning 85 of the 120 seats in November. But that wasn’t the final count.

On Friday, Rep. Hillary Cassel became the second House Democrat to switch parties this month, following Rep. Susan Valdés' jump on Dec. 9. Cassel announced the news in a statement on X ...