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Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics.
First Shot
The Florida State Hispanic Chamber of Commerce is batting a thousand.
The organization, which represents more than 600,000 Hispanic-owned businesses, endorsed 76 candidates in the 2022 Midterms and all of them won.
“We are elated that the candidates we endorsed in both parties have all secured their positions and look forward to working with them to keep building a stronger Florida that is open to all and prioritizes a good business environment,” FSHCC President and CEO Julio Fuentes said.
“Our state is a prime example of the drive and entrepreneurship Hispanics bring to America, and the business environment has allowed the more than 600,000 Hispanic-owned businesses we represent to thrive and contribute more than $90 billion to our economy every year.”
Fuentes worked with his chief adviser, Converge Public Strategies Chair Jonathan Kilman, to craft a bipartisan slate of winning endorsements and to conduct Hispanic voter outreach across the state throughout the election season.
FSHCC’s endorsements included Gov. Ron DeSantis at the top of the ballot as well as 75 candidates running for seats in the state Legislature, including 22 Senate candidates and 53 House candidates. The organization’s state legislative endorsements included members of both parties.
A full list of FSHCC’s 2022 endorsements is available online.
Evening Reads
—“Investigators see ego, not money, as Donald Trump’s motive on classified papers” via Devlin Barrett and Josh Dawsey of The Washington Post
—“Texas Republicans siding with Ron DeSantis over Trump in poll of 2024 prospects” via A.G. Gancarski of Florida Politics
—“GOP Senators urge leadership vote delay as Midterms roil party” via Laura Litvan of Bloomberg
—”Gov. DeSantis sticking with Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo during second term” via Christine Jordan Sexton of Florida Politics
—“Kathleen Passidomo names Senate leadership team” via Jacob Ogles of Florida Politics
—“Five questions for Paul Renner” via City & State Florida
—“GOP supermajorities have Democrats seeing red and feeling blue” via James Call of the Tallahassee Democrat
—“If we can bet on sports, why not politics?” via Jacob Stern of The Atlantic
—“‘Too hyperbolic’? School board parental rights push falters” via Collin Binkley of The Associated Press
—“Much of the U.S. resembles the ‘before times,’ but COVID-19 has not gone away” via Roni Caryn Rabin of The New York Times
—“Marlins promote Caroline O’Connor, become first major team with women as president and GM” via Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald
—“Will Disney layoffs, hiring freeze affect Disney World?” via Katie Rice of the Orlando Sentinel
Quote of the Day
“We should not have a Senate GOP leadership vote until we have a clear explanation for why our 2022 campaign efforts failed and until we have a clear understanding of the political and policy direction for the GOP Senate moving forward.”
— U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, supporting a delay in Senate Republicans’ leadership vote.
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