It was a slam dunk with the absentee ballots. As soon as the mail-in votes were counted for the Republican primary in House District 114, Andrew Vargas — an insurance attorney who is the law partner of State Rep. Carlos Trujillo — was celebrating a victory with 76% of them. Jose Pazos, a Marine […]
Today is the day we find out if homegrown grassroots can beat big money when the votes are counted in the Republican primary for the House District 114 seat. The former would be Jose “Pep” Pazos, 42, a Marine who runs a condo management business and who has lived in the district all his life. […]
Miami-Dade Elections Supervisor Christina White has added the West Flagler library branch to the list of early voting locations for the needless May 1 House District 114 special election. But that doesn’t solve the problem for the two Republicans in next week’s primary. Or, really, for the one Republican who stands to lose the most […]
Early voting starts Saturday in the Republican primary for House District 114, but voters in the north end may have to drive further to cast a ballot. This is already a low turnout race, a special election to replace former Democrat State Rep. Daisy Baez, who resigned last year after she was caught living outside […]
A number of Florida House seats in the 305 will be vacated by term-limited legislators next year — and already there are a bunch of wannabes getting in line to replace ’em. David Rivera jumped into the race for District 105 last week, which would pit him against Doral Councilwoman Ana Maria Rodriguez, who filed […]
Two weeks after State Rep. Erik Fresen was re-elected to the State House with a much larger margin than expected, his seat has already become a contested one for the Republican primary 21 months away. Jose Pazos, a condo association manager who is partners with former State Rep. Julio “The Good One” Robaina and Miami-Dade Commissioner […]