PACs are where the big money is at The third quarter campaign finance reports for the Miami mayoral candidates seem to indicate a slow growth in economic means for the candidates. Political action committees are another matter, however, for those lucky enough to have them. Miami-Dade Commmissioner Eileen Higgins, for example, got only $67,670 for […]
The Women’s Republican Club of Miami Federated will have a forum next week for the Miami mayoral candidates — but the two Republican women in the race, June Savage and Alyssa Crocker, haven’t been invited. Savage isn’t just Republican. She’s a dues-paying members of the club. “There’s no excuse,” Savage told Political Cortadito. “Imagine advocating […]
Part of a series of profiles about the Miami mayoral candidates Mayoral candidate June Savage — who could have the best political name ever for wild Miami — might not be on every debate stage. But that hasn’t stopped her from making noise in the city’s crowded race. The real estate sales associate with One […]
Part of a series of profiles about the Miami mayoral candidates Alyssa Crocker says she’s not a politician — and she’s right. She’s a mother of two, an advocate for families with special needs kids, and a newcomer to Miami’s political circus. But she’s also one of the 13 people running for City of Miami […]
First in a series of profiles about the Miami mayoral candidates Miami mayoral candidate Michael Hepburn says he’s “on the verge of making history” as Miami’s first black mayor. That’s a bold and confident statement — and one Ladra has heard before from more than one well-intentioned candidate whose campaign never made it past early […]
Former Miami Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla, who was suspended from office after his 2023 arrest on public corruption charges — including bribery and money laundering — that were later dropped, has a new campaign video for his mayoral bid that could easily be titled The Resurrection of ADLP. The 30-second spot, which is […]
Grab your remote and your cafecito, mi gente — WPLG Local 10 is about to make your 9 p.m. a lot more interesting. Starting tonight, Local 10 News will roll out a full series of live interviews with the candidates running for Miami mayor — 12 of the 13, anyway. You can probably guess which […]
Here comes another candidate forum in the crowded Miami mayor’s race. But this time, only the Democrats need apply. That means nine of the 13 candidates are excluded from the “Democratic Candidate Mayoral Forum,” hosted by The Coconut Grove Democratic Club and the Miami-Dade Democratic Party. The moderator will be Don Finefrock, of the Coconut […]
We all knew it was coming, but Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava made it official Wednesday, wading into the Miami mayoral election, backing her political BFF, County Commissioner Eileen Higgins among the 13 candidates. Nobody is surprised. But the timing might be key: It comes 12 hours after a less-than-lackluster performance by Higgins at a […]
Miami’s mayoral circus came to the Hyatt Regency Monday night, where six of the 13 hopefuls — which already felt like too many — crammed onto a stage for a debate that was more cafecito-fueled food fight than civic forum. Traffic, flooding, homelessness, affordable housing, legal fees, corruption — they were all on the agenda. […]