Former State Sen. Annette Taddeo announced Monday that she would run for Miami-Dade County Clerk and Comptroller against Juan Fernandez-Barquin, a former state rep that was appointed to the job by Gov. Ron DeSantis last June.
This completes campaign consultant Christian Ulvert‘s dance card for 2024. He’s got all the five of the big countywide races on his watch. Let’s call it the Ulvert Slate:
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Some local Dems say there needs to be change in Miami-Dade, too
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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, in an race to reform and rejuvenate a party that has seen major political losses and division. Fried and Taddeo, who announced her run for the FDP chair about four weeks ago, competed briefly last year in the gubernatorial primary before Taddeo shifted to the congressional race in District 27.
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After a surprisingly hard loss Tuesday to Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar, an upbeat Sen. Annette Taddeo blasted the Florida Democratic Party and vowed to keep fighting for South Florida’s needs.
“I don’t need a title to get shit done,” she told her supporters after conceding defeat. And she read a text message that her daughter sent voters earlier Tuesday before the election ended.
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Miami-Dade voters painted the town red Tuesday when ballots counted showed that Republican candidates had won all but one local partisan race.
The only exception: Congresswoman Frederica Wilson, who handily beat her opponent, Jesus Navarro, with 71% of the vote.
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Remember debates? How great they were? Wouldn’t it be great to see some this election cycle?
Sen. Annette Taddeo, who is running as the Democratic nominee for Floridas 27th Congressional District, has challenged the incumbent, U.S. Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar, to four debates — two in English and two en Español. This is the best way for voters to see the differences between them.
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