Eliott Rodriguez

Why they say you should vote for them

The candidate's own case to voters, summarized from their campaign and public statements.

• Says families in Miami can no longer afford to live there and that housing supply and insurance instability need structural fixes.[1]
• Says he will answer to the people of South Florida rather than party leaders, wealthy donors, corporate interests or any president.[2]
• Says he spent 40 years telling South Florida's story and now wants to fight for it.[1]

Background

• Anchor, CBS News Miami (WFOR-TV) · 1999–2025[3],[4]
• Weekend co-anchor and reporter, WPLG · 1987–1998[3]
• Reporter and morning news anchor, WPVI-TV (Philadelphia)[3]
• Reporter, The Miami News · 1978[3]

Education

• Bachelor of Arts, University of Miami[3]
• Associate of Arts, Miami Dade College[3]

Where they stand

• Housing
  Would convert underused federal land into affordable mixed-use housing and pursue a federal backstop for Florida's homeowners insurance market.[2]
• Social Security & Medicare
  Opposes privatizing Social Security or Medicare, cutting benefits or raising the retirement age.[2]
• Immigration
  Supports a secure border and removal of people who pose genuine threats, along with protections for Dreamers and comprehensive immigration reform.[2]
• Elections & Democracy
  Supports banning members of Congress and the executive branch from trading individual stocks.[2]
• Guns
  Supports universal background checks, safe-storage requirements and restoring a federal ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.[2]

Voting record

Eliott Rodriguez has not held an office with a recorded voting record. See Background and Where they stand.

In their words