Coral Gables Mayor Vince Lago rakes in campaign funds, much from developers

Coral Gables Mayor Vince Lago rakes in campaign funds, much from developers

In the race for Coral Gables mayor, the campaign financing is super lopsided. Incumbent Mayor Vince Lago has out-fundraised Commissioner Kirk Menendez, who has challenged him — more than 16 to 1. After coming in with a negative total in his December report, Lago’s campaign finance reports show he has raised $263,825 just since January, with $108,750 […]

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 Mayor, Commissioners raise $1.7 mil plus in three months

Miami-Dade Mayor, Commissioners raise $1.7 mil plus in three months

Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and the seven incumbent commissioners up for re-election raised more than $1.7 million between them in the first quarter of the year, according to finance reports filed this week. This includes the $635,185 raised between them in their respective campaign accounts and another $1 million plus in political action committee […]

New Florida law gives us less campaign finance reporting, less transparency

New Florida law gives us less campaign finance reporting, less transparency

August 10th came and went and there were no campaign finance reports filed in Florida for state candidates. Or for county candidates. Or for city candidates. Did anybody else notice this had happened? A new quarterly schedule for reporting campaign finance collections and expenditures has replaced Florida’s long-standing monthly reporting for state and local candidates. […]

Big 4 Miami-Dade mayoral candidates together raise $12 million plus for race

Big 4 Miami-Dade mayoral candidates together raise $12 million plus for race

Not everyone is doing terribly in the economic crisis fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. The four viable Miami-Dade mayoral candidates have raised more than $12 million between them, and spent at least $9.5 million through July 31, according to the latest campaign finance reports filed Friday with the Miami-Dade Elections Department. The biggest bank belongs […]

Coral Gables candidates will spend more than $1 million

Coral Gables candidates will spend more than $1 million

By the time the Coral Gables mayoral race is over on Tuesday evening, the two candidates will have spent at least a half a million dollars, maybe more. Ladra is not sure but is willing to bet that’s a record. The six candidates in the two commission seat races raised almost exactly the same amount […]