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Drew WilsonJanuary 18, 2018

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State Rep. David Richardson announced a wave of endorsements for his congressional campaign Wednesday from his Democratic colleagues in the Florida Legislature. The Miami Beach Democrat picked up nods from Sen. Linda Stewart and Reps. Bruce Antone, John Cortes, Katie Edwards-Walpole, Patrick Henry, Kristin Jacobs, Amy Mercado, Wengay Newton, David Silvers, Emily Slosberg, Cynthia Stafford, […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 16, 2018

Congressional District 27 Democratic candidate Matt Haggman announced Tuesday that he raised more than $402,000 in the last quarter of 2017, and now has taken in $914,000 overall in the race to succeed Republican Ileana Ros-Lehtinen this November. Ros-Lehtinen’s announcement in 2017 that she would leave public office after 30 years representing Miami and Miami […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 3, 2018

Democratic state Rep. David Richardson announced Wednesday that he brought in more than $500,000 in the fourth quarter for his campaign to replace retiring U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen in Florida’s 27th Congressional District. In a news release, Richardson’s campaign said it closed out the year with over $1 million in total receipts including approximately $505,000 […]

Peter SchorschDecember 5, 2017

JJR, you serious? At around 6:30 p.m. Friday — the day Michael Flynn pled guilty in federal court, in case you’d forgotten — Florida state Senator and Democratic primary candidate in the crowded CD 27 field, JJR (née José Javier Rodriguez) sent an email with the subject line “Impeachment.” Interesting, I thought, as JJR has […]

Drew WilsonNovember 24, 2017

One of the top Republican candidates running to replace retiring U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen in Florida’s 27th Congressional District withdrew from the race earlier this week, leaving two GOP candidates and a slew of Democrats in the mix for 2018. Raquel Regalado’s exit from the race was first reported by the Miami Herald, which received […]

Mitch PerryNovember 16, 2017

EMILY’s List, the political action committee that supports pro-choice female Democrat candidates, is endorsing former judge Mary Barzee Flores for Congress in Florida’s 27th Congressional District. CD 27 is the Miami-Dade County seat which will open next year for the first time in three decades when Republican incumbent Ileana Ros-Lehtinen steps down. “Mary Barzee Flores has built a […]

Scott PowersOctober 17, 2017

The mad scramble of candidates to replace retiring Republican U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen in Florida’s 27th Congressional District has heated up with big money: six candidates who’ve already raised more than $200,000 apiece and a total of more than $2 million going into a race without an incumbent. Almost all of those sums were raised […]

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 […]

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 […]

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14 Florida lawmakers endorse David Richardson for CD 27

CD 27 Democrat Matt Haggman had $400K fourth-quarter haul

David Richardson cracks $1 million raised for CD 27 campaign

Is José Javier Rodriguez calling for Donald Trump’s impeachment?

Raquel Regalado exits crowded race to replace Ileana Ros-Lehtinen

EMILY’s List backs Mary Barzee Flores in CD 27 scrum

CD 27 scramble already draws $2 million in campaign donations

Pride Fund endorses David Richardson in CD 27

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

Florida Democrats thrash decision to end DACA