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Staff ReportsJune 19, 2017

Another round of mailers is hitting Miami voters’ mailboxes, once again taking aim at Alex Diaz de la Portilla in the race to replace former Sen. Frank Artiles in Senate District 40. Making A Better Tomorrow has released two more mailers in the Senate District 40 race. In one ad, the Venice-based political committee claims […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 12, 2017

Rep. Jose Felix Diaz has raised more than $400,000 in the special election to replace Sen. Frank Artiles in Senate District 40. Diaz, a Miami Republican, said his campaign raised about $450,000 — about $280,000 for his official campaign and another $167,000 for Rebuild Florida, his political committee — between May 10 and June 8. “Our […]

Staff ReportsJune 10, 2017

Alex Diaz de la Portilla’s legislative record could be coming back to haunt him. A new mailer calling Diaz de la Portilla a “tax & spend liberal” is hitting the mailboxes of voters living in Senate District 40. The mailer, paid for Making a Better Tomorrow, highlights Diaz de la Portilla’s time in the Legislature, […]

Staff ReportsJune 5, 2017

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Alex Diaz de la Portilla made all of his income last year through a political consulting firm he founded, which POLITICO Florida reported was paid nearly $900,000 for work on his brother’s failed state Senate bid. POLITICO Florida reported that Diaz de la Portilla, who is vying to replace Sen. Frank Artiles in Senate District […]

Staff ReportsJune 5, 2017

Annette Taddeo is kicking off her campaign to replace Sen. Frank Artiles with a fundraiser at The Biltmore Hotel. Taddeo’s campaign is hosting a fundraiser at 6 p.m. at The Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables. The event host committee, according to the campaign, features a “growing list of supporters who are excited about picking up […]

Staff ReportsJune 1, 2017

Alex Diaz de la Portilla has a 36-point lead over Jose Felix Diaz in Senate District 40, according to a recent poll. The poll — which was first reported by Marc Caputo of POLITICO Florida — was conducted from May 23 through May 24, and paid for by Diaz de la Portilla’s campaign. The survey polled 400 […]

Staff ReportsMay 31, 2017

The race is set. State records show seven candidates — three Republicans, three Democrats and one no party affiliation candidate — have qualified to run in the special election to replace Sen. Frank Artiles in Senate District 40. The one-day qualifying period was set to end at noon Wednesday for the special election. State records show […]

Drew WilsonJune 20, 2016

The House District 112 race got a little smaller last week, with the exit of Democrat Antonio Javier Diaz. Diaz, best known for leading an unsuccessful recall campaign against Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez, was in a distant last place in fundraising and had little name recognition compared to Democratic frontrunner Nick Duran. The HD 112 race now features two […]

Drew WilsonMarch 22, 2016

A second Republican has filed to run for the House District 112 seat currently held by Miami Democratic Rep. Jose Javier Rodriguez, who is running for Senate. Rosa Maria Palomino joins fellow Republican Key Biscayne City Councilman Michael Davey in the primary race for the Miami-Dade County seat, which will likely be a top target […]

Drew WilsonJanuary 17, 2016

Miami Rep. Jose Javier Rodriguez said he was eyeing a Senate run last week, and fellow Democrat Antonio J. Diaz didn’t waste any time filing to take over for the two-term representative in House District 112. Diaz is best known for leading a recall campaign against Miami Mayor Carlos Jiminez and for his own campaign […]

Tag: Alex Diaz de la Portilla

New round of mailers target Alex Diaz de la Portilla in SD 40

Jose Felix Diaz raises about $450K for SD 40 race

Mailer in SD 40 races calls Alex Diaz de la Portilla a ‘tax & spend liberal’

Report: Alex Diaz de la Portilla sole source of income was a firm he founded, paid $900K for work on brother’s campaign

Annette Taddeo to host fundraiser for SD 40 race this week

Poll: Alex Diaz de la Portilla leads Jose Felix Diaz, 48% to 12%, in SD 40

Jose Felix Diaz, six others qualify to run in SD 40 special election

Democratic pool shrinks in HD 112 as Nick Duran cruises

2nd Republican enters Miami-Dade HD 112 race

Antonio Diaz wastes little time filing another candidacy, this time HD 112