Miami-Dade Commissioner Joe Martinez is facing two challengers, but only one is a real threat. Former State Rep. Robert Asencio is a sleeper candidate who beat none other than David “Nine Lives” Rivera in 2016 for a House seat in 118 — by a scant 53 votes. Despite a canyon-sized gap in their campaign financing, […]
State Rep. Javier Fernandez (D-Coral Gables) announced Wednesday that he will run next year in Senate District 39, where Anitere Flores (R-Kendall) is termed out and Democrats have a real opportunity to pick up a seat. But first, he has to move there. There is no other Democrat in the race now. Pinecrest Councilwoman Anna Hochkammer, another carpetbagger who announced in […]
If you live in Senate District 40, where incumbent Sen. Annette Taddeo is facing a challenge from Republican superwoman Marili Cancio, then you also probably live in either House District 115 or House District 118. This Wednesday, you have a chance to see the candidates in both your senate and house race at the first […]
Robert Asencio probably shouldn’t put a deposit on a Tallahassee apartment just yet. And Ladra bets David “King Nine Lives” Rivera is lighting a candle to Cachita right now. Because the election might have been on Tuesday, but we still don’t know who won the seat in Florida House district 118. Miami-Dade Elections Supervisor Christina […]
Both the Florida Democratic Party and the Republican Party of Florida will claim victories in Tuesday’s election after several state seats switched colors. In the 305, we had four seats flip — two in the House and two in the Senate. Both House seats were open (one due to term limits and one due to […]
Most of us have been preoccupied — perhaps obsessed is a better word — with the presidential or the Miami-Dade mayoral election. But there were a lot of other races that culminated with Tuesday’s vote. Here are some highlights: Sen. Marco Rubio beat Congressman Patrick Murphy back to gain another six years in office. He […]
It’s a running joke that someday someone in the 305 will accuse a politician of child abuse. But stop laughing. Because it happened. It’s gotten real ugly in the race for Florida House seat 118, where candidate Robert Asencio, a recently retired lieutenant with the Miami-Dade Schools Department, has been painted as a no less […]
Not one, but two Democrat candidates have filed to run against State Rep. Frank Artiles for the seat in District 118 in what is expected to be a heavy blue 2016 electoral cycle. Omar Rivero (far right in photo), who challenged Artiles (far left) last year but fell short 58-42, filed paperwork for a rematch […]