Donald Trump endorses two more Miami-Dade candidates in 2024 election

Donald Trump endorses two more Miami-Dade candidates in 2024 election

Nod in sheriff’s race causes dueling GOP videos One would think that former President Donald Trump is busy enough, what with the hush money trial in full swing, the first of four criminal trials he is facing for more than 90 felony charges. One would think he’d also lie low, particularly in micro local elections […]

For Miami-Dade Elections Supervisor, GOP’s Alina Garcia leads fundraising

For Miami-Dade Elections Supervisor, GOP’s Alina Garcia leads fundraising

State Rep. Alina Garcia, a Republican abandoning her seat to run for Miami-Dade Supervisor of Elections, has raised the most of five candidates in the race — and more than both Democrats combined, according to finance reports filed this week for the first quarter of the year. Garcia reported collecting $125,647 in her campaign account, […]

Miami-Dade Fire Captain Omar Blanco runs for office again, in FL House 115

Miami-Dade Fire Captain Omar Blanco runs for office again, in FL House 115

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Captain Omar Blanco, a 20-veteran of the department and former union president, has officially announced that he is running for Florida House of Representatives in District 115, where Rep. Alina Garcia is vacating to run for Miami-Dade Elections Supervisor. It was known that Blanco, who ran for Congress four years ago, would […]

Alina Garcia leaves FL House to face Dem for Miami Dade elections chief

Alina Garcia leaves FL House to face Dem for Miami Dade elections chief

The first thing voters need to know about State Rep. Alina Garcia, who will not seek re-election after only two years in the Florida House and will run for the first ever elected Miami-Dade elections supervisor instead — is that she won’t say that the 2020 elections were fair across the U.S. “I can’t speak […]

Alina Garcia goes from Steve Bovo to Joe Carollo as senior political advisor

Alina Garcia goes from Steve Bovo to Joe Carollo as senior political advisor

Alina Garcia, a longtime Republican attaché who has worked in the elected offices for Congressman David Rivera, former and disgraced State Sen. Frank Artiles, Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Petronis and Miami-Dade Commissioner Esteban “Stevie” Bovo, has moved to the city of Miami to work for Joe Carollo. For the quinfecta. Garcia has worked two […]