Who is Emily Gregory? This is the Democrat who won in Trump’s district in the Florida special election
The results from a special election in Florida show that Democrats have flipped yet another seat in a Republican stronghold that includes Palm Beach.
Republicans received another rebuke from voters on Tuesday, this time in a special election to fill the state House seat for Florida District 87. First-time Democratic candidate Emily Gregory has beat the Trump-backed Republican candidate Jon Maples by just over two-percentage points.
That is a major reversal in a district that includes President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago beach club, and where he votes. The previous Republican candidate, Mike Caruso, who stepped down to become the Palm Beach County clerk and comptroller, sailed to victory in 2024 with a 19-point margin.
Who is Emily Gregory?
The Florida-native is a public health expert and a small business owner, she has owned and operated a fitness center for pregnant and postpartum women for the past seen year in Jupiter, Florida. According to her campaign webpage she attended both Wake Forest and Columbia University, where she attained a BS in Health and Exercise Science and Masters of Public Health in Health Policy and Management.
The self-described “army spouse,” is married to Lt. Col. Andrew Gregory, an active service member, with whom she is raising three young sons.
She ran on a platform of affordability for families. This included bringing down the cost of housing, lowering property insurance, expanding healthcare, and increasing public school funding.
She told supporters on election night: “When we started this, nobody thought it was possible. They thought we were crazy.”
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