Susan Valdes

Susan L. Valdés
Member of the Florida House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 6, 2018
Preceded byJanet Cruz
Constituency62nd District (2018–2022)
64th District (2022–present)
Personal details
Born (1964-11-03) November 3, 1964 (age 62)
New York, New York, U.S.
PartyDemocratic (before 2024)
Republican (2024–present)
SpouseGerardo Valdes (m. 1983)
EducationA.P. Leto Comprehensive High School
Alma materNova Southeastern University (BBA) Manhattan College (MS)
OccupationPolitician
Salary$29,697 per year
WebsiteCampaign website

Susan Lopez Valdes (born November 3, 1964) is a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the State's 64th House district.

Political career

Valdes started her political career in 2016 when she won a seat on the Hillsborough County school board.

Valdes was elected unopposed on November 6, 2018 from the platform of the Democratic Party.

In 2020 and 2022, her Democratic Party primary was canceled and she advanced to the general election without contest. Each time, she won reelection by a margin of over 5%.

On December 9, 2024, Valdes switched to the Republican party, only days after she lost a bid for Hillsborough County, Florida Democratic Party chairman. In a statement, Valdes, who is term limited and was recently re-elected as a Democrat, said she didn’t want to spend the next two years being “ignored” by her party.

Electoral history

General election for Florida House of Representatives District 64, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Susan Valdes 22,745 53.3%
Republican Maura Cruz Lanz 19,930 46.7%
General election for Florida House of Representatives District 62, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Susan Valdes 38,403 57.6%
Republican Angel Urbina 25,136 37.7%
Other Laurie Rodriguez-Person 3,183 4.8%
Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 62, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Susan Valdes 4,756 46.5%
Democratic Mike Alvarez 4,180 40.8%
Democratic Christopher Cano 1,301 12.7%
Hillsborough County Public Schools District 1 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Susan Valdes 11,975 50.56%
Independent Bill Person 11,708 49.44%

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Susan Valdes". Ballotpedia. Archived from the original on December 10, 2024. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  2. ↑ Almukhtar, Sarah; et al. (May 15, 2019) [6 November 2018]. "Florida Election Results". The New York Times. The Associated Press. State House. Archived from the original on December 10, 2024. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
  3. ↑ Irwin Taylor, Janelle (December 9, 2024). "Susan Valdés dumps Democrats, joins Republican Party". Florida Politics. Archived from the original on December 10, 2024. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
  4. ↑ Rohrer, Gray (December 9, 2024). "Florida Republicans grow supermajority as Tampa Democrat switches sides". USA Today Network. Florida. Archived from the original on December 10, 2024. Retrieved November 10, 2024 – via Tallahassee Democrat.