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Ryan NicolOctober 17, 2018

Democratic candidate Donna Shalala raked in the dough during the third quarter, hauling in more than $1 million in her bid for Florida’s 27th Congressional District. That puts her well ahead of her Republican opponent, Maria Elvira Salazar, who earned just over $560,000. The latest reports filed with the Federal Election Commission cover the period […]

Ryan NicolOctober 17, 2018

Another South Florida Democrat has topped a Republican incumbent in fundraising during the third quarter for the 25th Congressional District. Mary Barzee Flores led Mario Diaz-Balart in the latest fundraising reports filed with the Federal Election Commission. Barzee Flores brought in just over $640,000 July 1-Sept. 30. Diaz-Balart came up more than $200,000 short of […]

Ryan NicolOctober 17, 2018

Democratic candidate Debbie Mucarsel-Powell of Florida’s 26th Congressional District is out with a new spot, showing her support for gun control while recounting the fatal shooting of her father. Mucarsel-Powell lost her dad at the age of 24, after he was gunned down in her native country of Ecuador. In her new 30-second ad, titled […]

Ryan NicolOctober 16, 2018

Maria Elvira Salazar is now being bashed by a former rival in the Republican primary for Florida’s 27th Congressional District. Former candidate Stephen Marks, who came in fourth in the nine-person contest, has launched a new website and PAC, called MiamiAmerica. Marks’ aim appears to be hitting Salazar over her support, or lack thereof, of […]

Ryan NicolOctober 16, 2018

Democratic candidate Debbie Mucarsel-Powell has come out on top of Republican U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo in the latest fundraising period. That’s according to new reports filed with the Federal Election Commission. As reported last week by Florida Politics, Mucarsel-Powell earned more than $1.62 million in the third quarter. Now, Curbelo’s filings show he pulled in […]

Ryan NicolOctober 16, 2018

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has released a new ad hitting U.S. Rep. Brian Mast on his vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) last year. Mast, the Republican incumbent in Florida’s 18th Congressional District, is attempting to defend his seat against Democratic challenger Lauren Baer. The DCCC’s new 30-second spot, titled “Down Here,” […]

Ryan NicolOctober 16, 2018

A new survey of Florida’s 27th Congressional District shows Democratic nominee Donna Shalala in the lead. That’s according to a poll commissioned by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), which helps elect Democrats to the U.S. House. The survey puts Shalala at 44 percent. That’s 5 percentage points ahead of her Republican opponent, Maria Elvira […]

Ryan NicolOctober 16, 2018

A new ad from the Congressional Leadership Fund (CLF) is going after Democratic candidate Donna Shalala over a 2006 janitor strike at the University of Miami, where Shalala served as president. The janitors sought a wage increase and the ability to unionize during the nine-week strike. At the time, janitors at the university were paid […]

Ryan NicolOctober 16, 2018

A new poll commissioned by Telemundo 51 in South Florida shows Republican U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo just one percentage point ahead of his Democratic challenger Debbie Mucarsel-Powell. The survey was conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy Oct. 3-9. It showed 46 percent of voters in Florida’s 26th Congressional District supporting Curbelo, while 45 percent favored Mucarsel-Powell. […]

Drew WilsonOctober 16, 2018

Democratic U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist is rolling out a new ad for his re-election campaign touting his commitment to putting constituents first during his time in public office. The ad, titled “This is Charlie,” features the first term congressman and former Governor answering a number of phone calls while he’s out and about in Florida’s […]

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Donna Shalala leaves Maria Elvira Salazar in the dust, by more than $400K

Mary Barzee Flores on top in latest CD 25 fundraising

Debbie Mucarsel-Powell ad features photo of slain father

‘Monster’ much? PAC launched to bash Maria Elvira Salazar

Debbie Mucarsel-Powell outraises Carlos Curbelo by $750K during most recent reporting period

New DCCC ad on health care: ‘We can’t afford Brian Mast’

Donna Shalala ahead by five in new DCCC poll

‘Donna Shalala is out for herself,’ new ad argues

Carlos Curbelo up just 1 point over Debbie Mucarsel-Powell in latest poll

In new ad, Charlie Crist says he’s ‘always on call’ for his constituents