Two key unions announced Tuesday that they endorsed Annette Taddeo in her bid to replace former Senator Frank Artiles, who was forced to resign in April after he was caught in a racial rant against a black legislator. The leaders of SEIU Florida and AFSCME Florida both said they were pleased to back Taddeo, who has […]
Sure, sure, there are six candidates in the Florida Senate District 40 race for the seat vacated by Frank Artiles, who resigned abruptly in April after he was caugh making racist and sexist comments to and about colleagues. But really, most if not all of the attention is going to be on the four familiar faces […]
Summer is coming. As we enter the last full week of May, we realize that the usual summer political doldrums should not hold true this year, since we have the special eletion in Senate District 40 to keep us entertained as well as municipal elections in the county’s four largest cities just gearing up. But Miami-Dade […]
Daisy Baez vs. Ana Rivas Logan vs. Annette Taddeo The Senate 40 race to replace disgraced former Sen. Frank Artiles got a little more interesting Monday when Republican State Rep. Jose Felix Diaz said he would run, as expected, and perennial Democrat candidate Annette Taddeo said she would run, as always expected — setting up for […]
Chalk another loss up for Annette Taddeo. The former chair of the Miami-Dade Democratic Party, who has lost four elections for public office, lost a fifth race Tuesday night when former North Miami Beach Assistant City Attorney Dotie Joseph was elected vice-chairwoman of the same body by about 200 local Democrats after three hours of hand-wringing in what […]
She may have been beaten, yet again, in the Democratic primary for the 26th Congressional district by the candidate who lost anyway to U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo Tuesday. But Annette Taddeo will not go gently into the good night. She is raging against, not a dying light, but the Republican darkness. Taddeo is still vice […]
You could cut the tension in the room with a knife Tuesday night, when the Kendall Federation of Homeowners Associations had their first candidate’s forum and former friends Joe Garcia and Annette Taddeo faced off for what could be the first time in this election cycle — or ever. They are so used to working […]
Former Congressman Joe Garcia, who wants his job back in Washington, is talking all over the internet today about his track record and his connection to the residents District 26. “Hi. I’m Joe Garcia. You know, a few years ago we began a journey together, a journey to bring the voice of South Florida to […]
Riding high off recent poll results that show him the clear frontrunner, former Congressman Joe Garcia — who wants his job back and is running against his former friend Annette Taddeo in the Democratic primary — will open his campaign headquarters in Palmetto Bay Saturday, where the village’s old town hall used to be. This is […]
Poor Annette Taddeo. She must be pulling her hair out and/or crying her eyes out. Former Congressman Joe Garcia jumped into the race less than three weeks ago and already he looks like the front runner. First, he releases an internal poll that shows him with a double digit lead over his one-time BFF. Okay, […]