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Mitch PerryJune 6, 2017

Miami Beach House Democrat David Richardson will run for the Congressional District 27 seat being vacated next year by Republican Illeana Ros-Lehtinen. Richardson has served in the Florida House since 2012, when he became the first openly-gay lawmaker elected in Florida. He had been considering entering the race after Ros-Lehtinen announced in late April that she would step […]

Staff ReportsMay 24, 2017

Add Raquel Regalado to the list of politicos vying to replace Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen in Congress. Regalado, a former Miami-Dade school board member, announced Tuesday she was running to replace Ros-Lehtinen in Florida’s 27th Congressional District. The Miami Herald reported she is the second big-name Republican to enter the race, after Miami-Dade Commissioner Bruno Barreiro. […]

Bob SparksNovember 9, 2016

With so many high-profile races going on in Florida, other contests were on the ballot, but under the radar. Florida Politics pointed out 10 of those down-ballot races to watch with backgrounds on each. While not as momentous as Donald Trump winning Florida, these races were interesting in their own right. Miami-Dade County Mayor Republican Mayor Carlos Gimenez went from a […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterNovember 8, 2016

Presidential races get all the attention, but it’s the folks down ballot that make the real decisions. In the Sunshine State, there’s no shortage of high intensity — and sometimes high drama — battles for office. And we aren’t talking about the races for state House and Senate. There have been allegations of election fraud in a […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJuly 7, 2016

It’s time for a debate. With less than two months before the Miami-Dade mayoral election, Raquel Regalado is calling on her supporters to urge Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez to schedule debates. “Carlos Gimenez and I have both been approached and/or offered debate dates by more than a dozen organizations and news media outlets, in both […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 15, 2016

Raquel Regalado is firing back after her opponent criticized a campaign email following the Orlando shooting. “I stand by my statements and by my track record. My track record on curbing gun violence and limiting access to semi-automatic weapons is clear and publicly documented. I have been talking about gun violence since Sandy Hook,” said […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 13, 2016

The mayor of Miami-Dade County is criticizing his opponent for politicizing the shooting in Orlando over the weekend. In an email Monday, Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez said it found it reprehensible that Raquel Regalado, his opponent, used the shooting in Orlando — which left 49 people dead and 53 people injured — “as an opportunity […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 6, 2016

Raquel Regalado is hitting her opponent over the PGA Tour’s decision to leave Doral. In an email to supporters Saturday, Regalado said Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez didn’t do enough to keep the tournament in Miami-Dade County. “When Gimenez got a call from the PGA that after 55 years they were leaving Miami-Dade, he assumed […]

Peter SchorschMay 30, 2016

While Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez enjoys a double-digit lead in his bid for re-election, a new poll finds that more than one-third of primary voters remain unsure. That represents a substantial cross-section of the electorate who could tip the balance in the Aug. 30 primary. A new survey of 600 likely voters, conducted by business […]

Associated PressApril 22, 2015

This past August, Miami voters gave a developer permission to lease land on the city’s sparkling downtown waterfront to build a 1,000-foot, hairpin-shaped tourist tower complete with thrill rides, breathtaking observation decks, restaurants and clubs. There was one key promise: No public money would be spent on the $430 million project. Miami Mayor Tomas Regalado […]

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David Richardson seeks to bring his brand of reform politics to D.C.

Raquel Regalado announces bid to replace Ileana Ros-Lehtinen

Down-ballot races throughout Florida provided some interesting results as well

More than just the presidency: 10 down ballot races in Florida to watch on Election Day

Email Insights: Raquel Regalado says Miami-Dade residents should demand mayoral debates

Raquel Regalado fires back over after opponent’s criticism

Carlos Gimenez calls Raquel Regalado campaign email ‘reprehensible’

Email Insights: Raquel Regalado blasts Carlos Gimenez over PGA decision to leave Doral

New poll shows Carlos Gimenez with double-digit lead over Raquel Regalado, but is his support soft?

1,000-foot Miami tourist tower plans spark political scrum