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Mitch PerryAugust 2, 2017

In front of the West Perrine Health Center in Miami, Democrat Debbie Mucarsel-Powell officially announced her candidacy for Florida’s 26th Congressional District, where she hopes to take on Republican incumbent Carlos Curbelo next year. Although Curbelo is considered extremely vulnerable in the Democratic leaning district that stretches from Miami to Key West, Mucarsel-Powell is the first […]

Mitch PerryJune 23, 2017

The Democratic Progressive Caucus of Florida is backing Miami businesswoman Annette Taddeo in the Senate District 40 special election, saying she will be a “progressive champion” who will represent the interests of everyday Floridians in the Florida Legislature. “DPCF’s endorsement questionnaire covers a wide variety of topics, including charter and voucher school accountability, gun safety, […]

Staff ReportsMay 31, 2017

The race is set. State records show seven candidates — three Republicans, three Democrats and one no party affiliation candidate — have qualified to run in the special election to replace Sen. Frank Artiles in Senate District 40. The one-day qualifying period was set to end at noon Wednesday for the special election. State records show […]

Staff ReportsMay 12, 2017

Former state representative and congressman David Rivera banked $110,750 last month toward his 2018 run for House District 105, campaign finance records show. The April take follows a $100,000 loan. Rivera is looking to replace term-limited state Rep. Carlos Trujillo in the Republican-leaning district. His only competitor, Republican Ana Maria Rodriguez, collected $36,800 for April, bringing her […]

Drew WilsonMarch 30, 2017

Former Republican state representative and congressman David Rivera has filed to run for House District 105 in 2018, which is set to be vacated by Miami Republican Carlos Trujillo due to term limits. Rivera served in the Florida House for four terms before heading to the U.S. House where he served 2 years before losing […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 9, 2017

Democrats could be in for more election woes in 2018, according to a new post from political blog Sabato’s Crystal Ball. In the post, author Kyle Kondik gives a rundown of the 2016 cycle’s “crossover” congressional seats – districts that voted for one party on the congressional level, and another for president. There were 26 such […]

Mitch PerryDecember 14, 2016

Over the summer, a hacker who went by the nom de guerre of Guccifer 2.0 began distributing internal documents from the Democratic National Committee to a variety of reporters and bloggers here in Florida. I was one of those recipients. I bring that up this morning because of the story in Wednesday’s NY Times , which revisits […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterNovember 8, 2016

For the second election in a row, Carlos Curbelo defeated Joe Garcia in Florida’s 26th Congressional District. The victory means the Miami Republican will head back to Washington to serve a second term in the U.S. House. According to preliminary election results, Curbelo received 53 percent, or 147,565 votes. Garcia, a Miami Democrat, received 41 […]

Drew WilsonNovember 3, 2016

Republican U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo raised more than $50,000 on Monday and Tuesday according to notices filed with the Federal Election Commission. Curbelo brought in $7,000 on Monday, followed by another $44,195 on Tuesday, for a total of $51,195 in fundraising across the two days. Congressional candidates are required to report donations of $1,000 or […]

Staff ReportsOctober 26, 2016

The National Republican Congressional Committee is taking a swipe at Joe Garcia in a new advertisement, saying the Miami Democrat “is exactly who shouldn’t be in Congress.” The group released new television and radio ads Wednesday that call Garcia an embarrassment and say he could be dangerous if elected. “Garcia has wrong ideas, saying that […]

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Debbie Mucarsel-Powell ready to take on Carlos Curbelo in CD 26

Democratic Progressive Caucus endorses Annette Taddeo in SD 40 special election

Jose Felix Diaz, six others qualify to run in SD 40 special election

David Rivera banks another $110,000 for April

David Rivera files to run for HD 105

Florida ‘crossover’ congressional districts give Democrats glimmer of hope in 2018

Mitch Perry Report for 12.14.16 – Fun with Guccifer 2.0

Carlos Curbelo wins a second term in CD 26

Carlos Curbelo posts two-day haul of $50K in CD 26

In new ad, NRCC says Joe Garcia is ‘exactly who shouldn’t be in Congress’