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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 […]

Drew WilsonOctober 5, 2017

Two of the major Democrats from the expansive field vying to replace Republican U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen in Florida’s 27th Congressional District said they were prepped to release big-time hauls in their third quarter campaign finance reports. Mary Barzee Flores said Thursday morning her campaign would report about $300,000 raised during the July through September […]

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 […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 4, 2017

President Donald Trump plans to announce Tuesday that he will end an Obama-era program protecting young immigrants brought into the country as children, which quickly drew the ire of Florida Democrats. The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA program, allows nearly 800,000 young immigrants, known colloquially as “Dreamers,” a reprieve from deportation as well […]

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 30, 2017

Washington Democrats have begun an early attack on Republican members of Congress who voted for the American Health Care Act, with a Facebook ad campaigning targeting a those in a handful in relatively competitive districts, including five in Florida. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee this week is launching Facebook ads against U.S. Reps. Ron DeSantis […]

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 […]

Staff ReportsJuly 25, 2017

Raquel Regalado is officially in. The Miami Herald reported the former Miami-Dade school board mayor filed her paperwork to run in the Republican primary to replace Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen in Congress. She’ll face Bruno Barreiro, who has already announced his campaign. Regalado announced in May she planned to throw her hat in the race to […]

Scott PowersJuly 10, 2017

Democratic state Rep. David Richardson is formally announcing his candidacy Monday to run for Congress in Florida’s 27th Congressional district, a seat Democrats are clamoring for now that longtime incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros–Lehtinen is retiring. “Our country is headed in the wrong direction, and we need bold leaders to help turn things around. That’s […]

Pride Fund endorses David Richardson in CD 27

Matt Haggman appears to top CD 27 field with $512K haul in third quarter

Mary Barzee Flores touts $300K in Q3, Jose Javier Rodriguez close behind

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

Florida Democrats thrash decision to end DACA

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

Democrats hit Congressional Republicans on health care on Facebook

Mary Barzee Flores turns backlash hate talk into fundraising

Raquel Regalado files to run for Congress in CD 27

David Richardson formally getting into CD 27 race