Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar signs books, dodges questions, and sells “Dignity”

Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar signs books, dodges questions, and sells “Dignity”

Only in Miami does a sitting member of Congress host a book signing about dignity while refusing to take a single question from the very people whose dignity she’s been chipping away at in Washington. That’s exactly what happened the other night in Coral Gables, where Republican Congresswoman María Elvira Salazar held a cozy, closed-door […]

Richard Lamondin challenges Maria Elvira Salazar with ‘town hall’ in CD27

Richard Lamondin challenges Maria Elvira Salazar with ‘town hall’ in CD27

Congressional candidate Richard Lamondin must be feeling pretty good this week. His campaign’s first community town hall was drew a nice crowd Tuesday night at St. James Baptist Church in Coconut Grove. That already puts him ahead of Congresswoman María Elvira Salazar, who hasn’t faced her constituents without a teleprompter or studio lighting in, well, […]

Democrat candidate Richard Lamondin steps up for absent Maria Elvira Salazar

Democrat candidate Richard Lamondin steps up for absent Maria Elvira Salazar

Looks like Congresswoman María Elvira Salazar is still allergic to her own constituents. Like other Republican lawmakers across the country who keep ducking the angry mobs that want to roast them over tariffs and immigration, Miami’s own absentee rep is no different. Enter Richard Lamondin. Never heard of him? You’re not alone. He’s a Miami-born […]

Internal poll has Richard Lamondin in striking distance vs Maria Elvira Salazar

Internal poll has Richard Lamondin in striking distance vs Maria Elvira Salazar

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 […]

Maria Elvira Salazar may already have a 2026 opponent in Richard Lamondin

Maria Elvira Salazar may already have a 2026 opponent in Richard Lamondin

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 […]