Annette Taddeo to Run for Katy Sorenson's Seat

During the 2008 presidential election, Annette Taddeo set her sights on a big target: Congresswoman Ilena Ros-Lehtinen. The Colombian-American businesswoman, who loaned her campaign $350,000, lost but established herself as a viable candidate for public office.Late yesterday, Taddeo announced she is running again. This time, she is positioning herself for a...

By Francisco Alvarado

April 22, 2010

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During the 2008 presidential election, Annette Taddeo set her sights on a big target: Congresswoman Ilena Ros-Lehtinen. The Colombian-American businesswoman, who loaned her campaign $350,000, lost but established herself as a viable candidate for public office.

Late yesterday, Taddeo announced she is running again. This time, she is positioning herself for a seat she can actually win -- the one occupied by county Commissioner Katy Sorenson, who earlier this year decided not to run for re-election. Taddeo joins seven other candidates, including former Homestead Mayor Lynda Bell and Palmetto Bay Mayor Eugene Flynn.

In a news release, Taddeo says she is running because she wants to "help steer Miami-Dade through the churning seas of unprecedented economic woes."

A word of advice to her writers: Turn down the hyperbole.

Francisco Alvarado was born in Nicaragua and grew up in Miami, giving him unique insight into the Magic City and all its dark corners. An investigative reporter with a knack for uncovering corruption, Alvarado made his bones as a staff writer at Miami New Times and remains in dogged pursuit of the next juicy story.

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