The Florida Supreme Court ruling Thursday that mandates the redistricting of eight of the state’s 27 congressional districts — an act that will likely domino-effect its way into a fully new statewide map — is seen as a real boon to Democrats who may be able to take more red seats from Miami to the […]
Extra, extra! Stop the presses! Annette Taddeo is running for Congress! Really? Is this news? Taddeo made the official announcement Monday morning but already over the weekend, bloggers were abuzz about it. Why? What else is she going to do? She had to run for something. It’s like a bad habit already. A perennial candidate, […]
If you want to know who U.S. Rep. Carlos “Cry Baby” Curbelo is really representing in Washington, D.C., show up tonight at Shula’s 347 Grill in Sunset Place for the kick-off of the one-term congressman’s re-election campaign. While Curbelo has been raising money from the get-go, this event Monday night in South Miami is the […]
Former Congressman Joe Garcia is out of politics — at least for now. Garcia has seemed to kick his habit — running for office — and gone for the private sector. He is now senior vice president of QueensFort Capital, a Miami Beach-based merchant and investment bank where he apparently will use his experience and […]
Influential lobbyist Jorge Luis Lopez — who everyone says ought to have his own desk on the 29th floor at County Hall — seems to be trying to increase his influence and take it national. Why else would he be having a fundraiser Friday for newly-minted Congressman Carlos Curbelo (R-Kendall). Lopez sent out an invitation […]
Florida Rick Scott has appointed Lubby Navarro, a Miami-Dade School Board lobbyist, to the school board’s governing body in the seat vacated by former School Board Member Carlos Curbelo, who was elected to Congress in November. Navarro’s appointment is about to be announced any minute now (Friday afternoon). She was picked from a group of […]
There will be a congressional oath do-over in Miami Friday for those who couldn’t make it to Capitol Hill exactly a month ago. These Congress members were already sworn in on the first day of Congress Jan. 6th. In fact, they’ve been representing their respective districts already, voting on the repeal of Obamacare and authorizing […]
U.S. Carlos “Cry Baby” Curbelo will be among friends and supporters when he speaks today to the construction community at the Latin Builders Association’s monthly luncheon. He will likely even be among some constituents. Certainly he will be among contributors to his campaigns. But will he be among clients? Ah, this we don’t know because […]
Freshman Miami Congressman Carlos “Cry Baby” Curbelo is on a roll in Washington, D.C. The former Miami-Dade School Board member whose rise to Capitol Hill was planned and developed years ago by and with his mentors, Lincoln and Mario Diaz-Balart, has done a rather good job of making himself relevant in the short time he’s […]
UPDATED: Miami-Dade School Board Member Carlos “One Term” Curbelo, who was elected to Congress two weeks ago, isn’t expected to resign from his current seat until January. He has said that the December meeting will be his last. But there are several people either jostling or being jostled for the position before Gov. Rick Scott, who […]