School Board member weighs run against Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Source: The Miami Herald
Propelled by U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s support of the Iran agreement, Miami-Dade School Board Member Martin Karp says he may challenge the national Democratic leader next year.
Karp, a Democrat, said he hopes to make a decision by Oct. 1 about whether to run in the liberal Broward-to-Miami Beach district. If he runs, this would be the first time Wasserman Schultz has faced a serious primary challenge since she won the seat in 2004.
Karp started to think about running for Congress during the past couple of weeks as he drew attention for helping organize protests against the Iran agreement including outside of Aventura City Hall where Wasserman Schultz has a local office. Politico first reported Karp was mulling a bid.
“As more and more people approached me, they were very serious about their intentions,” he told the Miami Herald. “I said, ‘Well, I want to digest that and think about it.’”
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Lots of DUers have been clamoring for a Democrat to challenge Congresswoman Wasserman Schultz. Now it looks like they are getting what they want. But he is much more of a hawk on Iran than she is. Be careful of what you wish for!
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