Hakeem Jeffries backs Eliott Rodriguez in Florida's 27th congressional district race as Republicans push back

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries visited South Florida to support Democratic congressional candidate Eliott Rodriguez, signaling increased national party attention on the race to unseat Republican incumbent Rep. María Elvira Salazar in Florida’s 27th Congressional District. During a stop at CAO Bakery in Pinecrest, Jeffries pledged to help Rodriguez secure the resources needed to compete in the November election. Rodriguez’s campaign has joined the Democratic Party’s Red to Blue progra...