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Drew WilsonFebruary 15, 2016

House District 118 got its first GOP filer since incumbent Republican Rep. Frank Artiles announced this month that he would run for a state Senate seat. Florida Advanced Properties head Anthony Rodriguez entered the race on Feb. 10, joining Democrat Robert Asencio and no-party candidate Arthur Sosa in the now three-way race. HD 118 leans […]

Drew WilsonSeptember 8, 2015

In a flurry of political activity, several no-party-affiliated candidates filed in South Florida House and Senate seats during the long holiday weekend. Each candidate is associated with a group pushing to reform the Department of Children and Families and the state’s family court system. Mercedes Cristian, the founder of Fundación Lideres de Paz, an organization that […]

Drew WilsonAugust 31, 2015

No-party candidate Arthur Sosa filed to run against Rep. Frank Artiles Monday, giving the incumbent legislator a third opponent for 2016. Sosa is running as part of the VoteFamily platform, which has a laser focus on reforming the Department of Children and Families. He is the second candidate from the group to file after Mario Jimenez, who […]

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(L-R) Marco Rubio, a former critic and presidential campaign foe of Donald Trump, has acted in lockstep with the President's foreign policy agenda since accepting his nomination as Secretary of State. Image via AP.

First Republican files for Frank Artiles’ HD 118 seat

Several NPA candidates file in South Florida races over Labor Day weekend

Frank Artiles draws NPA candidate in 2016 House re-election campaign