A forum for the candidates is scheduled Wednesday Two of the 17 candidates for Miami-Dade sheriff — who have all been invited to a forum on Wednesday — have out-fundraised the rest by leaps and bounds, and they are exactly who everyone expected to lead the money race, which is likely to be in the […]
Look out for special interests behind the candidates After the runoffs in Miami and Miami Beach next week, the focus of political consultants, observers and watchdogs will be on the 2024 ballot. And in Miami-Dade, that means the historic vote to elect the first county sheriff since 1966. It seems as if every other day […]
Less than two weeks after Miami-Dade Police Director Alfredo “Freddy” Ramirez drops out of the 2024 county sheriff’s race, a new name is floated that immediately becomes a top contender if not the front runner: Former Miami Commissioner Joe Sanchez, a retired Florida Highway Patrol officer. And judging by the email statement he sent over […]
Organizers of the recall of Miami Commissioner Joe Carollo already have at least $100,000 to advertise their cause and a contingent of supporters who could become candidates in a replacement election. Volunteers already collected more than 200 signatures last weekend on the first Saturday, said Juan Cuba, photographed here talking to the first group that fanned […]