The future strength of the Democratic Party in Florida just might live in a tidy bungalow in Orlando’s downtown Colonialtown neighborhood.He’s a state lawmaker and rising star in Florida’s Democratic circles whose jabs frequently embarrass the state’s Republican leadership. She’s a liberal activist who could be the biggest thorn in the side of Gov. Rick Scott.They are Scott and Susannah Randolph, Central Florida’s progressive power couple.
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Scott is a veteran Florida legislator, a ranking member of the Florida House of Representatives Finance & Tax Committee, elected to the Legislature in 2006; Susannah is the Executive Director of Florida Watch Action and former campaign manager for Congressman Alan Grayson’s unsuccessful re-election bid in 2010.
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Each one, individually, is as much a force in Florida politics as a Democrat can be in a state dominated by entrenched Republican power. Together, they’re plotting how to wrest control away from the GOP.
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“People know us as a couple who will do as much as we can to advance the movement,” Susannah Randolph said. “You work hard, it’s over, and you work just as hard the next day. Those who are relentless are the ones who win.”If it sounds like the Randolphs are bracing for war, in a way, they are. They’re intent on rebuilding Democratic political infrastructure in Central Florida. They think it’s the key to Gov. Scott’s ouster in 2014 and the eventual resurgence of the Democratic Party.Scott Randolph, 38, grew up in Tennessee. An irresistible interest in politics drew him to work on congressional campaigns while still a college student. After law school at the University of Georgia, he focused on environmental law, successfully suing the state of Florida for failing to protect Lake Okeechobee and the Suwannee River from dairy-farm runoff.
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