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Ryan NicolJune 11, 2018

Democratic state Rep. Robert Asencio outraised his Republican opponent last month, notching a victory in what’s expected to be a close November election. Asencio pulled in more than $11,000 to his campaign. That bests Anthony Rodriguez, who only earned $7,000 in donations. Asencio also brought in just over $20,000 to his committee, Alliance For Prosperity […]

Ryan NicolJune 5, 2018

David Richardson continues to earn support from state House colleagues in his run for Florida’s 27th Congressional District. State Reps. Robert Asencio and Patricia Williams announced they’re backing the Miami Beach Democrat’s CD 27 bid. According to Richardson’s count, a total of 16 state Representatives now lining up for his campaign. “For the last two years […]

Ryan NicolMay 10, 2018

Incumbent Robert Asencio could face serious competition in November, as Republican rival Anthony Rodriguez surpassed $100,000 raised for his campaign. That’s after Rodriguez hauled in more than $10,000 in April alone. Asencio, a Democrat, will look to hold on to his HD 118 seat despite being heavily outraised by Rodriguez. Asencio’s campaign has pulled in nearly […]

Staff ReportsNovember 21, 2016

Democrat Robert Asencio has won Miami-Dade County’s House District 118 seat after both machine and manual recounts in that race. The state’s Division of Elections released the final results Sunday night. Asencio overcame Republican David Rivera by 53 votes, a tighter margin than the 68 votes that initially triggered the recount. Florida law requires automatic recounts when election results are […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 3, 2016

Democratic HD 118 candidate Robert Asencio sent out an email blast Wednesday calling out his former opponent, incumbent Republican Rep. Frank Artiles, for not knowing some of the finer details in elections law. “It appears that our Republican opponent Frank Artiles does not read the bills he votes into law,” Asencio said in the email. Asencio’s revelation that […]

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Robert Asencio outraises opponent Anthony Rodriguez in May

Two more lawmakers endorse David Richardson

HD 118 challenger Anthony Rodriguez surpasses $100K raised

Robert Asencio overtakes David Rivera after final recount

Opponent asks: Does Frank Artiles read the bills he votes on?