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Ryan NicolMay 21, 2018

Stephen Marks, who’s running for the Republican nomination in Florida’s 27th Congressional District, used his first campaign ad in the cycle to blame government policies for the death of both of his parents. “I’m running for Congress because they both just died from our government’s policies that makes the lives of senior citizens worthless,” says […]

Ryan NicolMay 19, 2018

“We’ve got some very progressive candidates.” That was the takeaway from Saturday’s moderator as Democratic candidates for Florida’s 27th Congressional District gathered for their second primary debate. The event was held at the Gusman Concert Hall at the University of Miami. All five Democratic candidates were in attendance. That’s a change up from Tuesday night’s […]

Ryan NicolMay 18, 2018

Donna Shalala has scored an endorsement from EMILY’s List, a PAC that advocates for more pro-choice women in government, in her run for Florida’s 27th Congressional District. “Donna is running to fill retiring Republican U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen’s seat—a seat that is considered a key pickup opportunity for Democrats in our fight to take back the […]

Ryan NicolMay 18, 2018

After receiving criticism from other candidates for reportedly planning to skip yet another primary debate, Donna Shalala now says she will attend the next debate at the University of Miami’s Gusman Concert Hall. That’s according to the Miami-Dade Young Democrats, who are organizing the debate. The debate was originally scheduled to be held at Shalala’s namesake student […]

Ryan NicolMay 17, 2018

Former Miami Beach City Commission candidate Rafael Velasquez has filed a defamation lawsuit against congressional candidate Kristen Rosen Gonzalez, after she accused Velasquez last year of exposing himself to her following a dinner. Velasquez confirmed the filing with a post on Twitter. In a statement on the lawsuit, Velasquez calls the Rosen Gonzalez accusations a […]

Ryan NicolMay 17, 2018

The mayor of Miami Lakes says he’s backing Manny Diaz in the race for Senate District 36. Mayor Manny Cid becomes the fourth Miami-Dade mayor in recent weeks to endorse Diaz, following the mayors of Hialeah, Hialeah Gardens, and Doral. Diaz has represented House District 103 since 2012, but now has his eyes on the […]

Ryan NicolMay 17, 2018

Former prosecutor Jason Pizzo announced he’s receiving support from several Miami-Dade County mayors in his race to challenge incumbent state Sen. Daphne Campbell. Among those now supporting Pizzo are Aventura Mayor Enid Weisman, Bay Harbor Islands Mayor Stephanie Bruder, Miami Shores Mayor Mac Glinn, North Miami Beach Mayor Beth Spiegel, and Surfside Mayor Daniel Dietch. […]

Ryan NicolMay 16, 2018

She was coined “No-show Shalala” by one of her Democratic rivals, and sure enough Donna Shalala did not show up for Tuesday night’s debate between the Democratic candidates for Florida’s 27th Congressional District. The organizers of the event, “Democrats of South Dade,” say Shalala originally committed to appearing at the event before backing out last […]

Ryan NicolMay 15, 2018

Tina Polsky has pulled in support from two South Florida congressmen, as Reps. Ted Deutch and Alcee Hastings announced they’re backing her bid for House District 81. HD 81, which covers parts of Palm Beach County, became an open seat after state Rep. Joe Abruzzo announced he planned to retire at the end of his term. […]

Ryan NicolMay 15, 2018

Manny Diaz‘s campaign had an impressive fundraising month in April, with now more than $500,000 raised between his campaign and political committee. Diaz, a Republican candidate for the Senate District 36 seat, brought in more than $35,000 to his campaign in April. That puts his total raised to just over $325,000, with more than $200,000 still […]

Tag: 2018 midterms

Stephen Marks in CD 27 primary ad: Government policies killed my parents

CD 27 Democrats display liberal bona fides at second primary debate

EMILY’s List backs Donna Shalala in CD 27 race

Donna Shalala now set to attend debate at University of Miami

Kristen Rosen Gonzalez now faces defamation lawsuit

Miami Lakes mayor endorses Manny Diaz in SD 36

Jason Pizzo earns mayoral endorsements in SD 38 race

Donna Shalala a no-show as CD 27 Democrats engage in first debate

South Florida congressmen endorse Tina Polsky in HD 81 race

Manny Diaz campaign crosses $500K mark in contributions