Katy Sorenson, who served on the Miami-Dade County Commission from 1994 to 2010 and founded the Good Government Initiative at the University of Miami, is backing fellow Democrat Robin Peguero for Congress.
Peguero’s campaign to unseat Republican U.S. Rep. María Elvira Salazar in Florida’s 27th Congressional District announced Sorenson’s support.
The campaign included a statement from Sorenson, who called Peguero “genuine, intelligent, thoughtful and experienced.”
“His can-do spirit radiates positivity and, in these dark times, it gives us hope for the future,” she said.
Peguero, a former prosecutor, has also been endorsed by Miami-Dade School Board member Joe Geller, Key Biscayne Council member Franklin Caplan, Coral Gables Commissioner Melissa Castro, Cutler Bay Council member B.J. Duncan, former U.S. Rep. Donna Shalala, and former state Reps. Annie Betancourt and J.C. Planas.
Ex-Key Biscayne Mayor Mike Davey, who withdrew from the race for Florida’s 27th Congressional District and immediately endorsed Peguero in August.
Peguero also carries support from the political arms of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and Congressional Black Caucus.
Peguero will face at least two Primary opponents in CD 27: accountant Alexander Fornino and entrepreneur Richard Lamondin.
CD 27 — one of three Florida districts that the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has highlighted as “in play” — covers Miami, Coral Gables, Cutler Bay, Key Biscayne, Pinecrest, North Bay Village, South Miami, West Miami and several unincorporated areas.
