Jim DeFede talks to Cassel, who breaks her silence about switching her political party affiliation from Democrat to Republican.

State Rep. Hillary Cassel has received scorching criticism for her post election announcement that she was leaving the ...

Florida Rep. Hillary Cassel switches to the GOP, becoming second Democratic state lawmaker to change parties this month.

CBS News Miami's Jim talks to State Representative Hillary Cassel, who breaks her silence about switching her political party ...

Facing South Florida 10:50. CBS News Miami's Jim DeFede talks to State Representative Michael Gottlieb, a Democrat who repres ...

Florida State Representative Hillary Cassel, a Dania Beach attorney ... which struggled in the November elections to make gains against the GOP supermajority. READ: CNN’s Scott Jennings Weighs ...

Hillary Cassel after the Sunshine State lawmaker announced her decision to dump her Democratic Party affiliation and join the GOP. "Today, I am announcing my decision to change my party ...

Hillary Cassel of Dania Beach for switching parties ... Hundreds of thousands went to Republicans, allied committees and the state GOP, who controlled the insurance agenda.

Hillary Cassel to the post of vice-chair of the House Insurance and Banking Subcommittee. The decision by House Speaker Danny Perez this week arguably now makes Cassel one of the most powerful ...

A second Democratic Florida legislator has switched parties to the GOP this month, citing her former party’s lack of unified support for Israel. State Rep. Hillary Cassel (R) said in a Friday ...

President-elect Donald Trump and Republicans are celebrating as another longtime Democrats has joined their GOP ranks in Florida. State representative Hillary Cassel announced last week that she ...