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.