Ryan Nicol
Republican challenger Javier Enriquez says voters deserve to hear from the candidates ahead of November’s election in House District 114.
As a result, Enriquez has offered to debate his Democratic opponent – incumbent state Rep. Javier Fernandez – three times before the Nov. 6 election.
Enriquez is running unopposed on the Republican side. No Democrats offered to challenge Fernandez either. That leaves HD 114 a one-on-one race between the two candidates.
“Voters deserve to know where candidates stand on the issues affecting their daily lives,” Enriquez said.
“There’s a lot at stake in this election, including increasing traffic issues, rising toll costs, unaffordable housing, and disproportionate property taxes, among other important issues. Debates provide one of the best forums to clarify what distinguishes one candidate from another, and I hope Mr. Fernandez will accept my invitation. The voters of District 114 deserve nothing less.”
Enriquez argues debates are especially important in the HD 114 race, as Fernandez only took office in May of this year after winning a special election. That leaves him with a scant voting record that doesn’t offer enough information to voters, according to Enriquez.
“This campaign gives voters a real choice between my experience as a lifelong resident of the district, understanding the real-life, day-to-day struggles of folks in the community, and yours as a government employee with a record of raising taxes and allegations of unethical behavior as a lobbyist,” said Enriquez in a letter to his opponent.
“I have real solutions to offer for public safety, cutting property taxes for seniors, and job creation, and I look forward to making my case directly to voters.”
Enriquez worked as an attorney before jumping into the HD 114 race.
The district covers parts of Miami-Dade County including West Miami and Cutler Bay. It’s expected to be a tight race in 2018, as three of the last four elections have been decided by less than five percentage points.
