Facing South Florida

Facing South Florida: 1-on-1 with Raquel Pacheco

By Jim DeFede

July 10, 2022 / 12:15 PM EDT / CBS Miami

Jim DeFede went one-on-one with Raquel Pacheco, who just a couple of weeks ago jumped into the Florida Senate race to unseat Republican Ileana Garcia.

Garcia won her seat by 34 votes after a ghost candidate was put in place to siphon voters from her opponent.

Pacheco, a Democrat, made an unsuccessful run last year for the Miami Beach City Commission.

She is considered an underdog in a race in which Republicans will spend millions to attack her and keep Garcia in office.

Pacheco and DeFede discussed why she is running.

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Jim DeFede

Jim DeFede joined CBS4 News in January 2006 and serves as an investigative reporter for the station, as well as host of its Sunday morning public affairs program "Facing South Florida."

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