Phil Ammann
Is Pam Keith running for Congress, or is she still seeking a U.S. Senate seat?
In a new fundraising email to supporters, Keith – who recently announced a bid for Florida’s 18th Congressional District – flaunts an endorsement from the Democracy for America chapters in both Broward and Miami-Dade counties. DFA is the progressive committee founded in 2004 by former Democratic National Committee Chair Howard Dean, which boasts more than one million members.
After losing a U.S. Senate bid in 2016, Keith is now seeking the House seat of Palm City Republican Rep. Brian Mast, which encompasses much of St. Lucie and Martin counties and a part of Palm Beach County.
What CD 18 does not include is either Broward or Miami-Dade counties.
Of course, the endorsement would be most effective if Keith were still running a statewide Senate race, but she is not. Out-of-district support is somewhat less helpful.
Keith, a former U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General attorney who later worked for Juno Beach-based NextEra Energy, raised about $250,000 for her Democratic Senate campaign, ultimately getting about 15 percent of the vote.
2 comments
Barbara Cady
August 2, 2017 at 8:15 pm
I think an endorsement by by any well know respected political group is something a candidate can be proud of and advertise regardless of whether or not the group is located in the district in which the candidate is running. Pam Keith is serious democratic candidate for District 18, she has my support and I don’t live in that district. This article seems to me like an unfair criticism of a very worth candidate. PAM KEITH FOR CONGRESS!
Palm Beach Progressive
August 3, 2017 at 10:55 am
Pam Keith is a certified lunatic. Plus, she is not from here and will never win this seat. Even her buddies who are former politicians talk badly about her behind her back. That is telling.
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