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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, […]

Scott PowersAugust 24, 2018

The “pink wave” is coming, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham vowed Friday, as the national Democratic women’s group EMILY’s List introduced her and six endorsed congressional candidates before Tuesday’s primary elections. The seven Democratic women candidates took varying degrees of explicitly expressing gender politics during a telephone press conference sponsored by EMILY’s List Friday. However, […]

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 […]

Ryan NicolAugust 17, 2018

As Florida Politics reported earlier Friday, U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan of Wisconsin made a visit to Miami-Dade County to join state Rep. David Richardson on the campaign trail. Richardson is pursuing a promotion, running for the Democratic nomination in Florida’s 27th Congressional District. Pocan is co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, a group with nearly […]

Ryan NicolAugust 17, 2018

State Rep. David Richardson is trying to close out his campaign in Florida’s 27th Congressional District in strong form after announcing he had outraised primary opponent Donna Shalala 3-to-1 in the most recent filing period. Between July 1 and Aug. 8, Richardson raised more than $364,000. That compares to Shalala’s $135,000 over the same period. Her campaign will […]

Ryan NicolAugust 10, 2018

A new internal poll from the David Richardson campaign shows him within 12 percentage points of Donna Shalala in the Democratic primary for Florida’s 27th Congressional District. That’s according to a report by POLITICO. The survey, conducted by Frederick Polls, shows Shalala in first place with 32 percent of the vote. Richardson is in second, […]

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