Alcee Hastings, longtime Congressman, dies at 84

[JohnSJ]

Alcee Hastings, the longtime Congressman who served South Florida for decades and fought for civil rights, has died at 84 after a battle with pancreatic cancer.

The Sun Sentinel first reported his death.

First elected in 1992, Hastings was in his 15th term in Congress representing District 20, which includes parts of Broward and Palm Beach counties. He won re-election in November.

“Since his election to Congress as the first African-American from Florida since the post-Civil War period, Congressman Hastings has been an outspoken advocate for Floridians and our nation as a whole,” the Democrat’s official bio reads. “Throughout his lifetime, Congressman Hastings has championed the rights of minorities, women, the elderly, children, and immigrants.”

https://www.local10.com/news/local/2021/04/06/alcee-hastings-longtime-congressman-dies-at-84/

[Wounded Bear]

1. K&R...

[In It to Win It]

2. My congressman ☹️

[SheilaAnn]

3. Sorry to hear this, used to speak with him now and then. Lovely man. n/t

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

4. Just read that

RIP

[IrishAfricanAmerican]

5. RIP

[Carlitos Brigante]

6. Damn! Now that's a name I hadn't seen in a while. nt

[superpatriotman]

7. K&R

An important ally. RIP.

[question everything]

8. How will he be replaced?

Special elections? If yes, in the summer?

With our majority continuing to decrease, at age 84 and with cancer, in hindsight- always 20/20 - I wish that he did not run last November in a safe D district.

[JohnSJ]

9. His replacement won't be determined by the Governor. However, the Governor will set the date

for a special election, and desantis is most likely not going to push that since it is a very Democratic district

We are one less representative until a special election or the midterms


https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/2021/04/06/what-happens-when-congressman-dies-how-hastings-seat-filled/7106562002/

[Demsrule86]

10. There is no special elections for Congress from what I heard...he won't be replaced until 2022...

very worrisome for the the here and now. We have a razer thin majority in Congress.