Wednesday, May 25 2011
The owner of a cigar manufacturing business beat other Republican candidates to represent House District 110, which includes Hialeah and Miami Lakes.
By Laura Isensee | Miami Herald
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Hialeah businessman Jose Oliva beat two other Republicans to fill a vacant seat in the Florida House in Tuesday’s special election.
The race was part of the political domino effect triggered by the March 15 recall election. The three candidates vied to replace Esteban Bovo, a Hialeah Republican who resigned in his successful bid to replace ousted County Commissioner Natacha Seijas.
On the ballot for House District 110: Frank Lago, 30, the chief of staff for the mayor of Sweetwater, Manny Maroño; Oliva, 38, a cigar business owner and former Hialeah Housing Authority commissioner; and Rafael “Ralph” Perez, 35, a general contractor and former legislative aide to Marco Rubio when the U.S. senator was a state representative.
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