Add the International Brother of Electrical Workers Local #349 to the list of individuals and entities who have endorsed former (read: disgraced) Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Martin Zilber for city of Miami commissioner in District 2.

Likely under pressure — as the head of the IBEW is the father of a lobbyist who is pals with Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla, who is pushing hard for Zilber.

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The first campaign finance reports for the special election to fill the vacancy in the city of Miami’s District 2 were filed Thursday — three days after absentee or mail-in ballots were sent to voters.

Former Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Martin Zilber, who has been pushed by Commissioners Joe Carollo and Alex Diaz de la Portilla and endorsed by Chairwoman Christine King this week, reported the most in contributions with $88,000. This includes a few bundles from real estate investors: $10,000 from Nir Shoshani, $8,000 from Alfredo Xiques, $5,000 from Jorge Luis Salazar and at least $4,00 from Jeffrey Hoyos.

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