Sergio Bustos, Author at Florida Politics - Campaigns & Elections. Lobbying & Government.

Sergio BustosJune 4, 2016

Veteran GOP Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen is getting a well-financed Democratic challenger for her South Florida House seat. Businessman Scott Fuhrman announced Friday he’s running for Florida’s 27th Congressional District and outlined his plans in a two-minute campaign video. He talks about running his family’s juice bottling company, being a husband and father and making “some bad decisions” […]

Sergio BustosJune 3, 2016

Several Republican U.S. Senate candidates squared off Thursday night in South Florida in hopes of catching fire in a nationally watched race in which none has risen above the pack. Each talked more about his experience rather than attacking the others. Yet they did share the same wish — seeing Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, […]

Sergio BustosApril 12, 2016

When Tim Canova, a law school professor and political activist, pressed his south Florida congresswoman to vote against fast-track trade legislation last summer, he said he got the brush off from her staff. Angered over the experience and a lawmaker he viewed as having a less than progressive voting record, the constituent turned the political […]

Sergio BustosApril 7, 2016

The nation’s largest Hispanic civil rights organization is launching a major voter registration drive in the battleground state of Florida that will include door-to-door canvassing and an online app designed to reach millions of potential voters. The Washington-based National Council of La Raza will hold a news conference Thursday morning in Miami to announce its […]

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Scott Fuhrman to challenge veteran South Florida congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen

GOP Senate candidates square off at South Florida forum

Tim Canova turning tables on Debbie Wasserman Schultz

National Council of La Raza to launch voter registration drive in Florida