Joe Garcia wins US House seat to represent Miami

Posted November 07, 2012 by publisher in Cuban American Politics +0 follow-up post(s)

David Adams | Reuters

A campaign finance scandal may have cost a South Florida Republican his congressional seat and handed victory to his challenger, who will be Miami’s first Cuban-American Democratic representative.

Incumbent David Rivera, a fierce opponent of Cuba’s communist government, was beaten by fellow Cuban-American Joe Garcia in Florida’s 26th District by a margin of 54 percent to 43 percent, according to local media, which cited preliminary results from elections officials. Read Complete

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