TALLAHASSEE, FL — One day after a judge refused the Republican Party of Florida’s request to pull its Hope Florida ads off the air, the Florida Democratic Party is launching a new one. The ad, titled “It Was Your Money,” uses a flowchart to trace how Attorney General James Uthmeier directed $10 million from a Medicaid settlement to his own political committees, with U.S. Senator Ashley Moody’s help.
“Florida Republicans have tried everything to keep voters from hearing about Hope Florida, from late-night lawsuits to threatening TV stations with prosecution. It hasn’t worked, and it won’t,” said Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried. “James Uthmeier and Ashley Moody took $10 million meant for sick kids and turned it into a political slush fund. We’re going to make sure every Floridian knows it before they cast a ballot.”
The ad is running in English and Spanish on digital platforms in targeted congressional districts across the state.
