Peter Schorsch
Josh Weierbach, the executive political director for the Senate Democrats’ campaign arm, is leaving for a job at Emily’s List.
Senate Democratic Leader Designate Audrey Gibson confirmed the move Wednesday.
Weierbach has been on the ground for the Florida Democrats for a while. His most recent was the special election in Senate District 40 last fall, which saw Annette Taddeo flip the seat against Jose Felix Diaz.
The victory helped elevate him to the executive political director spot in October.
He’d played a prominent role in prior elections, too, and Emily’s List has no shortage of Florida campaigns it’s looking to boost in the 2018 cycle.
The organization, dedicated to electing pro-choice Democratic women to office, is backing Lori Berman in her surefire bid to move from the House to the Senate in a special election next week.
The group has plenty more Florida targets for primary season and the general election where Weierbach’s skills could come in handy, including Mary Barzee Flores’ campaign to replace retiring Republican U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen in Florida’s 27th Congressional District.
