{"id":375461,"date":"2026-08-19T09:00:41","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T09:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/375461\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T09:00:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T09:00:41","slug":"brent-andersen-wins-republican-primary-for-floridas-congressional-district-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/375461\/","title":{"rendered":"Brent Andersen wins Republican primary for Florida’s Congressional District 20"},"content":{"rendered":"

Businessman Brent Andersen has won the Republican primary for Florida’s newly redrawn Congressional District 20, advancing to the November general election, according to projections.<\/p>\n

Andersen defeated Army veteran Rod Joseph, Navy veteran Carla Spalding and Lateresa “LA” Jones in Tuesday’s Republican primary.<\/p>\n

He will face the Democratic nominee, Debbie Wasserman Schultz<\/a>, and independent candidate Kedner Maxime in the Nov. 3 general election.<\/p>\n

Congressional District 20 includes predominantly Black communities in central and western Broward County, encompassing portions of Fort Lauderdale, Lauderhill, Lauderdale Lakes, Tamarac, North Lauderdale, Plantation, Sunrise and Pompano Beach.<\/p>\n

The district has been represented by Black lawmakers for the past 34 years and was significantly affected by Republican-led redistricting ahead of the 2026 election<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Andersen, a businessman, centered his campaign on public safety, education and lowering insurance costs.<\/p>\n

During an interview with CBS News Miami<\/a> ahead of the primary, Andersen said there are steps Congress could take to address Florida’s insurance costs.<\/p>\n

“In Congress, there’s some things that we can do. We can cut red tape. We can work on tort reform. We can make reinsurance treaties easier again, less red tape with that, and I think that would help a lot,” Andersen said.<\/p>\n

Andersen now advances to the Nov. 3 general election, where the Democratic nominee and Maxime will also appear on the ballot.<\/p>\n

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