Senator Annette Taddeo To Run For FL-27
“We are at a pivotal moment in our country and we desperately need leadership in Washington that can be trusted to put politics aside for the best interests of Miamians.â€
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Miami, Florida — Monday, June 6th, 2022, Senator Annette Taddeo announces her departure from the Democratic primary for Governor to run for Florida’s 27th district, the most competitive Congressional seat in Florida.
Senator Annette Taddeo had this to say: “Families in Miami need a representative in Congress who will stand up for them, hold Washington politicians accountable and make sure we finally tackle issues like the cost of living, gun violence, and defending a woman’s right to choose. I’m a small business owner and a mother with a daughter in Miami-Dade Public Schools so I live with these issues every single day.â€
Senator Taddeo went on to say: “After the tragedies in Buffalo and Uvalde and a conversation with my daughter about the realities our kids face daily, I knew what I needed to do. We are at a pivotal moment in our country and we desperately need leadership in Washington that can be trusted to put politics aside for the best interests of Miamians. I’m excited for the opportunity to earn the trust and support of the people who live in Florida’s 27th Congressional District which includes much of the area I’ve been grateful to represent in my historic time in the Florida Senate since 2017.â€
About the New FL- 27
The new 27th Congressional is one of the top Democratic pick up opportunities in the country. Democrats hold a registration advantage of more than 3,000 over Republicans. Hilary Clinton would have received 59.1% of the vote in 2016, Senator Nelson and Gillum would have received 54.6% and 53.8% respectively, and in two-way in 2018 Democrats would have received 51.8%. The demographic make up are: 74% Hispanic, 17% Caucasian, 7% African-American, 3% AAPI. Making it one of the most Hispanic districts in the Country.
About Senator Annette Taddeo
Annette is the daughter of an American WWII fighter pilot who gave her that true fighting spirit. As a child, Annette underwent nineteen major surgeries to correct a cleft lip. When she was seventeen, she was forced to flee her home in Colombia where a Marxist terrorist group, funded by the Cuban regime, kidnapped her father. After living and working her way through college waiting tables in Alabama, Taddeo moved to Miami in the wake of Hurricane Andrew to help her parents rebuild. It was during those difficult months living in a motor home that she started her own business at the age of twenty-two. In 2017, against all odds and against the advice of party bosses, Annette successfully flipped Senate District 40 from Red to Blue, when she made history as the first Latina Democrat elected to Florida’s Senate. Annette was subsequently re-elected and currently represents a district Trump won by 6 points.
As a working mom, Annette lives in Miami with her husband Dr. Eric Goldstein, and daughter Sofia, a student in public school — Living her American dream as a small business owner and State Senator for the Miami-Dade area.
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