FL-26: Republican Miami-Dade Mayor Gimenez to challenge freshman Mucarsel-Powell
Carlos Gimenez, three-time mayor of Miami-Dade County, is telling supporters he has decided to run for Congress and is preparing to announce his campaign next week.
Gimenez, who has mulled a congressional bid for weeks, has called allies and donors in recent days to say he’s decided to announce plans to seek Florida’s 26th congressional district as a Republican. The seat, representing Southwest Miami-Dade and the Florida Keys, is currently held by Democrat Debbie Mucarsel-Powell.
Gimenez is planning a public announcement Wednesday, one day after he delivers his final State of the County address, according to three sources. It’s not yet known where he will roll out his campaign.
“Sometime next week I’ll make an announcement,” a coy Gimenez told the Miami Herald Thursday in a brief interview at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach, during which he declined to answer questions about one of the critical issues now facing Congress: the U.S. conflict with Iran. “I’ll have a lot more to say if I run for Congress, OK?”
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