Scott PowersJune 16, 2022
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Vivaldi is confident the district and political winds have changed since 2016.
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Scott PowersJune 16, 2022Scott PowersApril 7, 2022
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Endorses include Victor Torres, Carlos Smith, Amy Mercado and Tony Ortiz.
Associated PressJuly 9, 2021
12min1242
Democratic ally groups appeal to Hispanic voters.
Scott PowersMay 7, 2021
6min1142
'It's all about Trumpism,' Crist said of DeSantis' efforts.
Scott PowersSeptember 8, 2020
10min892
Martinez, Morales, battle in district with large Puerto Rican populations.
Scott PowersJanuary 28, 2019
5min1120
Scott prefers the phrase "physical barrier" to "wall."
Scott PowersNovember 6, 2018
2min240
Democratic U.S. Rep. Darren Soto won himself a second term as the only Puerto Rican member of Congress from Florida, representing Florida’s most Puerto-Rican district. Soto, of Celebration defeated Republican businessman Wayne Liebnitzky Tuesday in a rematch of the election that sent Soto to Congress in 2018.This time Soto won 58 percent to 42 percent, […]
Scott PowersOctober 31, 2018
7min386
Republicans still have a solid block of support from Florida’s Cuban-American community but Puerto Ricans and other Hispanic voters are breaking strongly toward Democrats Andrew Gillum and Bill Nelson, giving the Democrats sizable leads overall among Hispanic voters, according to a new poll commissioned by Telemundo. Overall, Gillum has a 51 percent to 40 percent […]
Scott PowersOctober 30, 2018
11min628
Can a single issue of the most local of impact become a game-winner for a Democrat trying to flip a district? Democratic Florida House District 42 candidate Barbara Cady has been pounding turf since she entered the contest 16 months ago, mostly talking about home-owners association law reform. It’s a common interest in the sprawling […]
Scott PowersSeptember 7, 2018
2min320
Republican congressional candidate Wayne Liebnitzky has received the endorsement of former Puerto Rico Sen. Miriam Ramirez in his quest to be elected in Florida’s 9th Congressional District, which has a large population of Puerto Rican residents, his campaign announced. Ramirez, a medical doctor, had a long career in public health and politics in Puerto Rico […]