Press Release
Miami Herald Uncovers FL-21 Voter Fraud Scandal Implicating Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart
Posted: Oct 27, 2008
Hialeah, FL – Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart, Republican candidate for Florida’s 21st Congressional District, has been implicated in a voter fraud scandal broken in the Miami Herald on Saturday, October 25, which may have violated federal and state law and is now being investigated by the State Attorney’s Office.
Miami Herald Endorses Raul Martinez for Congress
Posted: Oct 14, 2008
Hialeah, FL – The Miami Herald today endorsed Raul Martinez for Congress in Florida’s 21st Congressional District.
The Herald noted:
“Mr. Martinez is firmly grounded in reality. He has a broad agenda and a robust, hands-on style of leadership. His penchant for devising practical solutions to political problems would be an asset to the district.”
President Bush heading to Miami to raise $$$
Posted: Oct 08, 2008
With polls suggesting several close congressional races in Florida -- including challenges to Lincoln and Mario Diaz-Balart -- PresidentBush heads to Florida Friday to raise money for the GOP.
Indicted Puerto Rican Senator: I Gave Suitcase of Cash to Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart
Posted: Oct 08, 2008
Miami FL - Puerto Rican Senator Jorge de Castro Font, who was arrested by the FBI on Thursday, has implicated U.S. Congressmen Lincoln Diaz-Balart, claiming to have traveled to Miami with Congressman Luis Fortuño of Puerto Rico to deliver a suitcase full of cash for Diaz-Balart's re-election campaign.
Puerto Rican Senator Jorge de Castro Font has been indicted by a federal grand jury on 31 criminal counts including bribery, wire fraud and money laundering.
Lincoln Diaz-Balart Illegally Uses Troops in Campaign TV Ad
Posted: Oct 07, 2008
Hialeah, FL – In his new campaign TV ad currently airing in English, Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart is illegally using the troops to benefit his campaign. The ad mentions the Southern Command Center in South Florida and shows a picture of 10 uniformed military officers standing in front of the Southern Command Headquarters.
Miami Herald: Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart's earmarks raise eyebrows
Posted: Oct 06, 2008
Hialeah, FL – According to a recent investigation by the Miami Herald:
“Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart has procured millions in federal funding to benefit a small Miami-Dade defense-contracting group that has donated tens of thousands of dollars to his political campaign and that of his brother, fellow U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart. Medley contractors Locust USA and Mark Two Engineering began contributing to the Diaz-Balarts' campaigns and political action committees in 2001, the year Locust secured its first small defense contract. Through this year, those contributions totaled more than $67,000. Locust was awarded $20.8 million in Pentagon research and development contracts from 2001-2007, federal contracting records show. At least 44 percent, $9.2 million, came through Congressional earmarks sponsored by Lincoln Diaz-Balart, The Miami Herald found. The largest -- $3.7 million -- came in 2006.”
Raul Martinez Calls for House to Vote NO on Senate Bailout Package
Posted: Oct 03, 2008
Hialeah , FL - Former Hialeah Mayor Raul Martinez , candidate for Florida 's 21st congressional district, today called on the U.S House of Representative to vote no on the Wall Street bailout package passed out of the U.S. Senate. Mayor Martinez released the following statement:
"I live in a district with one of the highest foreclosure rates in the country, where you can drive down the street and literally see abandoned homes block after block after block. I live in a district where middle class families are fighting right now to stay in their homes feeling the crunch of the rising cost of gas, healthcare, food, and a college education for their kids. I live in a district where hard-working people have lost their jobs because of the collapse of the housing market. I am standing up for those people today to say 'no' to a bailout that does not provide the help they need."
CBS4 Debate Now Set for October 13, Will Lincoln Show Up?
Posted: Oct 01, 2008
Hialeah, FL – After Lincoln Diaz-Balart continuously lied about the CBS4 debate and then ended negotiations with the station, the Martinez Campaign continued negotiations with the station in hopes of finding a date to debate and have agreed to debate on October 13 at 2:00PM.
Rothenberg Political Report Moves FL-21 Race to "Pure Toss Up"
Posted: Sep 30, 2008
Diaz-Balart Ends Negotiations, Won't Debate on CBS4
Posted: Sep 29, 2008
Raul Martinez Calls for NO Vote on Bailout
Posted: Sep 29, 2008
Lincoln Diaz-Balart Out of Touch in Email Response to Wall Street Bailout
Posted: Sep 27, 2008
Hialeah, FL – Former Hialeah Mayor Raul Martinez, candidate for Florida's 21st congressional district, released the following statement today regarding Lincoln Diaz-Balart's email response to the Wall Street bailout proposed by Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson currently under debate in Congress:
CBS4 Unaware of Lincoln's Mystery Debate in Miami Herald
Posted: Sep 19, 2008
CBS4 Surprised to Read About CBS4 Debate in Miami Herald
Hialeah, FL – Statement from Aaron Blye, Martinez Campaign Communications Director regarding mystery CBS4 debate touted by Lincoln Diaz-Balart:
Diaz-Balart Says NO to Univision Debate
Posted: Sep 18, 2008
Gas Price Gouging OK in Lincolns Book
Posted: Sep 15, 2008
Raul Martinez Statement on Cubas Request to Lift Embargo for 6 Months
Posted: Sep 15, 2008
Lincoln Does It Again Diaz-Balart Hiding Over $303,000 in Campaign Cash
Posted: Sep 12, 2008
5 Republican Elected Officials Endorse Democrat Martinez for Congress
Posted: Sep 04, 2008
Martinez Calls for Temporary Lift of Remittance and Travel Restrictions to Cuba in Wake of Hurricane Gustav
Posted: Sep 03, 2008
SEIU Endorses Raul Martinez for Congress at Labor Day Walk for Change
Posted: Sep 01, 2008
Raul Martinez Calls For U.S. Government Response to Hurricane Gustav in Cuba and Greater Antilles
Posted: Aug 31, 2008
New FL-21 Survey USA Poll: Martinez Takes the Lead
Posted: Aug 28, 2008
DCCC Chairman Chris Van Hollen to Recognize Mayor Martinez on Stage at the Democratic Convention in 6 PM (ET) Hour
Posted: Aug 26, 2008
Diaz-Balart Press Conference Should Be Renamed "Failed Policies 08"
Posted: Aug 26, 2008
Lincoln Diaz-Balart is Afraid to Debate Mayor Martinez on TV
Posted: Aug 25, 2008
Martinez in Denver to Advocate Change, Diaz-Balart in Denver to Play Political Games
Posted: Aug 22, 2008
FL-21: Does Lincoln Need President Bushs Permission for a Televised Denver Debate?
Posted: Aug 22, 2008
FL-21: Martinez & Diaz-Balart Going to Denver, Let's Debate
Posted: Aug 21, 2008
Hialeah, FL – Former Hialeah Mayor Raul Martinez, Democratic candidate for Florida’s 21st Congressional District, was pleased to read in today’s Wall Street Journal that his opponent Lincoln Diaz-Balart will be joining him in Denver for the Democratic Convention.
FL-21: Martinez Accepts 5 Debates, Diaz-Balart 0
Posted: Aug 19, 2008
FL-21: GOP Registration Drops Below 40% for the First Time
Posted: Aug 13, 2008
Hialeah, FL – According to new voter registration in Florida Congressional District 21 released by the Florida Division of Elections, Republican Party registration has dropped below 40% of total registered voters for the first time since the district was created. The district is separated by 4.66% in party registration, a drastic change from the 9% difference in party registration last election.
Diaz-Balart Should Investigate Campaign Contributions from Tainted McCain Bundler
Posted: Aug 11, 2008
Diaz-Balart Silent on Debate with Mayor Martinez
Posted: Aug 05, 2008
National Media Declares: "YouTube Ruins Another Life" in FL - 21 Congressional
Posted: Aug 01, 2008
Non-Partisan Rothenberg Political Report Adds FL-21 Race, Ranks as
Posted: Jul 31, 2008
Martinez Accepts Univision Invitation for FL-21 Debate
Posted: Jul 30, 2008
Martinez Q2 Fundraising Proves Bipartisan Appeal
Posted: Jul 22, 2008
Majority of Martinez’s over $603,000 in contributions came from Republicans
Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart Breaks the Law Again. Hides the source of nearly $5,000 in campaign contributions from the voters
Posted: Jul 16, 2008
Raul Martinez Statement on "Healthy Americans Act"
Posted: Jul 10, 2008
FL-21 Poll: Martinez, Diaz-Balart Statistically Tied
Posted: Jul 09, 2008
DCCC Announces Third Round of Red to Blue
Posted: Jun 19, 2008
Lincoln Diaz-Balart - Big Oil's Best Friend
Posted: Jun 13, 2008
Diaz-Balarts: If You Pay, We'll Play
Posted: Jun 03, 2008
TALLAHASSEE - Call it a case of influence peddling so blatant it would make Tom Feeney blush. A Miami Herald report today delves into the shady business going down between U.S. Reps. Lincoln and Mario Diaz-Balart and a company under federal investigation for Medicare fraud. Hanger Orthopedic Group has showered the Diaz-Balart brothers with thousands in campaign contributions while it lobbies Congress to pass a federal bill it would profit from. The brothers are two of the key sponsors of the bill. Aside from the ethical questions involved with the two Congressmen shepherding the legislation mere days after accepting donations, the relationship makes further obvious the astounding hypocrisy of the Diaz-Balarts.
Lincoln and Mario Diaz-Balart Don't Show Up for America's Troops and Veterans, Won't Show Up for Debates
Posted: May 29, 2008
Representatives Lincoln and Mario Diaz-Balart have been noticeably absent lately. Yesterday, Mario Diaz-Balart pulled out of a debate with Democratic Candidate Joe Garcia on issues affecting working families. Today, Lincoln Diaz-Balart is expected to also be a no-show at a similar forum with Raul Martinez.
Lincoln Diaz-Balart disappoints the voters of District 21- Again!
Posted: May 24, 2008
May 22, 2008 - Today the Miami Herald reported that Lincoln Diaz-Balart refused to debate former Mayor of Hialeah, Raul Martinez at a forum organized by the South Florida AFL-CIO.
Unfortunately for the people of district 21, this is not the first time that Lincoln Diaz-Balart has cut and run from his obligations to the American public.
Lincoln Diaz-Balart Votes Against GI Bill
Posted: May 20, 2008
May 19, 2008 - On Thursday Lincoln Diaz-Balart voted against a bi-partisan GI Bill (HR 2642), voting against our brave men and women who have made the terrific sacrifice of serving in the armed forces during a time of war.
Instead of honoring their sacrifice, Lincoln Diaz-Balart voted with the Bush administration again and did so blindly.
Hypocrisy Alert: Representative Lincoln Diaz-Balart Plays Politics with American Troops
Posted: May 16, 2008
Taking hypocrisy and loyalty to the Republican leadership to a new level, Representative Lincoln Diaz-Balart voted to defeat a bill to fund American troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, despite claiming he supports our troops.
Martinez Campaign Celebrates its First Victory
Posted: May 11, 2008
May8, 2008 - Mayor Raul Martinez is celebrating a victory for the constituents of District 21 as his campaign has successfully educated Lincoln Diaz-Balart about the looming two year long housing crisis. Mayor Martinez has repeatedly called on him to vote for the Neighborhood Stabilization Act of 2008. Recently, Lincoln said he had not “studied this sufficiently”. “Fortunately, Mayor Martinez’s highlighting of the issue lead Lincoln to study the two-year crisis further.
Mayor Raul Martinez Calls on Lincoln Diaz-Balart (ONCE AGAIN)
Posted: May 07, 2008
Soon the House will vote on the most comprehensive response yet to the American mortgage crisis. The package of housing measures will help families facing foreclosure keep their homes, help other families avoid foreclosures in the future, and help the recovery of communities harmed by empty homes caught in the foreclosure process. As most Americans’ primary investment is their home, ending the foreclosure crisis is vital to the American economy recovery.
Diaz-Balart Sells False Hopes: The Cars Act also does not include any safeguards
Posted: Apr 30, 2008
Lincoln Diaz–Balart and his Republican cohorts in congress are once again trying to distract the American public from the real issues by placating us with loosely thought out plans that will ultimately only end up hurting voters and benefiting big business. Recently the Miami Herald published a piece that gave explicit examples of previous tax break follies
DCCC Chair Van Hollen, Democratic Candidates to Talk with Miami Democrats about South Florida Races
Posted: Apr 30, 2008
On Monday, April 28, DCCC Chairman Chris Van Hollen and Democratic Candidates Annette Taddeo (FL-18), Raul Martinez (FL-21), and Joe Garcia (FL-25) will meet with Miami area Democrats to talk about why Democrats can compete and win in South Florida in 2008
Local Democrats Rally for Healthcare
Posted: Apr 22, 2008
Representative Hoyer, like Mayor Martinez has repeatedly called on Lincoln Diaz-Balart to vote for the passage of SCHIP
Democratic Majority Leader Steny Hoyer joined Mayor Raul Martinez and two other Democratic candidates to advocate for affordable healthcare for Florida’s children. The Majority leader’s visit to Hialeah Hospital was intended to highlight the importance of the passage of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program.
Raul Martinez calls on Lincoln Diaz-Balart to sponsor and support the Jubilee Act as well as House Resolution 241.
Posted: Apr 15, 2008
Message from Mayor Raul Martinez:
As the Mayor of Hialeah, I was fortunate enough to travel throughout various countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. My travels took me to countries such as Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, and Colombia to name a few.
Raul Martinez to be the Grand Marshall at the 2008 Miami Springs River Festival Parade
Posted: Apr 15, 2008
Raul Martinez, the former Mayor of the City of Hialeah and current Democratic candidate for the 21st Congressional District of Florida, will serve as Grand Marshall at the 2008 Miami Springs River Festival Parade. Martinez will be promoting environmental awareness while walking the parade route around the Curtiss Circle.
Martinez Campaign Launches New Website
Posted: Apr 14, 2008
Raul Martinez is launching a new and improved website - www.raul2008.com. It is designed to highlight campaign details and engage voters in the former Hialeah Mayor’s congressional race.
Part of the new website features a section entitled "The Raul I know" which includes video clips of elected officials and private individuals that support Mayor Martinez’s bid to represent District 21.
Martinez's fundraising outpaces Diaz-Balart's
Posted: Apr 10, 2008
Former Hialeah Mayor Raul Martinez raised over $615,000 in just seventy days of fundraising.
Raul Martinez, the former Mayor of Hialeah and current Democratic candidate for Congress, raised over $615,000 in the first quarter of 2008. The Mayor received contributions from more than 800 individual donors.New District 21 Figures Increasingly Favor Martinez
Posted: Apr 08, 2008
District 21 has undergone a drastic change in voter registration with 4,647 new Democratic voters since 2006
According to the latest figures released by the Miami-Dade County and Broward County Department of Elections, District 21 has 4,647 new Democratic voters and 3,877 fewer Republican voters since the 2006 election. That is a net change of 8,524 voters.Over Two years Ago, South Florida Became Engulfed In A Housing Crisis
Posted: Apr 04, 2008
Lincoln Diaz-Balart’s Answer On Sunday: “I haven’t studied this sufficiently” NYT
This is what South Floridians have come to expect from the Failure In Leadership in Washington. Lincoln Diaz-Balart has become afraid to criticize the Bush administrations failed economic policies at the expense of all South Floridians.Failure in leadership: Martinez calls on Lincoln Diaz-Balart to sign on to bipartisan solution
Posted: Apr 02, 2008
District 21 has been especially hard hit by the ongoing mortgage crisis. If there was ever a time that the district needed a leader to bring about solutions to a hardship it is now. However, Lincoln Diaz-Balart has failed to show leadership once again.
Statement From Mayor Raul Martinez
Posted: Mar 25, 2008
4000 Brave Soldiers Dead and Lincoln Diaz-Balart Still Shows No Leadership
Today we learned that the death toll of brave U.S. soldiers reached 4000. This ill-conceived war and its horrible execution has become an American tragedy.Statement From Mayor Raul Martinez
Posted: Mar 19, 2008
Five Years in Iraq, Lincoln Diaz-Balart Still Refuses A New Direction in Iraq
In 2003, I attended the funeral of Corporal Armando Ariel Gonzalez, a brave US Marine from Hialeah that died during the War in Iraq. The discussion of the War ceased being philosophical and became very real. How would his widow and her child be cared for? How would they be able to move on? Will his child be able to have the same hopes and dreams that my children have had in this country?Cost Of Iraq War To Congressional District 21
Posted: Jan 22, 2008
3,990 Brave US Soldiers
29,314 Wounded Soldiers
Total Cost of War: $495,062,000,000 ( $5 Billion! )
Raul Martinez To Declare Candidacy
Posted: Jan 22, 2008
(Miami, FL) – Former Hialeah Mayor Raul Martinez will announce his political aspirations and declare his candidacy for elected office at a press conference on Tuesday, January 22, at 10:30 am outside Hialeah City Hall, 501 Palm Avenue.
