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Peter SchorschAugust 19, 2016

Congressional candidates Al Lawson and Annette Taddeo out-raised and outspent their Democratic Primary opponents over the last two months, according to newly filed campaign finance reports. Lawson is running against longtime Democratic Rep. Corrine Brown in Florida’s 5th Congressional District, which was redrawn to run from Gadsden County in the west to Jacksonville in the […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterAugust 3, 2016

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A South Florida congressional race could come down to the wire. A new poll — conducted on for Emily’s List and first reported by POLITICO Florida — found former Rep. Joe Garcia holds a two-point lead over Annette Taddeo in Florida’s 26th Congressional District. The survey found 40 percent of likely Democratic primary voters said they would vote […]

Mitch PerryJuly 11, 2016

The House Majority PAC, which aims to get as many Democrats elected as possible to Congress, announced Monday they have placed another major round of early TV reservations for the final weeks of the 2016 election cycle, including more than $1.4 million in the Tampa Bay market, as well $1.2 million in Miami, more than […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 24, 2016

In an election year dominated by outsiders and political chaos, it’s not surprising every congressional district has at least two people vying for the seat. Candidates had until noon Friday to submit their paperwork to run for congressional seats. State records show all of the state’s 27 congressional races in Florida this congressional cycle are […]

Phil AmmannMay 18, 2016

A pair of competing polls shows just how spiteful the Democratic primary has become between Annette Taddeo and Joe Garcia. Taddeo, the former running mate for gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist, is facing Garcia for Florida’s 26th Congressional District, currently held by first-term incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo. POLITICO Florida reports on new internal polling […]

Peter SchorschApril 18, 2016

Annette Taddeo‘s campaign balance sheet was nearly upside-down in the first fundraising quarter of 2016. Taddeo raised a paltry $219,682 during Q1, but the bad news for didn’t stop there. The former Miami-Dade Democratic Party chairwoman’s campaign also blew through $181,984 in expenditures according to new federal reporting data. That left Taddeo with just under […]

Mitch PerryJuly 10, 2015

One thing was crystal clear for Florida Democratic Party Chair Allison Tant on Thursday as the FDP studied the Florida Supreme Court decision and its affect on the state’s congressional districts. “Florida’s highest court has found Tallahassee Republicans guilty of unconstitutionally subverting Florida’s democracy,” she said. While that’s accurate, the relevant question for her and […]

Mitch PerryJune 1, 2015

The Washington, D.C.-based political action committee EMILY’s List has put Miami Republican U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo on a list of 15 GOP incumbents “On Notice” for their re-election bids next year. The PAC, which supports pro-choice women candidates, lists three specific factors in putting Curbelo on its list. “In less than five months into the 114th Congress, we […]

Christine Jordan SextonMay 18, 2015

More than 1.46 million Floridians in Republican congressional districts will lose a total of $6.8 billion in tax credits for health care if the United States Supreme Court rules in King v Burwell that the federal government overstepped its authority by granting tax credits to people purchasing ObamCare plans through a federal health exchange. The […]

Ryan RayApril 18, 2015

First-term Miami Congressman Carlos Curbelo is raising election-season levels of campaign cash almost two years out from 2016 U.S. House elections – Curbelo’s campaign account has taken in $705,649 according to recent Federal Election Commission finance reports. That gives Curbelo an almost $1.1 million fundraising lead over Democrat Annette Taddeo, who recently announced her candidacy for the 26th District. The National […]

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Al Lawson, Annette Taddeo outraise and outspend opponents ahead of Dem primaries

Report: Joe Garcia and Annette Taddeo nearly tied in CD 26

Nat’l Democrats reserve more than $1.4 million in airtime against David Jolly

Changing political landscape means contested races in each of Florida’s congressional districts

Competing Democratic polls show Joe Garcia leading Annette Taddeo in CD 26

Buuurrrnnn rate: Annette Taddeo raises $220K, spends $182K in first quarter of 2016

Democrats have new opportunities with redistricting ruling

EMILY’s List targets Miami U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo

Infograph shows ObamaCare enrollment & tax credits in 17 Republican Congressional districts

Carlos Curbelo among House Republicans raking in big contributions early