Al Fox, Tampa voice on normalizing Cuban relations, files to run for U.S. Senate
Though he’s most known for his work around Cuban relations, Al Fox says his campaign will also focus on the environment and human rights
By Romy Ellenbogen
Published Earlier today
Albert “Al” Fox Jr., Tampa’s longstanding advocate for normalizing Cuban American relations, has officially filed to run in the 2022 Senate race.
Fox had hinted at a run earlier this summer when he formed an exploratory committee, but announced he had filed the paperwork to run in the Democratic primary on Monday.
In Tampa, Fox, 77, founded the nonprofit Alliance for Responsible Cuba Policy Foundation. Through that organization, he took a number of politicians, religious leaders and others to Cuba in an attempt to inform people about what the island was really like.
He previously ran for Congress in 2006 and lost to U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor. In that race, another notable member of the Tampa Cuban community printed signs that said “Give Fidel Castro a voice in the U.S. Congress: Vote Al Fox.”
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https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2021/08/16/al-fox-tampa-voice-on-normalizing-cuban-relations-files-to-run-for-us-senate/
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