Ryan NicolDecember 6, 2019
7min1535
Yadira Escobar is challenging GOP U.S. Rep. Mario Díaz-Balart, a staunch Castro critic.
Tag: Florida’s 25th Congressional District
Ryan NicolDecember 6, 2019Ryan NicolOctober 11, 2019
3min301
Díaz-Balart is not yet facing a challenge for his seat.
Ryan NicolApril 15, 2019
2min316
That report covers the first quarter of 2019.
Ryan NicolNovember 7, 2018
6min422
Ahead of Tuesday night’s election results, many political prognosticators were projecting 2018 to be the “Year of the Woman.” But the results from South Florida showed mixed results at best for women candidates at the state and federal level. We knew that a record-breaking number of women were running for Congress in 2018. That led […]
Ryan NicolNovember 6, 2018
3min350
GOP U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart is holding onto his seat in Florida’s 25th Congressional District. Diaz-Balart fought off a challenge from Democratic candidate Mary Barzee Flores, earning 61 percent of the vote to Barzee Flores’ 39 percent. The Republican has long been a staple of the South Florida congressional scene, winning his first election to […]
Jacob OglesNovember 3, 2018
4min350
Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick will join Democratic Congressional candidate Mary Barzee Flores in hopes of lifting her surging challenge in Florida’s 25th Congressional District. Patrick will be part of a canvas launch in Hialeah, alongside the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence and student activists from Parkland. The arrival of a national figure and […]
Jacob OglesNovember 1, 2018
6min531
When President Donald Trump held a rally days before the midterms, it drew a number of prominent Republican leaders to Fort Myers. But it failed to draw a few others. U.S. Rep. Francis Rooney and Congressional hopeful Greg Steube both gave speeches from the stage promoting the president’s agenda. And from the stage, Trump praised […]
Peter SchorschOctober 29, 2018
6min701
Will moderate Republican U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo succumb to a Blue Wave? Will Democrat, Donna Shalala actually lose a seat that went plus-20 for Hillary in ‘16? While those questions get hashed and rehashed by the media and those of us in The Process, a third Miami congressional seat appears to be breaking late, setting […]
Jacob OglesOctober 22, 2018
3min289
As the Tampa Bay Times downgraded Donna Shalala’s chances at winning a seat in Congress, the Democrat may have tensed up. But other Democrats had reason to celebrate the new Times rankings. Polling has undercut Shalala, once seen as a lock to succeed Republican Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinenen. The former Bill Clinton-era Cabinet member faces former […]
Ryan NicolOctober 17, 2018
3min305
Another South Florida Democrat has topped a Republican incumbent in fundraising during the third quarter for the 25th Congressional District. Mary Barzee Flores led Mario Diaz-Balart in the latest fundraising reports filed with the Federal Election Commission. Barzee Flores brought in just over $640,000 July 1-Sept. 30. Diaz-Balart came up more than $200,000 short of […]