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Peter SchorschOctober 18, 2017

Is Ken Russell running for Congress? For the Miami City Commissioner, it’s more than a simple yes/no question. It is a six-figure affair. Perhaps Russell, a well-known toy enthusiast, is being as thoughtful and deliberate about his decision to seek Ileana Ros-Lehtinen’s seat as he is choreographing epic yo-yo routines. What else can explain the […]

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 […]

Peter SchorschOctober 4, 2017

State Rep. David Richardson announced Wednesday that he will report raising over $500,000 for his bid in Florida’s 27th Congressional District in the third quarter, his first since filing. More than 90 percent of the 2,400-plus donors who contributed to the Miami Beach Democrat last quarter gave less than $200 dollars. The campaign added small-dollar […]

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 […]

Peter SchorschAugust 21, 2017

This much is clear: state Senator Jose Javier Rodriguez is running in the primary for Florida’s open 27th Congressional District. What has not been as clear: is it the Democratic or Republican primary? On its face, Rodriguez’s candidacy makes total sense: young, (sort of) telegenic, Cuban-American, Harvard-educated lawyer and state legislator who, in his rise […]

Scott PowersAugust 16, 2017

Democratic congressional candidate Mary Barzee Flores‘ strong statements about Nazis, white supremacists, President Donald Trump, and Attorney General Jeff Sessions brought in ugly responses Wednesday filled with profanity and wishes that she would die. And that, her campaign is quickly turning into a fundraising pitch. The former circuit court judge and federal public defender from Miami […]

Scott PowersJuly 17, 2017

South Florida’s foremost LGBTQ community advocacy group, SAVE, has thrown its support behind Democratic state Rep. David Richardson in his run for Congress in Florida’s 27th Congressional District. Richardson made history in 2012 when he became the first openly-gay person elected to the Florida House of Representatives, then also with the support of SAVE. In […]

Tag: Florida’s 27th Congressional District

Is Ken Russell running for CD 27? The answer is a six-figure affair

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

David Richardson’s congressional campaign has $500K third-quarter haul

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

Republican Bettina Rodriguez Aguilera joins HD 27 race

Jose Javier Rodriguez’s CD 27 campaign sounds more Republican than Democratic

Mary Barzee Flores turns backlash hate talk into fundraising

David Richardson gets support of South Florida LGBTQ group SAVE