In redrawn FL-23, incumbent Rep. Lois Frankel battles political outsider Victoria Doyle
In Florida’s redrawn 23rd congressional district, which now stretches from West Palm Beach south to Boynton Beach, incumbent Democratic Rep. Lois Frankel faces a political outsider looking to sway primary voters who may want to see a generational change in the Democratic party.
The 78-year-old from West Palm Beach — who has been in elected office since the mid-1980s and in Congress since 2013 — is facing progressive challenger, Victoria Doyle, 60, a retired intellectual property attorney and local activist.
It's a high stakes proxy race: while both candidates align under the Democratic banner, distinct political differences separate their approaches to legislative pragmatism, economic policy, corporate influence, and foreign affairs that often seep into local politics.
Frankel, who previously represented Florida's 22nd Congressional District, is running in Florida's 23rd Congressional District after Gov. Ron DeSantis and Republican reconfigured the congressional maps statewide. The new…