Tag: Michael Hepburn

Scott PowersApril 19, 2018
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Democratic congressional candidate state Rep. David Richardson has received the endorsement of Orlando’s Democratic U.S. Rep. Darren Soto in the Florida’s 27th Congressional District race. The endorsement is the first by a sitting member of Florida’s Congressional delegation in the wildly contentious contest as Richardson, five other Democrats, eight Republicans, and an independent seek to […]

Peter SchorschApril 11, 2018
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Miami state Sen. Jose Javier Rodriguez announced Wednesday that he would drop out of the crowded Democratic Primary race in Florida’s 27th Congressional District. “My time in public office was borne of community-based work here in Miami, standing up for everyday people. My service in the Legislature has been no different, tackling tough issues and trying […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 8, 2018
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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 […]

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
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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 […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 16, 2018
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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 […]


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