Tampa St. Petersburg, FL, October 14, 2026 —

A contest for a state legislative seat in Hillsborough County, Florida, has become a dispute over accusations that Democratic State Sen. Brian Nathan is a socialist. His Republican opponent, former state Rep. Josie Tomkow, is running a campaign that uses flyers linking Nathan to socialist and communist groups, according to the available account.

Nathan strongly denies the claims. The account does not provide his full response or describe the evidence, if any, cited by Tomkow’s campaign for the links made in the flyers.

Details of the dispute remain limited

The contest is described as a heated rematch, but no election date or further details about the previous race were provided. The specific wording of the flyers, the groups named in them and when or where the materials were distributed were also not provided.

The information available does not include statements from either candidate beyond Nathan’s denial and the description of Tomkow’s campaign materials. It also does not specify whether the candidates or their campaigns have offered additional explanations of the allegations.

As presented, the dispute centers on competing assertions: Tomkow’s campaign is linking Nathan to socialist and communist groups, while Nathan rejects the claims. No independent findings or other information verifying the alleged links were included in the account. The names of the groups and any supporting documentation were not provided.

Further details about the candidates’ positions, the campaign’s other issues and the reach of the flyers are not available in the summary. The precise nature and scope of the allegations therefore cannot be established from the information provided.


Story summarized from the original created by By Liv Caputo, Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau on www.tampabay.com, see more information here.

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