MIAMI – CBS4 first reported Friday, that longtime Miami-Dade School Board Member Dr. Marta Perez is accusing Lt. Governor Jeanette Nuñez of intimidating her employees and supporters, insisting they don’t assist her re-election marketing campaign.
CBS4 talked with Nuñez for a one-on-one interview to listen to from her.
“I don’t know what staffer she’s referring to. I have never sat down with anyone and told them that if they don’t support our preferred candidate in this race or any other race. As you know, we’re involved in 29 races across the state,” Nuñez mentioned.
Nuñez referred to as the allegations coming from Perez fully false.
“For her to use those desperate tactics and defame me is really an indication of where she feels she’s at in the race,” Nuñez added.
Governor Ron DeSantis and Nuñez have been vocal about supporting Perez’s opponent, Monica Colluci and one other candidate, Roberto Alonso working for the college board.
“It really is nonsense for her to say that I’m going and visiting, I’m a little busy helping run the state of Florida getting involved in issues that are important to Floridians on an everyday basis,” and Nuñez additionally mentioned, “I’d be thrilled to see the proof or evidence.”
The proof Perez defined is tough as a result of persons are scared to return ahead and questions her media appearances to assist Collucci.
“The people who have been intimidated, it wasn’t in writing, and they’d probably be afraid to say that it’s there,” Perez advised CBS4.
Perez is holding agency in her stance. “This is unprecedented from the 2nd most powerful person in the state that wants to get her girlfriend elected,” Perez mentioned.
In her twenty years of service, Perez has by no means skilled something like this.
“You can see also some of the people that were for me say all of a sudden say I’m sorry I can’t support you, so there is evidence,” she added.
For now, Perez advised CBS4 she’s going to measure her time between exposing this type of bullying and campaigning within the final 23 days left earlier than the election.
