documents, some of which highlighted her weaknesses as a candidate, were made public. It later came out that Taddeo was one of several Democratic House candidates targeted by Russian hackers, and the documents were stolen from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and released to reporters and bloggers in order to undermine Democratic campaigns in competitive districts. Florida Senate In September 2017, Taddeo was elected in a special election for Florida's Senate District 40. The election was called to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Republican Senator Frank Artiles. Taddeo won the primary election against former State Representative and Miami-Dade School Board Member Ana Rivas Logan, 71 to 29%. Taddeo defeated Republican State Representative José Félix Díaz in the general election, 51 to 47%. 2022 Florida gubernatorial election In October 2021, Taddeo announced she would run for the Democratic primary in the 2022 Florida gubernatorial election. She opposed Charlie Crist, whom she ran alongside in his 2014 campaign for governor. In June 2022, Taddeo announced that she would exit the gubernatorial primary and would instead run in the 2022 Florida's 27th congressional district race. Taddeo defeated Ken Russell in the primary election on August 23 to win the Democratic nomination, and unsuccessfully challenged incumbent Republican María Elvira Salazar in the November general election. 2022 congressional campaign Taddeo won the primary in August against Miami City Commissioner Ken Russell and progressive activist Angel Montalvo. Despite trying to win over Latin voters in the historically Democratic Miami-Dade County and make Florida's 27th congressional district competitive, Taddeo lost by 15% to incumbent Maria Elvira Salazar. Personal life Taddeo is married to Eric Goldstein, a Miami psychologist. They have a daughter, Sofia. Annette also has twin stepdaughters from her husband's previous marriage. Taddeo was raised Catholic but converted to Judaism in her 20s. Electoral history Early elections, 2008–2016 Florida Senate, 2017–18 References External links Annette Taddeo for Congress campaign website Senator Annette Taddeo official Senate website 1967 births 21st-century American politicians 21st-century American women politicians American people of Italian descent American politicians of Colombian descent Colombian Jews Colombian people of Italian descent Candidates in the 2008 United States elections Candidates in the 2010 United States elections Candidates in the 2014 United States elections Candidates in the 2016 United States elections Candidates in the 2022 United States House of Representatives elections Colombian emigrants to the United States Converts to Judaism Democratic Party Florida state