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 ...

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

Days after announcing she was leaving the Democratic Party, state House Republican leadership elevated Rep. Hillary Cassel to ...

President-elect Donald Trump hailed Florida state Rep. Hillary Cassel's announcement that she's switching from the Democrat ...

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

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

President-elect Trump on Saturday congratulated Florida State Rep. Hillary Cassel (R) for switching parties to the GOP this month. “Congratulations to Hillary Cassel for becoming the second ...

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 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 ...