Rep. José Alvarez , a Kissimmee Democrat, secured a rare endorsement from across party lines. Rep. Fabián Basabe , a Miami Beach Republican, backed the fellow lawmaker, who had endorsed his own re-election last month, against any potential Primary opponents.

“When José Alvarez arrived at the legislature, he came ready to work. He has consistently voted his conscience, even when that meant standing up to his own party leadership,” Basabe said.

Basabe and Alvarez have enjoyed an unusual relationship as members of opposing parties in the Florida House. In addition to working together on bipartisan legislation expanding which opioid overdose reversal drugs public schools could stock, the two stand as arguably the most moderate members of their respective party caucuses.

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