Battle of the titans: Martinez vs. Diaz-Balart - Former Hialeah Mayor Raul Martinez will run against one of South Florida’s most powerful Cuban-American Republicans. - Sourthern Flordia

Raul Martinez, the charismatic but controversial former Hialeah mayor, is returning to politics to challenge one of the most powerful Republicans in the Cuban-American community: U.S. Rep. Lincoln Díaz-Balart.

Martinez’s expected announcement Tuesday in front of Hialeah City Hall pits two South Florida political titans — both admired by large numbers of Cuban Americans.

The campaign will be deeply acrimonious with charges of corruption, and challenges of who’s tougher on Fidel Castro’s Cuba. Martinez, 58, a Democrat, is the most serious challenger Díaz-Balart, 53, has faced in his 15 years as U.S. congressman.”*

*From: http://www.miamiherald.com
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