Personnel note: Florida Democrats name Lauren Cross as rapid response director
The Florida Democratic Party has hired a rapid response director to focus on the Republicans in this yearโs U.S. Senate race. Lauren Cross, who formerly worked for Planned Parenthood in Washington, D.C., and for the Obama campaign in Colorado in 2012, was hired several weeks ago, said Max Steele, a spokesman for the party. The hiring was first reported by Politico Florida. Steele said Cross will concentrate on U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio and Manatee County developer Carlos Beruff as they…