Jesse Scheckner

5 days ago | floridapolitics.com | Jesse Scheckner

As Pride Month begins, Miami Beach Commissioner Laura Dominguez’s re-election bid is getting a boost with support from the political arms of two of Florida’s most prominent LGBTQ advocacy groups. Dominguez’s campaign announced nods from Equality Florida Action PAC and SAVE Action PAC. Those endorsements, her campaign said, underscore Dominguez’s leadership and record of championing equality, inclusion and progress for all Miami Beach residents. Leaders from both groups said as much in statements.

5 days ago | floridapolitics.com | Jesse Scheckner

José Javier Rodríguez, who lost his Senate seat in a so-called “ghost candidate” scheme that has since led to the criminal conviction of its main conspirator, is running for Attorney General. Rodríguez said his goal is to take on the “corrupt power brokers in Tallahassee who want to keep things as they are and keep increasing our costs,” according to the Miami Herald, which first reported on Rodríguez’s bid.

1 week ago | floridapolitics.com | Jesse Scheckner

Miami voters in District 4 are heading to the polls in a high-profile Special Election to fill the City Commission seat left vacant after the death of longtime Commissioner Manolo Reyes last month. They have two candidates to choose from: Jose Regalado and Ralph Rosado. Both are Republican, though the race is nonpartisan. Neither is unfamiliar with government work. Regalado worked as the Assistant Director for Miami’s Building Department before launching his run.

1 week ago | floridapolitics.com | Jesse Scheckner

An upcoming vote by the Miami Commission could result in the city’s five current elected officials getting one more year in office. That would be more than inconvenient — and arguably unfair — to the 17 candidates already running for elected posts this year, critics of the yet-to-be filed proposal say. An argument for the change, meanwhile, is that it would line up the city’s elections with state and federal races, cutting costs and boosting turnout.

1 week ago | floridapolitics.com | Jesse Scheckner

Civil rights leaders and grassroots groups are set to gather in Miami Gardens for “The People’s Meetup,” a town hall led by Democratic state Sen. Shevrin Jones focused on mobilizing Black voters and advancing social justice. The Saturday, May 31 event will feature U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, a Texas civil rights and criminal defense lawyer, and civil rights lawyer Ben Crump, who represented the families of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, among others.