Apparently, he is serious. Former Congressman David Rivera, old “King Nine Lives” himself, is really running for the seat in State House district 118, vacated by Rep. Frank Artiles‘ dash to a Senate race (more on that later). On Monday, Rivera turned in signatures to qualify by petition. The Florida Division of Elections allows candidates to […]
Former Congressman David Rivera is going back to his roots. Rivera told everyone earlier this month that he was running for state House in the seat abandoned by Rep. Frank Artiles (R-Kendall), who is leaving his final term to run for the Senate. There’s even a kick-off fundraiser Tuesday at one of his old haunts, […]
First in a series: Ana Alliegro has a story to tell. It’s not David Rivera’s story. It’s all hers. Ana Sol Alliegro is a woman on a mission. She did the crime. She did the time. Actually, she is still doing it. Now she wants real justice. Alliegro, who was charged with conspiracy in a […]
Trading Places II: Former Congressman David “Nine Lives” Rivera, who has had an infamous and adversarial relationship with most of the local media, turned the tables Friday on a CBS4 cameraman who was following him and, we assume, filming the former legislator as he went about his daily routine. Rivera called the police in Doral, […]
“Javierrrr Correosoooo, one-time aide to former Congressman David “Nine Lives” Rivera… you just helped beat the medical marijuana constitutional amendment that everybody originally thought was a sure thing! What are you going to do next?” Disney World? Nope. “I’m going to Iowa,” Correoso told Ladra, referring to the 2016 Republican presidential primary. Correoso was riding […]
Down but not out, former Congressman David “Nine Lives” Rivera — who just can’t stay away from polls on Election Day — is living true to his nickname and planning a comeback. Rivera, who just came off a blistering loss in the Republican congressional primary — coming in fourth place of five — was enjoying […]
As if Congressman Joe Garcia wasn’t already in enough trouble. Facing a well-funded and heated challenge in what national observers call one of the most flippable races in the country, Garcia — who has been smeared with an absentee ballot fraud scandal in his 2012 victory over former Rep. David “Nine Lives” Rivera — doesn’t […]
You know how they say that everybody has a double? We often like to compare ourselves to our celebrity lookalikes and our loved ones to our silver screen heroes or damsels in distress. Why should politicians be any different? My comparison of Cutler Bay Mayor Ed “Big Mac Daddy” MacDougall to action movie star John […]
It was bound to happen when you realize that at any given time during early voting there has been at least twice as many and as much as dozens as many poll workers as voters. Somebody was going to get on somebody’s nerve. I mean, somebody other than former Congressman David “Nine Lives” Rivera, who […]
Former Congressman David “Nine Lives” Rivera is not just a brilliant political mind who has managed to stay ahead of both U.S. prosecutors and the media while remaining Prince Charming among voters. He is also a media genius. Yes, the same Rivera who told The Miami Herald’s Marc Caputo to “email me” 17 times when […]