Sabina Covo leads Miami District 2 candidates in campaign fundraising

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Sabina Covo leads Miami District 2 candidates in campaign fundraising
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Miami Commissioner Sabina Covo, who won a special election in February to replace Commissioner Ken Russell, who resigned to run unsuccessfully for Congress, is raising money like a real incumbent.

Between her campaign account ($69,400) and her political action committee, Dream Miami ($238,150), she’s got more than $300K raised so far, according to her latest campaign finance reports, which is a lot for a seemingly clueless newbie. It includes $25,000 from attorney Jay Solowsky, vice president of the Brickell Homeowners Association, $12,500 from Jorge Mas, who is building Miami Freedom Park on the Melreese golf course, and $15,000 from Becker Boards, which does outdoor advertising like on buses, $10,000 from real estate investor Gregory Freedman, co-founder and co CEO of BH3, and $8,000 from Event Entertainment Group.

This is incumbent level fundraising. But, according to her PAC expenses, she has longtime political consultant (and murder suspect) Seth Gordon beating the bushes for her. Gordon, who has been considered a suspect in his first wife shooting death in 1975, has been paid $20K so far for his fundraising efforts on Covo’s behalf.

Read related: Nervous in first Miami Commission meeting, Sabina Covo froze on Pledge

Banker and LGBTQ activist Damian Pardo comes in second place, raising $120,000 in his first month, according to his campaign report. But that includes a $60,000 loan to himself. His PAC, We Can Do Better, has not reported raising any funds yet has Christopher Miles, the former chief of staff to one-term GOP Congressman Carlos Curbelo, as chairman. That’s an interesting connection.

James Torres, the president of the Downtown Neighbors Association, has raised just over $21,000 for his campaign account and just over $91,000 for his PAC, Roundtable Miami. And Eddy Leal, the former attorney to Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, reported collecting $13,780. He says he doesn’t have a PAC. Not yet, anyway.

Someone named Gabriela Ariana Chirinos has raised $200 and Christy Reeves Tasker hasn’t reported anything, so we’re not going to focus on them just yet.

The qualifying period for the Nov. 7 Miami election is from Sept. 8 to 23. There will be a runoff on Nov. 21 if necessary. The seats for Districts 1 and 4, currently held by Alex Diaz de la Portilla and Manolo Reyes, respectively, are also on the ballot.

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  7. James Torres has to be the one for US in this District, HONEST and Transparent

    Covo- useless and clueless like the movie Clueless

    Leal- shady as they come, was that the Mayors 10K dinner event a few months ago and tell all of us he has no PAC.. JOKE ass clown

    Pardo- who know what he is running for. another voice with no record and bit on issues.
    Only done and taken money from Krusty Carollo for HIS event. JOKE

    SO its clear to me who the real candidate is or should be.. James Torres
    http://www.votejamestorres.com

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  8. Things to make you go hum

    Covo appoints Seth Gordon to a Board, Seth gives money to her PAC and now Covo pays him from her PAC.. whats the game here .

    But, according to her PAC expenses, she has longtime political consultant (and murder suspect) Seth Gordon beating the bushes for her. Gordon, who has been considered a suspect in his first wife shooting death in 1975, has been paid $20K so far for his fundraising efforts on Covo’s behalf.

    And she has another CRIMINAL working/fundraising for her. once again things to make you go hum

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  9. @Needs help

    Please get your facts correct, I just looked at the city recording of this meeting, as you should and get your facts!
    He was clear in his message… NO signs in the park.. but by county and city ordinance, its allowed to be on the “easement of the park” no inside as you shared. clown
    Also, maybe you need to show up and address your points of view at the Trust meeting or City hall.
    I also did call James campaign and asked about the item that was deferred. Once again sign and they tell me that its was because of them that they DEFERED the item, as they get additional details on the mural sign through out the city!
    SIDENOTE: FUNNY how Sabina Covo got `12,000 into her PAC from ONE of these sign companies!!!!!!! And no one INCLUDING you make a comment on that you clown.

    FACTS are FACTS you want to toss rocks at the glass house but no facts!. James and the DNA have our backs not only in Downtown, but as a District as a whole.

    you cant say that for all of the CLOWNS in the race including Covo “COVID19” herself that took money from the sign company!

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  10. Covo was a clueless dope 2000 to 2022 and she is no smarter now. Torres is the dude who stood at a Commission meeting and told corrupt commissioners to install LED billboards Downtown on Ferre Park and on Bayfront Park. Torres is scary. Torres will go
    along with anything corrupt Carollo wants.

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  11. I am concerned with James Torres. Again and again he has demonstrated that the only thing he is interested, and continually speaks on behalf of its protection, is DOWNTOWN. Well, how about the Grove, Morningside, North Grove, Brickell, etc? I do not believe any of these areas will be strongly protected.

    Leal has not worked in Suarez’ office for some time now. How would he know about payments that Suarez was negotiating for his own behalf? To say something like that by the prior writer is a stretch.

    Nonetheless, Covo needs to be removed. She really is incompetent. Knows nothing about Miami 21 and that lack of knowledge is hurting the single family residential areas of the city. And to top it all off, now knowing the Pledge is outrageous considering that she is a representative of a United States government’s municipality. Outrageous.

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  15. So glad James Torres is back in this, the only person that really addressed issues! The rest of the clown are just that clown.
    Covo aka Covid should be done in November. she is clueless and for someone that doesn’t know the pledge, that’s an issue.

    Pardo- another want to be, truly ask yourself this what has he done for D2.. not a F&%Cken things. Only asking Krusty Carollo for grants for his Gay8 festival.

    Then we have Eddie “the attorney to Suarez”… let me say that again the attorney to Suarez, wonder if he knows about all the issues on Mr. Mayor. more on that later, ask yourself if he knew about the loan scam, the payments to the mayor. the list goes on and on.
    And no PAC… lies I tell you lies. he had a “dark pac”.

    I see James pulling this off, since Feb he has been front and center of community issues.

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