ICYMI: NRCC Targets Vulnerable Democrat Darren Soto with New Spanish Ad

In case you missed it, the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) launched a paid Spanish advertising campaign targeting out of touch Democrat Darren Soto.

“Latino voters are turning away from Democrat Darren Soto, who just voted for the largest tax hike in generations, hurting working families in Florida. The NRCC will make sure Floridians don’t forget how he betrayed the Latino communities.” — NRCC Spokeswoman Maureen O’Toole

NRCC deploys Spanish ads to drag Darren Soto vote against tax cuts
Florida Politics
Jacob Ogles
June 2, 2025

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House Republicans have launched a Spanish language ad campaign attacking U.S. Rep. Darren Soto. The digital effort shows the growing importance of turning Latino voters away from Democrats.

Internet ads, paid for by the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), call out Soto’s recent vote against making permanent tax cuts passed in President Donald Trump’s first term.

The ads state: “Darren Soto votó a favor del más grande aumento de impuestos.” Translated into English, that reads that Soto voted for the largest tax increase in generations.

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A Puerto Rican American himself, Soto represents Florida’s 9th Congressional District, which was redrawn as a minority access seat in the 2022 redistricting process. When Gov. Ron DeSantis approved a new congressional map, just over 50% of voting age residents of the district were Hispanic. Census projections suggest the percentage has grown larger since, to about 53.4% as of the most recent estimates.

Meanwhile, Trump and other Republicans made significant inroads among Hispanic voters in 2024, including in Florida.

Thanks to long-rooted Republican support in South Florida’s Cuban American community, the GOP already controls three majority Hispanic seats in the Miami area. But Soto’s district at one point seemed off the table due to demographics.