No-party candidate in Florida Senate race hires lawyer, says he doesn't live in district

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NEW: A no-party candidate who ran in a Miami Senate race has retained legal counsel as state prosecutors investigate his candidacy.

No-party candidate in Florida Senate race hires lawyer, says he doesn’t live in district
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Alex Rodriguez received more than 6,300 votes in the race for Senate District 37 and likely cost incumbent Democrat José Javier Rodríguez, who shared the same surname, his seat. Republican Ileana Garcia won the race by 34 votes after a manual recount. More than 215,000 votes were cast in the election.

Alexis Pedro Rodriguez, whose name on the ballot appeared as Alex Rodriguez, confirmed to a Miami Herald reporter at his Boca Raton home Wednesday that he lived in Palm Beach County and wanted to run for state Senate in Miami because as a Miami native, “it’s always something I wanted to do.”

According to election documents obtained by the Miami Herald, Rodriguez was registered to vote in Palm Beach County for the 2020 election.

Rodriguez’s candidacy is in question after he listed a Palmetto Bay house on his sworn candidate oath, though he no longer lives there. Miami-Dade state prosecutors recently launched an investigation into his candidacy, sources with knowledge of the investigation told the Miami Herald.

[NCDem47]

1. None of this was vetted BEFORE the election????

Sheesh.

[Baitball Blogger]

5. +1

[Chainfire]

2. That is good politicking there

You have to give it to Republicans, they are creative. Crooked as a snake, but creative.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

4. No, it appears to be election fraud.

[Phoenix61]

3. Wonder who paid his filing fee? Like they say.

Follow the money.

[bluestarone]

6. Actually i wouldn't mind

A Florida investigation in this election