Non-partisan organization applauds Taddeo’s commitment to Miami-Dade’s environment

 

Miami, FL – Today, Annette Taddeo announced that Florida Conservation Voters has endorsed her special election campaign for State Senate District 40. FCV is a non-partisan environmental organization aimed at electing leaders who will protect Florida’s water supply and precious natural areas.

 

Aliki Moncrief, Executive Director of Florida Conservation Voters, said, “Annette Taddeo will be an outstanding advocate for our drinking water, parks, and natural treasures like the Everglades. Being a small business owner, Taddeo understands how vital a healthy environment is to our community and local economy. FCV looks forward to working with Taddeo in the State Senate, where her voice will be needed to ban fracking, restore funding for land conservation, and prepare Miami-Dade for the effects of sea-level rise.”

 

Annette Taddeo shared, “I humbled to have the support of Florida Conservation Voters for my State Senate campaign. Like me, they believe that everyone has the right to access clean water and clean air. They believe in me and our campaign to stand up for the millions of Floridians who care about our beautiful natural legacy. Together, we can work to preserve our land for future generations by protecting our parks, wildlife, and natural resources.”

 

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As a child in Colombia, Annette grew up volunteering and helping others in her community. She ultimately fled an unstable Colombia when she was 17 and moved to Miami to build a better life. Annette learned English, and waited tables to pay her way through college. After helping her parents re-build their home in Perrine in the wake of Hurricane Andrew, Annette set out to build her own business, providing translation services. Today, LanguageSpeak provides translations in more than 240 languages and has been named one of the top 100 small businesses in Florida and one of the top 500 small businesses in the United States. Annette worked hard, pressed on, and never gave up. She became the proud wife of Dr. Eric Goldstein and the proudest mom of their 11-year-old daughter, Sofia. To learn more about Annette visit www.annettetaddeo.com