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Ryan NicolSeptember 27, 2018

With fewer than six weeks until Election Day, the candidates in Florida’s 27th Congressional District have still not nailed down a firm date for a single debate. That’s despite Democratic nominee Donna Shalala and Republican candidate Maria Elvira Salazar expressing weeks ago the desire to join together for a discussion of the issues. Both candidates […]

Ryan NicolSeptember 19, 2018

A pair of internal campaign polls obtained by POLITICO suggest a surprisingly close race in Florida’s 27th Congressional District. The race has long been considered one of Democrat’s best pickup opportunities in 2018. Those chances were seemingly strengthened when favorite Donna Shalala won the crowded Democratic primary last month. But a new internal poll from […]

Ryan NicolSeptember 11, 2018

(This piece has been updated with a response from the Salazar campaign) Donna Shalala, the Democratic nominee for Florida’s 27th Congressional District, is calling for Republican Maria Elvira Salazar to agree to a debate on health care. Now it appears, Salazar has agreed to a potential debate surrounding health care, as well as several other […]

Scott PowersSeptember 4, 2018

State Rep. Mike Miller and Maria Elvira Salazar have been named “Young Guns” by the National Republican Congressional Committee, qualifying them for the committee’s highest level of Young Guns campaign support for their runs for Congress in Florida. Miller, of Winter Park, is running in Florida’s 7th Congressional District against Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy of Winter […]

Ryan NicolAugust 28, 2018

Former University of Miami President Donna Shalala has come out on top in a crowded five-person primary in Florida’s 27th Congressional District. Shalala finished at 32 percent of the vote with David Richardson close behind at 27 percent. Kristen Rosen Gonzalez sat in third with 18 percent, followed by Matt Haggman with 17 percent and […]

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, […]

Ryan NicolAugust 26, 2018

As President Donald Trump arguably faces increasing legal liability due to events surrounding several of his associates, Democrat David Richardson is repeating his calls for impeachment as he campaigns for Florida’s 27th Congressional District. Richardson spoke to the Miami Herald about his final run of TV ads, which include calls for Trump to be removed […]

Ryan NicolAugust 24, 2018

Matt Haggman, a Democratic candidate for Florida’s 27th Congressional District, is taking “ground game” to a whole new level. Haggman set out Friday to cover 27 miles inside CD 27, meeting with voters and pushing an in-person, get-out-the-vote campaign ahead of next Tuesday’s primary. “From Day One, this campaign has been a people-powered campaign and […]

Staff ReportsAugust 23, 2018

U.S. House candidate Bettina Rodriguez Aguilera has a long list of accomplishments to bolster her campaign in Florida. But she is perhaps best known for claiming that she was abducted by space aliens as a child. Rodriguez Aguilera is a longshot in the race for the Miami-area seat being vacated by retiring Republican Rep. Ileana […]

Ryan NicolAugust 23, 2018

A topsy-turvy week of political news just got a bit stranger after Democrat Donna Shalala appears to have just pulled in a new endorsement — from a Republican opponent in Florida’s 27th Congressional District. Following comments made to Univision, Stephen Marks has confirmed to Florida Politics that he has stopped campaigning in the CD 27 Republican […]

Tag: CD 27

Potential debate dates cause consternation among CD 27 candidates

Donna Shalala in tight congressional race, new polls show

Donna Shalala challenges Maria Elvira Salazar to debate

Mike Miller, Maria Elvira Salazar named NRCC ‘Young Guns’

Donna Shalala emerges from crowded Democratic field in CD 27

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

David Richardson repeats calls for impeachment in final round of ads

Matt Haggman embarks on 27-mile door-knocking tour in CD 27

Bettina Rodriguez Aguilera discusses alien abduction, UFO sighting

GOP candidate in CD 27 drops out, endorses Donna Shalala