Some local Dems say there needs to be change in Miami-Dade, too Nikki Fried, the former commissioner of agriculture and consumer affairs who lost the gubernatorial primary last year to Charlie Crist, was voted chair of the Florida Democratic Party Saturday over former Sen. Annette Taddeo, who won her primary but lost the congressional race […]
Former Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Commissioner Nikki Fried, who lost the Democratic gubernatorial primary last year, announced Monday that she wants to try “something new” — and is running to be the next chair of the Florida Democratic Party. That pits her against former Sen. Annette Taddeo, who lost her bid for congress last year, […]
Agriculture Commissioner and gubernatorial candidate Nikki Fried, the only statewide elected Democrat, has seized on to what some predict will be a wedge issue in this competitive election: Affordable housing and skyrocketing rental rates. Fried is promoting her first real policy plan called “Lower Costs, Higher Standards,” with a statewide tour of six cities that […]
Florida Congressman Charlie Crist (D-St. Petersburgh), a turncoat who served as a Republican governor from 2007 to 2011, and Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Nikki Fried — the only statewide elected Democrat in the current administration — are leading the race for campaign contributions in the Democratic primary for governor, leaving Sen. Annette […]
When Congressman Charlie Crist‘s campaign looked for women to back him in next year’s governor’s race against two viable female candidates, they turned to a small group of relatively unknown women — led by his two sisters. Well, at least his siblings support him! “The ‘Women for Crist’ group is going to be a grassroots, […]
Just two weeks after, finally, announcing she would run for Florida Governor next year, State Sen. Annette Taddeo has already amassed more than $650,000 in contributions between her campaign account and her political action committee. This isn’t reflected yet on the Florida Division of Elections page, but her political consultant, Christian Ulvert, said it would […]
In the race to become the next mayor of Miami-Dade, Commissioner Daniella Levine Cava is accumulating endorsements like nobody’s business. Even before round 1 on Aug. 18, it seemed like Levine Cava was in a war with former Mayor Alex Penelas over how many endorsements each could get. She has almost every progressive group (if […]