Jose Javier Rodriguez

State senator

Rodriguez introduces a pro-solar bill in 2019.

Eric Silagy

CEO of Florida Power & Light

Shortly thereafter, Silagy – CEO of Florida’s largest utility – tells his team to make Rodriguez’s life “a living hell”.

Matrix LLC, Consulting firm

That directive is sent to their consultant, Matrix LLC. Matrix operative April Odom’s brother created Grow United, a dark money nonprofit.

 

Grow United pays for mailers supporting a candidate to unseat Jose Javier Rodriguez.

Frank Artiles

Republican operative

Frank Artiles, a former state senator, brags about planting a candidate to unseat Rodriguez. State prosecutors allege he paid a person $45,000 to run for state senate.

Alex Rodriguez

State senate candidate

The candidate is Alex Rodriguez – who has the same last name as Jose Javier Rodriguez. He isn’t a serious candidate, but the mailers bill him as an independent progressive and he siphons off 6,000 votes that likely would have gone to Jose Javier Rodriguez.

Jose Javier Rodriguez

State senator

One year after introducing the pro-solar bill, Rodriguez loses reelection by less than 40 votes in 2020.

Jose Javier Rodriguez

State senator

Rodriguez introduces a pro-solar bill in 2019.

Eric Silagy

CEO of Florida Power & Light

Shortly thereafter, Silagy – CEO of Florida’s largest utility – tells his team to make Rodriguez’s life “a living hell”.

Matrix LLC, Consulting firm

That directive is sent to their consultant, Matrix LLC. Matrix operative April Odom’s brother created Grow United, a dark money nonprofit.

 

Grow United pays for mailers supporting a candidate to unseat Jose Javier Rodriguez.

Frank Artiles

Republican operative

Frank Artiles, a former state senator, brags about planting a candidate to unseat Rodriguez. State prosecutors allege he paid a person $45,000 to run for state senate.

Alex Rodriguez

State senate candidate

The candidate is Alex Rodriguez – who has the same last name as Jose Javier Rodriguez. He isn’t a serious candidate, but the mailers bill him as an independent progressive and he siphons off 6,000 votes that likely would have gone to Jose Javier Rodriguez.

Jose Javier Rodriguez

State senator

One year after introducing the pro-solar bill, Rodriguez loses reelection by less than 40 votes in 2020.

Jose Javier Rodriguez

State senator

Rodriguez introduces a pro-solar bill in 2019.

Eric Silagy

CEO of Florida Power & Light

Shortly thereafter, Silagy – CEO of Florida’s largest utility – tells his team to make Rodriguez’s life “a living hell”.

Matrix LLC, Consulting firm

Frank Artiles

Republican operative

Frank Artiles, a former state senator, brags about planting a candidate to unseat Rodriguez. State prosecutors allege he paid a person $45,000 to run for state senate.

That directive is sent to their consultant, Matrix LLC. Matrix operative April Odom’s brother created Grow United, a dark money nonprofit.

 

Grow United pays for mailers supporting a candidate to unseat Jose Javier Rodriguez.

Alex Rodriguez

State senate candidate

The candidate is Alex Rodriguez – who has the same last name as Jose Javier Rodriguez. He isn’t a serious candidate, but the mailers bill him as an independent progressive and he siphons off 6,000 votes that likely would have gone to Jose Javier Rodriguez.

Jose Javier Rodriguez

State senator

One year after introducing the pro-solar bill, Rodriguez loses reelection by less than 40 votes in 2020.

Jose Javier Rodriguez

State senator

Rodriguez introduces a pro-solar bill in 2019.

Eric Silagy

CEO of Florida Power & Light

Shortly thereafter, Silagy – CEO of Florida’s largest utility – tells his team to make Rodriguez’s life “a living hell”.

Frank Artiles

Republican operative

Matrix LLC, Consulting firm

Frank Artiles, a former state senator, brags about planting a candidate to unseat Rodriguez. State prosecutors allege he paid a person $45,000 to run for state senate.

That directive is sent to their consultant, Matrix LLC. Matrix operative April Odom’s brother created Grow United, a dark money nonprofit.

 

Grow United pays for mailers supporting a candidate to unseat Jose Javier Rodriguez.

Alex Rodriguez

State senate candidate

The candidate is Alex Rodriguez – who has the same last name as Jose Javier Rodriguez. He isn’t a serious candidate, but the mailers bill him as an independent progressive and he siphons off 6,000 votes that likely would have gone to Jose Javier Rodriguez.

Jose Javier Rodriguez

State senator

One year after introducing the pro-solar bill, Rodriguez loses reelection by less than 40 votes in 2020.