43 online
 
Most Popular Choices
Share on Facebook 22 Printer Friendly Page More Sharing
General News    H4'ed 9/26/17

Dem Annette Taddeo picks up Florida Senate seat

Follow Me on Twitter     Message Meryl Ann Butler
Become a Fan
  (81 fans)

Annette Taddeo, a Democrat, won the Florida Senate District 40 seat in a special election on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017. She bested State Rep. Jose Felix Diaz in the race to claim the southwest Miami-Dade seat formerly held by Republican Frank Artiles, who was forced to resign in the spring following his racist comments to two black lawmakers. Artiles was initially defiant about the incident, but gave up his seat after it became known that the Miami Herald had a story coming that revealed he’d hired apparently unqualified young women — including a former Hooters “calendar girl” — as campaign consultants.

Read the rest of the story HERE:

At www.miamiherald.com
Must Read 1   Valuable 1  
Rate It | View Ratings

Meryl Ann Butler Social Media Pages: Facebook page url on login Profile not filled in       Twitter page url on login Profile not filled in       Linkedin page url on login Profile not filled in       Instagram page url on login Profile not filled in

Meryl Ann Butler is an artist, author, educator and OpedNews Managing Editor who has been actively engaged in utilizing the arts as stepping-stones toward joy-filled wellbeing since she was a hippie. She began writing for OpEdNews in Feb, 2004. She became a Senior Editor in August 2012 and Managing Editor in January, (more...)
 

Go To Commenting
The views expressed herein are the sole responsibility of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of this website or its editors.
Follow Me on Twitter     Writers Guidelines

 
Contact AuthorContact Author Contact EditorContact Editor Author PageView Authors' Articles
Support OpEdNews

OpEdNews depends upon can't survive without your help.

If you value this article and the work of OpEdNews, please either Donate or Purchase a premium membership.

STAY IN THE KNOW
If you've enjoyed this, sign up for our daily or weekly newsletter to get lots of great progressive content.
Daily Weekly     OpEd News Newsletter
Name
Email
   (Opens new browser window)
 

To View Comments or Join the Conversation:

Tell A Friend