{"id":435036,"date":"2026-10-22T17:20:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T17:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/435036\/"},"modified":"2026-10-22T17:20:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T17:20:09","slug":"kendall-federation-political-action-committee-endorsements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/435036\/","title":{"rendered":"KENDALL FEDERATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ENDORSEMENTS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/asset-1478758955514.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"248\" height=\"118\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">The Kendall Federation Political Action Committee (KFPAC) is pleased to announce its endorsements for the general election on November 3, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Your vote can make a difference. Tell your elected officials that you count!<\/p>\n<p>Election Day: November 3, 2026<br \/>Early Voting: October 19 \u2013 November 1, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Candidate Endorsements<\/p>\n<p>The following are the committee\u2019s endorsements in contested races.<\/p>\n<p>United States House of Representatives<\/p>\n<p>Congressional District 27: Eliott Rodriguez (D)<br \/>\nCongressional District 28: Phil Ehr (D)<\/p>\n<p>Florida State Senate<\/p>\n<p>District 38: Richard Lamondin (D)<br \/>\nDistrict 40: Ana Maria Rodriguez (R)<\/p>\n<p>Florida House of Representatives<\/p>\n<p>District 115: Marco Reyes (D)<br \/>\nDistrict 116: No Endorsement<br \/>\nDistrict 117: Kevin Chambliss (D)<br \/>\nDistrict 118: Armando A.C. Castillo (D)<br \/>\nDistrict 119: Juan Carlos Porras (R)<\/p>\n<p>Proposed Florida Constitutional Amendments<\/p>\n<p>Amendment No. 1: Budget Stabilization Fund<br \/>Article III, Section 19<br \/>KFPAC Recommendation: YES<\/p>\n<p>Amendment No. 2: Exemption of Tangible Personal Property on Agricultural Land From Taxation<br \/>Article VII, Section 3; Article XII<br \/>KFPAC Recommendation: NO<\/p>\n<p>Amendment No. 3: Increased Homestead Exemption; Lower Cap on Increases in Non-Homestead Property Assessments<br \/>Article VII, Sections 4, 6 and 9; Article XII<br \/>KFPAC Recommendation: NO<\/p>\n<p>Miami-Dade County Referendums<\/p>\n<p>County Referendum 1: Charter Amendment Establishing an Independent Salary Commission<\/p>\n<p>KFPAC Recommendation: NO<\/p>\n<p>The Kendall Federation Political Action Committee opposes this proposed amendment because it believes voters should vote on any proposed salary increases.<\/p>\n<p>County Referendum 2: Charter Amendment Increasing Length of District Residency to Run for County Commissioner<\/p>\n<p>KFPAC Recommendation: YES<\/p>\n<p>County Referendum 3: Charter Amendment Allowing Vacancy Elections to Sync With Other Elections<\/p>\n<p>KFPAC Recommendation: YES<\/p>\n<p>County Referendum 4: Charter Amendment Revisions Due to Reestablishment of Elected County Constitutional Offices<\/p>\n<p>KFPAC Recommendation: YES<\/p>\n<p>County Referendum 5: Charter Amendment Addressing Miscellaneous Matters and Technical Changes<\/p>\n<p>KFPAC Recommendation: YES<\/p>\n<p>County Referendum 6: Charter Amendment Expanding Allowable Advertising at Parks<\/p>\n<p>KFPAC Recommendation: NO<\/p>\n<p>School Board Referendum<\/p>\n<p>Renewal of Existing Ad Valorem Levy for Teachers, Instructional Personnel, Student Safety and Security<\/p>\n<p>KFPAC Recommendation: YES<\/p>\n<p>About the Kendall Federation Political Action Committee<\/p>\n<p>The Kendall Federation Political Action Committee is comprised of residents throughout the Kendall area. The committee believes in recommending candidates who strongly represent the views and interests of Kendall and all of Miami-Dade County.<\/p>\n<p>Marvin P. Stein, Chairman<br \/>Kendall Federation Political Action Committee<br \/>12930 SW 128th Street, Suite 101<br \/>Miami, FL 33186-6038<br \/>Phone: (786) 249-0312<br \/>Email: <a href=\"https:\/\/communitynewspapers.com\/kendallgazette\/kendall-federation-political-action-committee-endorsements-2\/mailto:marvin@marvinpstein.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">marvin@marvinpstein.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n    Connect To Your Customers &amp; Grow Your Business&#13;\n<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"link-button connect-customer-business\" href=\"https:\/\/communitynewspapers.com\/request-information\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1792689609_153_Bugle-Boy.jpg\" scale=\"0\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Kendall Federation Political Action Committee (KFPAC) is pleased to announce its endorsements for the general election on&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":435037,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[123,125,124],"class_list":["post-435036","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-miami","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/435036","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=435036"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/435036\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/435037"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=435036"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=435036"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=435036"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}