An internal poll shows that Richard Lamondin, one of the Democrats hoping to challenge Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar in District 27, is “within striking distance,” which is closer than one might expect for a newbie with no name recognition. The numbers indicate Lamondin is trailing the incumbent by just three points, which is within the margin of […]
Former Key Biscayne Mayor Mike Davey, who lost the Democratic primary last year for a chance to challenge Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar, wants to give it another go. He announced Tuesday that he would run again in 2026. “I’ve spent over 12 years as a public servant and mayor working to improve the quality of […]
“¡Cobarde! ¡Mudo!” Coward! Voiceless! These are the names the narrator calls Congressman Carlos Gimenez in a video released Thursday that shames the former Miami-Dade mayor for his silence and complicity on Donald Trump’s immigration policies, including the rollback of protected status for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans, many of whom live in his community. “Where […]
Environmental entrepreneur Richard Lamondin Jr. — a Miami native and self-made water conservation businessman — announced Wednesday that he is “considering” a run next year against Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar in Florida District 27 after much “encouragement.” This may seem early, but the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee recently just put Salazar on its national list of […]
Miami-Dade Dems launch billboard campaign The smug mugs of the four Miami-Dade Cuban American Republicans in Washington, D.C., who have sat silently by as the Donald Trump administration rolls back protections afforded to refugees from Cuba, Haiti, Venezuela and Nicaragua, are now featured on a billboard seen from the busy Palmetto Expressway with the word […]
Once again, Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar is trying to take credit for something she didn’t do. Salazar, who was re-elected last year, was called out when she said she had brought millions in federal dollars to her district and the Miami-Dade area when she actually voted against two federal bills during the Biden administration, including the […]
Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar wants everyone to know what she’s doing in District 27. She says she is working to reduce the cost of living for families, support small business owners, create new jobs, make affordable housing more accessible and cut unnecessary government expenses. Well, not all unnecessary government expenses. Because the four mailers that […]
Alert: Cancelled due to the inclement weather. Two Democrats who want to face Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar in District 27 this November will be at a forum on Thursday sponsored by the Democrats of South Dade Club. The August 27 primary will pit former Key Biscayne Mayor Mike Davey, an employment attorney, against Miami-Dade School […]
Miami-Dade voters painted the town red Tuesday when ballots counted showed that Republican candidates had won all but one local partisan race. The only exception: Congresswoman Frederica Wilson, who handily beat her opponent, Jesus Navarro, with 71% of the vote. But led by Gov. Ron DeSantis and Sen. Marco Rubio, who each won with comfortable […]
Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar is a copycat. Yeah, yeah. All Republican candidates pull the socialist card like it’s campaign gold, because it is in some voter demographics. But Salazar came out last week with a TV commercial in which she says, almost word for word, what Sen. Marco Rubio has been saying for weeks. “I’m […]