With the hand recount completed in the race for State Senate District 37, Senate Democratic Leader Designate Gary Farmer released the following statement:
“Over the last week, we have seen the democratic process play out exactly as it should and we want to thank the Miami-Dade Supervisor of Elections office for their hard work to ensure that every voter had the chance to make their voice heard. It appears that a number of questionable tactics were used against Senator Rodriguez, including the funding of a ringer NPA candidate with hundreds of thousands of dollars in dark money spending to siphon Democratic votes and millions more spent on lies about Senator Rodriguez and his record. The people of South Florida deserve better and while this result is unfortunate, they can rest assured that Senator Rodriguez will continue to fight for this community.”
