The woman recruited by the Miami-Dade Democratic Party to run in the special election for House District 116 was a Republican only hours before she registered to vote as a Democrat — the same day she qualified to run for state representative. Gabriela Mayaudon, who is also listed on documents as Maria Gabriela Mayaudon, proudly […]
A new and practically unknown Democrat has filed in the race for Florida House seat 116, to replace Jose Felix “Pepi” Diaz, who resigned to run for Senate. But it’s not her first time running for office. Gabriela Mayaudon served in the Venezuelan legislature before moving to South Florida about 10 years ago, said Elezear […]
The Senate seat in District 40 isn’t the only special election seat on the summer ballot. Voters in House District 116 will also pick a replacement for State Rep. Jose Felix “Pepi” Diaz, who resigned last seek to run for Senate to replace Frank Artiles, his BFF and roommate, who resigned last month after a racist and […]
The latest turn in the Zika politics trend is a trinket: A citronella repellent wristband that will be distributed at select polls Tuesday by State House 115 Democrat candidate Ross Hancock. “Because who couldn’t foresee long ago that Miami-Dade voters would be exposed to mosquitoes,” Hancock asked. Um, everybody else. Even Mayor Carlos Gimenez, whose […]
Both the Democrats in the primary race for the seat in State House district 115 are similar in that both are well-liked gringos, perennial candidates who have run before and who are running wholly positive campaigns. In fact, some people who know them both are having a hard time making a choice. But if the end […]
Perennial candidate Ross Hancock is running against another Democrat for the opportunity to face State Rep. Michael Bileca in November. But it might also look like he’s running against Donald Trump. Hancock has a mailer going out this week to Hispanic Democrats that plays on their alleged distaste for the brash millionaire GOP presidential nominee. […]
Looks like we may have a Democratic primary in the House 115 race between two perennial applicants. Ross Hancock, who ran against Erik Fresen in 2012 and 2014 and for Coral Gables City Commission in 2013, has been running since January. Earlier this month, Jeffrey “Doc” Solomon, who has run for state House twice and for Pinecrest […]