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Debbie Mucarsel-Powell
Debbie is running to defeat Republican Rick Scott in the U.S Senate for Florida. She was a former member of Congress in the Miami-Dade district covering the southern part of Miami-Dade as well as the Keys. Debbie flipped that seat from red to blue in 2018. Mucarsel-Powell was the first Ecuadorian American and the first South American-born immigrant to serve as a member of the U.S Congress. She came to the United States with her mother and sisters as a young girl after her father was shot down by gun violence. She was employed at the Colleges of Health and Medicine at Florida International University, where she oversaw the direction of a program at FIU that increased the number of Floridians with access to reasonably priced healthcare. In Congress, Debbie was the author of the measure that extended Medicare Advantage coverage to older citizens. She also collaborated with Republicans to obtain $200 million toward Everglades conservation and to help people and startup companies with their finances. Debbie sadly lost her dad due to homicide by firearm and has dedicated her life to fighting to lower crime rates and keep firearms from falling into the possession of violent criminals. Following the 2020 Congressional cycle, Debbie served as a Senior Advisor on GIFFORDS PAC, the gun safety organization founded by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, where she led efforts to launch GIFFORDS Florida, the first bilingual state based program. Giffords PAC has also endorsed Mucarsel Powell for this Senate seat. |