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Peter SchorschFebruary 20, 2018

Mary Barzee Flores, a Democratic candidate for Florida’s 27th Congressional District, said in a Monday email that the shooting at a Parkland high school Wednesday “hits close to home” and that she plans to do something about it if elected in the fall. “The tragedy in Parkland hits close to home because it is close […]

Scott PowersFebruary 20, 2018

Donna Shalala might not be a candidate for Florida’s 27th Congressional District but she would be leading the very-crowded field of Democrats who are formally in that South Florida race, according to a Politico report Tuesday morning about a new poll. The survey, conducted last month by the research strategy firm Bendixen and Amandi International, […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 8, 2018

As “the best Democratic pickup opportunity in the country” — dubbed such by New York Times Upshot columnist Nate Cohn last summer — Florida’s 27th Congressional District is among the most competitive in 2018, at least with Democrats. Since entering the CD 27 race in August, former Knight Foundation Director and Miami Herald reporter Matt Haggman has […]

Darryl PaulsonFebruary 6, 2018

Although re-election rates for the U.S. House exceed 90 percent, eight of Florida’s 27 House seats, or 30 percent, switched in 2016. Will these high turnover rates continue in 2018? Here are five Florida races to watch. Republicans hold the four most vulnerable seats. The fifth, and least likely flip, is held by a first-term […]

Drew WilsonFebruary 5, 2018

Former University of Miami President Donna Shalala is reportedly mulling a run for Florida’s 27th Congressional District and that doesn’t sit well with Mary Barzee Flores, one of the many Democrats vying to flip the seat currently held by retiring Republican U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen. “While I have a tremendous amount of respect for Donna […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 30, 2018

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Miami Beach Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez, one of seven Democrats running to succeed Illeana Ros-Lehtinen in Florida’s 27th Congressional District, is airing a television commercial on three cable news networks Tuesday night touting her candidacy during the broadcast of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union. “We have a president and a Congress that are […]

Scott PowersJanuary 29, 2018

Florida Democratic gubernatorial candidate Philip Levine is seeing Tuesday’s State of the Union speech as an opportunity to push his climate change and off-shore drilling messages. The former Miami Beach mayor’s gubernatorial campaign announced it will be spending $70,000 to air his “Denial” TV commercial during President Donald Trump‘s speech Tuesday night. That’s in addition […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 26, 2018

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After nearly three decades, Republican Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen announced her retirement from Florida’s 27th Congressional District. A number of prospective Democratic replacements quickly pounced on the opportunity, taking advantage of the district’s demographics, which make it friendly for one of them to win in the fall. In 2016, Donald Trump lost CD 27 by more than […]

Scott PowersJanuary 25, 2018

In the midst of the free-for-all battle for the open seat to represent Florida’s 27th Congressional District, Democrat Mary Barzee Flores firmly staked out the anti-Trump space Thursday with her first television commercial, calling for the impeachment of President Donald Trump. Barzee Flores, a lawyer, former circuit court judge for eight years, former public defender, and […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 23, 2018

Both the Miami Herald and POLITICO Florida are reporting this morning on a poll being conducted in Miami over recent days, apparently testing the viability of a late-entry to the CD 27 Democratic Congressional primary by Donna Shalala. Shalala, the former University of Miami President, Bill Clinton HHS secretary and head of the Clinton Foundation […]

Tag: Mary Barzee Flores

Email Insight: Mary Barzee Flores will be proud of ‘F’ rating from NRA

Report: Poll finds Donna Shalala would enter CD 27 Democrats’ field on top

Matt Haggman claims his CD 27 fundraising tops any Democrat in Florida, Southeast

Darryl Paulson: Five potential flips for 2018

Mary Barzee Flores says Donna Shalala isn’t right for CD 27

Congressional hopeful Kristen Rosen Gonzalez airing ad during SOTU

Philip Levine pushing ‘Denial’ ad during State of the Union

Calls for impeachment playing key role in South Florida congressional race

Mary Barzee Flores opens CD 27 air campaign with ad calling for Donald Trump’s impeachment

Donna Shalala for Congress? Thanks, but no thanks