State Rep. Eddy Gonzalez is going to have to look for a real job.
Gonzalez, who is termed out this year, lost to former Miami-Dade Property Appraiser Pedro Garcia in the runoff Tuesday — even though he spent more than twice as much as Garcia.
Guess voters could see right through the slick career politician’s trick, see right through the Hialeah hoodlum bravado, see right through his $450,000 campaign — $410K was spent through Oct. 30 while Garcia spent $175,000 by the same time.
Guess voters saw right through his negative attacks on Garcia, which turned out to be exaggerated half truths at best, blatant lies at worst.
Garcia won with 58% of the vote compared to 42% that Gonzalez got. He did worse than he did in the five-way primary Aug. 26. Yeah, he got a higher percentage Tuesday but he lost by a 16 point gap. He was only 10 points behind Garcia in the primary.
Neither candidate could be reached Tuesday night. Garcia was at his victory party at Graziano’s in Coral Gables and couldn’t hear his phone when I called. He was responding to wellwishing messages until after midnight.
Garcia had filed a complaint with the Miami-Dade Commission on Ethics against Gonzalez for the ad that claimed he had paid a staffer a $400,000 salary to do nothing. Turns out that employee was paid $86,000-a-year and was representing the union for four years, a perk negotiated by the administration that allows them to take a paid leave for union work.
It’s possible that Garcia will forget about this complaint now. But I hope he doesn’t.
Because it’s likely that Gonzalez will just float into another campaign, for Hialeah mayor or council — or maybe even community council in his buddy Miami-Dade Commissioner Esteban Bovo‘s district.
But Ladra is still going to have the classifieds delivered to his house this weekend — the house he lives in outside his district.
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Pedro, no, I’m one of those citizens who is tired of watching Eddy Gonzalez and a cast of Hialeah corrupt politicians collect absentee ballots and “win” elections over decent candidates. Congratulations on your win Mr. Garcia, Hope that clears it up for you Pedro.
santana…..are you the same guy that ran for mayor in Hialeah??
congratulation Mr Garcias I am happy you are back
I hear the position for Hialeah Dog Catcher will be up for election in ’15. Eddy may try his hand at that.
Hey, isn’t the Dade Delgation job open? Eddy can add a 2nd chair for Custin to sit at.
Good riddance to Edie. He was just another suck up to the money. He sponsored the Dolphins money grab, look where that got him. Maybe the Dolphins will give him a job working their parking lot!
Eddy does not know what a real Job is, let’s see if the State Rep’s that helped him can give him a job