Fresh Take FloridaDecember 6, 2023
12min0
Gonzalo Farias is exploring filing a formal complaint in the House, along with elections and ethics regulators
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Fresh Take FloridaDecember 6, 2023
Jesse SchecknerApril 20, 2022
5min0
Busatta Cabrera holds more than six times what her opponent has.
Peter SchorschJuly 9, 2019
3min920
“Daniela Fernández’s passion and commitment to the Latino community is unparalleled."
Staff ReportsJuly 3, 2018
5min413
Democratic Sen. Daphne Campbell is the latest lawmaker to face questions about whether she lives in the district she represents in the Florida Legislature. While it’s not unheard of for lawmakers to keep their home while living in a rented residence in the district they represent, Sarah Blaskey and David Smiley of the Miami Herald […]
Ryan NicolMay 3, 2018
3min550
Republican Javier Enriquez announced today he is entering the race for Florida House District 114. Enriquez, a Miami native and attorney, is a lifelong resident of the district. He graduated cum laude from the University of Miami School of Law and now is a partner at Jeffrey and Enriquez, PLLC. His legal specialty is marital and family […]
Drew WilsonMay 1, 2018
8min801
Javier Fernandez won the Tuesday special election for House District 114 over Andrew Vargas and unaffiliated candidate Liz de las Cuevas. With 84 percent of precincts reporting, Fernandez’ led Vargas 51-46. His campaign sent out a statement declaring victory about 45 minutes after polls closed at 7:00 pm. “I am beyond grateful to be chosen to serve […]
Drew WilsonApril 18, 2018
4min437
Democratic House District 114 candidate Javier Fernandez called Republican opponent Andrew Vargas a “no-show” Wednesday after he “dodged” a Tuesday debate. “It’s disappointing but not surprising that our opponent continues to hide from the voters and play cheap political games instead of standing up and voicing his opinions,” Fernandez said. “Given that his party’s leadership […]
Ana CeballosMarch 14, 2018
7min921
After years of being a persistent—sometimes annoying—presence in committee rooms across the Capitol, only one thing was able to make Tallahassee’s best-known gadfly hang up his corduroy jacket: a snowball of scandals. “Latvala, Clemens, Artiles—all this happened in one year. In one year! No, that is not acceptable and it was too much. It was […]
Peter SchorschFebruary 28, 2018
3min358
A new ad hitting mailboxes in Miami and Tallahassee slams House District 114 candidate Javier Fernandez for his past work as a lobbyist. The mailer was paid for by the same group that branded the Miami Democrat as “Javi Lobby” in an email sent out earlier this month written as if it was from Fernandez […]
Phil AmmannFebruary 20, 2018
4min436
Andrew Vargas has won the Republican primary in House District 114, vacated last year by Daisy Baez. Vargas is a 35-year-old political newcomer who works as an insurance attorney and a law partner of influential Miami-area state Rep. Carlos Trujillo. From the 7 p.m. poll closing, Vargas took a definitive lead, getting more than 76 percent […]