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Mitch PerryJuly 17, 2017

Illeana Ros-Lehtinen’s decision to not seek another term representing Florida’s 27th Congressional District has spurred six Democrats to enter the 2018 contest. Among those Democrats is Michael A. Hepburn, a senior academic adviser for the School of Business at the University of Miami. He lost a 2014 primary election against Daphne Campbell for the state House. […]

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 […]

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Alice Weidel in Berlin, Feb. 21, 2025. (Kay Nietfeld/dpa via AP)

Congressional hopeful Michael Hepburn boasts of already receiving more than 1,700 contributions

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?