Former Hialeah Councilman Luis González may have the support of Mayor Carlos Hernández, but he is not going to have an easy coast back into office this November. Back after a two year hiatus to run for the open seat left by the termed-out Isis García-Martínez, Gonzalez will have to beat back two other candidates. There […]
Spotted at a Coral Gables eatery the other day: Carlos “CJ” Gimenez, the county mayor’s son, and Hialeah Council Vice President Luis Gonzalez, who is considering a run at the Miami-Dade County Property Appraiser’s Office. While, he wouldn’t tell me what they discussed, Gonzalez confirmed to Ladra Wednesday that the two had met for “not […]
Former Hialeah Mayor Julio Martinez, who jumped into the race for his old job on qualifying day, has a lot of catching up to do. Hialeah Mayor Carlos “Castro” Hernandez has already amassed more than $170,000 for his re-election campaign so far. And that is not counting any possible PAC money. Much of his funding is […]
No, you did not see the same guy qualify twice for two different seats in the city of Hialeah elections. It just so happens that two of the challengers look quite alike. Activist Julio Rodriguez, who is running against Council Vice President Luis Gonzalez, and Marcos Miralles, who is running against Paul “Pablitiquito” Hernandez are two young men with short, […]
Qualifying for the city of Hialeah elections — which was moved up two months — is over today. And we have two new candidates in the mayoral and council elections. Mayor Carlos “Castro” Hernandez is going to go up against two other opponents: Activist Juan Santana, who doesn’t stand a chance, and former Mayor Julio […]