Frank Artiles (operator)
On the record
Frank Artiles (operator) appears in our state campaign-finance data — FL Senate (former District 40) — 2020 ghost-candidate operator. Artiles paid Alex Rodriguez $44K to file as no-campaign Senate-D-37 candidate sharing the surname of incumbent José Javier Rodríguez — siphoning votes to flip seat to Republican Ileana Garcia by 32 votes; 2021 felony ind
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Background
Frank Artiles (operator) appears in our state campaign-finance data — FL Senate (former District 40) — 2020 ghost-candidate operator. Artiles paid Alex Rodriguez $44K to file as no-campaign Senate-D-37 candidate sharing the surname of incumbent José Javier Rodríguez — siphoning votes to flip seat to Republican Ileana Garcia by 32 votes; 2021 felony ind
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