Predatory scheme to buy and sell homes may have targeted the elderly
And why she’ll need to recuse herself from some votes
After what must be the shortest campaign cycle in the city’s history, Sabina Covo won Miami’s special election in District 2. The TV journalist turned communications pro will fill the vacancy created when Ken Russell resigned to run for Congress (and lost).
Covo, who was endorsed by the Miami-Dade Democratic Party, Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and former Sen. Annette Taddeo, got almost 30% of the vote, which is a huge coop in such a clusterbunch election with 13 candidates splitting 6,243 votes. There is no runoff.
Some local Dems say there needs to be change in Miami-Dade, too
Early voting for the Miami special election to fill the vacant commission seat ended Saturday, with a scant 851 voters casting ballots in person since Thursday at three locations: City Hall, County Hall downtown and the Lemon City Library Branch.
Another 3,312 voters have mailed in their ballots.
Six commission candidates also qualify for two seats in the April 11 race
