Tag: Ileana Ros-Lehtinen

Ryan NicolMay 11, 2018
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Miami journalist Maria Elvira Salazar has pulled in support from conservative super PAC FreedomWorks for America in her bid to replace Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen in Florida’s 27th Congressional District. That support will come in the form of get-out-the-vote tactics as Salazar competes with a whopping eight other Republicans in a jam-packed primary. “Maria Elvira Salazar […]

Peter SchorschMay 8, 2018
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Florida lost a Renaissance man last week with the passing of Cyrus “Russ” Jollivette. It’s not just anyone whose death merits a testimonial from the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. Jollivette lived one of those extraordinary lives that was hard to categorize. Corporate executive. Journalist. University administrator. Lawyer. Civic leader. Consultant. Community volunteer. […]

Scott PowersApril 12, 2018
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Congressional letters signed by a large majority of Florida’s delegation are urging congressional leaders to support full funding not just for NASA’s next spacecraft and rocket but for critical upgrades at Kennedy Space Center to launch them. The letters to chairs of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees subcommittees overseeing space have drawn signatures of […]

Peter SchorschApril 12, 2018
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Former Democratic U.S. Rep. Joe Garcia is mulling a run in the special election for the District 5 seat on the Miami-Dade County Commission, according to several South Florida politicos. The District 5 seat is vacant due to the exit of Republican Bruno Barreiro, who left the job to run full-time for Florida’s 27th Congressional […]

Peter SchorschApril 11, 2018
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Miami state Sen. Jose Javier Rodriguez announced Wednesday that he would drop out of the crowded Democratic Primary race in Florida’s 27th Congressional District. “My time in public office was borne of community-based work here in Miami, standing up for everyday people. My service in the Legislature has been no different, tackling tough issues and trying […]

Scott PowersMarch 22, 2018
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In a joint press conference of rivals Thursday afternoon, David Richardson and Mary Barzee Flores united to rip fellow Democratic congressional candidate Donna Shalala over reports that she has given generously to Republicans. Richardson, a state representative from Miami Beach, and Barzee Flores, a former judge from Miami, responded to reports in POLITICO and elsewhere that […]

Drew WilsonMarch 21, 2018
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Democrat Donna Shalala put out her first ad Wednesday in the crowded race to replace retiring Republican U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen in Florida’s 27th Congressional District. The 30-second spot, titled “Ready to Deliver,” touts the former Health and Human Services secretary and longtime University of Miami president’s record of accomplishments. “Changes must happen in Congress. […]

Scott PowersMarch 7, 2018
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Welcome to the contest for Florida’s 27th Congressional District, Donna Shalala, whose flak already from Democratic rivals over her candidacy now has drawn a video attack Wednesday from the campaign of state Rep. David Richardson, accusing her of inaction on health care reform. “I say, come on in Donna,” Richardson declares in a one-minute video released […]


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