Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez was re-elected last year in a primary with 54 percent and a 24 point lead over number two, former Miami-Dade Commissioner Chairman Joe Martinez. He doesn’t reasonably have to campaign again for another year at least, according to local standards. Or so one might think (more on that later). But his […]
Could this year’s mayoral election in Hialeah turn out to be a rematch? Former Hialeah Mayor Raul Martinez — who lost a bitter race against Mayor Carlos “Castro” Hernandez in 2011 — walked into City Hall Wednesday morning and walked out with a candidate package. He said he didn’t mean to. Martinez, who has remained […]
She may not be running for the seat, but Cutler Bay Mayor Ed MacDougall — who has announced his intent to run for Congress in District 26 in 2014 — seems to be campaigning against Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle. And vice versa. MacDougall has asked Florida Gov. Rick Scott to appoint a special […]
If the Homestead mayoral election this November reflects the race for cash in campaign reports, it’s going to be a two-man face off between Mayor Steve Bateman and hotelier Mark Bell, who just happens to be the husband of the former mayor, current Miami-Dade Commissioner Lynda Bell. That’s because the third horse, Joseph Sewell, has […]
One has to wonder why Miami-Dade School Board Member Carlos Curbelo is running so hard so soon. Curbelo, who is arguably the frontrunning GOP candidate in the Republican Party’s effort to take back the seat won last year by U.S. Rep. Joe Garcia, has been on a fast track to the ballot — more than […]
Do you like Miami Commissioner Francis Suarez in this November’s Miami mayoral race? There’s an app for that. Suarez, who is already way ahead in the social media campaign against Mayor Tomas Regalado, now has a new iphone app available for his supporters to get in touch with the latest news from the campaign. Launched […]
Voters in Miami Lakes changed the way that council members are elected, choosing to choose them citywide instead of by district. Or did they? The problem with sending absentee ballots to everyone, whether they request it or not, is that you could end up sending ABs to ghosts. At least one was, in the case […]
Fresh off the epic fail that was the botched (read: fake) recall effort in Doral, local “activist” and gypsy con artist Vanessa Brito has moved on, yet again, like the locust she is. This time, she says she formed a PAC to collect signatures for marriage equality in Florida. While the effort is worthwhile and […]
I love a parade. Apparently, so do the Miami-Dade Democrats. Taking advantage of the colossal number of people expected to descend on downtown Miami Monday for the Miami Heat Championship parade, the Miami-Dade Democratic Party sent an email asking for volunteers to help them register voters with team spirit. The parade starts at 11 a.m. […]
It not only bothers Ladra that Hialeah Mayor Carlos “Castro” Hernandez gets away with his abuse of power and intimidation of critics and that law enforcement does nothing to stop this obvious crook from corrupting his office and the city any further. It bothers me far more that several respected leaders elected to represent us […]