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Staff ReportsAugust 28, 2018

She has been president of two major universities. She served as President Bill Clinton’s Health and Human Services Secretary for eight years. Now, at age 77, Donna Shalala is embarking on a new adventure: a Democratic run for the U.S. House. The Miami-area District 27 seat, long occupied by retiring moderate Republican Rep. Ileana Ros–Lehtinen, […]

Scott PowersApril 2, 2018

Democratic state Rep. David Richardson announced Monday morning his campaign raised $411.021 in the first quarter of 2018 for Florida’s 27th Congressional District, one of the most hotly contested races anywhere. Richardson went into the first quarter leading the money race; this $411,000 haul could keep him atop a field that now has eight Democrats, […]

Scott PowersJanuary 25, 2018

In the midst of the free-for-all battle for the open seat to represent Florida’s 27th Congressional District, Democrat Mary Barzee Flores firmly staked out the anti-Trump space Thursday with her first television commercial, calling for the impeachment of President Donald Trump. Barzee Flores, a lawyer, former circuit court judge for eight years, former public defender, and […]

Drew WilsonNovember 24, 2017

One of the top Republican candidates running to replace retiring U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen in Florida’s 27th Congressional District withdrew from the race earlier this week, leaving two GOP candidates and a slew of Democrats in the mix for 2018. Raquel Regalado’s exit from the race was first reported by the Miami Herald, which received […]

Mitch PerryNovember 16, 2017

EMILY’s List, the political action committee that supports pro-choice female Democrat candidates, is endorsing former judge Mary Barzee Flores for Congress in Florida’s 27th Congressional District. CD 27 is the Miami-Dade County seat which will open next year for the first time in three decades when Republican incumbent Ileana Ros-Lehtinen steps down. “Mary Barzee Flores has built a […]

Scott PowersOctober 17, 2017

The mad scramble of candidates to replace retiring Republican U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen in Florida’s 27th Congressional District has heated up with big money: six candidates who’ve already raised more than $200,000 apiece and a total of more than $2 million going into a race without an incumbent. Almost all of those sums were raised […]

Scott PowersOctober 10, 2017

The Pride Fund to End Gun Violence, a national group organized in the fallout of last year’s Pulse gay nightclub massacre in Orlando, announced Tuesday it is endorsing Democratic state Rep. David Richardson in the race for Florida’s 27th Congressional District. Richardson is openly gay, and he has been an outspoken advocate for gun law […]

Scott PowersOctober 6, 2017

Declaring the fundraising success is an expression of “how change happens,” first-time candidate Democrat Matt Haggman‘s campaign is reporting Friday that he raised $512,000 in the third quarter for his run in Florida’s 27th Congressional District, in a crowded field vying for an open seat. Haggman, a Coconut Grove resident who is a former program […]

Staff ReportsAugust 31, 2017

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Another Republican has entered the race to replace longtime U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, who will be retiring at the end of her current term. Former Doral City Council member Bettina Rodriguez Aguilera, 59, will be seeking Florida’s 27th Congressional District seat. “South Floridians want a government that listens to them and lives up to its […]

Scott PowersAugust 31, 2017

Educator and human rights advocate Bettina Rodriguez Aguilera announced Thursday she is running for Congress, seeking the Republican nomination to succeed retiring U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen in Florida’s 27th Congressional District. Aguilera, of Brickell, is a former Doral vice-mayor, and also that city’s first economic development director. She joins a crowded field in the 2018 race for […]

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Ex-cabinet secretary, university head Donna Shalala bids for House

David Richardson reporting $411K first quarter in CD 27 race

Mary Barzee Flores opens CD 27 air campaign with ad calling for Donald Trump’s impeachment

Raquel Regalado exits crowded race to replace Ileana Ros-Lehtinen

EMILY’s List backs Mary Barzee Flores in CD 27 scrum

CD 27 scramble already draws $2 million in campaign donations

Pride Fund endorses David Richardson in CD 27

Matt Haggman appears to top CD 27 field with $512K haul in third quarter

Another Republican enters crowded race for Ileana Ros-Lehtinen’s CD 27 seat

Republican Bettina Rodriguez Aguilera joins HD 27 race