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

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

Florida State Rep. Hillary Cassel is speaking out after deciding to change party affiliation.

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

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

A lawmaker from Hillsborough County and another from Broward County switched their party affiliation to Republican after ...

A second Florida Democratic lawmaker has switched parties this month, further swelling the legislative Republican supermajority. Rep. Hillary Cassel of Dania Beach, first elected to the state ...

Florida State Representative Hillary Cassel, a Dania Beach attorney, announced Friday that she is switching her party affiliation from Democrat to Republican, marking the second Democratic defection ...

Florida State Representative Hillary Cassel, a Dania Beach attorney, announced Friday that she is switching her party affiliation from Democrat to Republican, marking the second Democratic ...

President-elect Donald Trump congratulated and thanked Florida state Rep. Hillary Cassel after the Sunshine State lawmaker announced her decision to dump her Democratic Party affiliation and join ...