HOBE SOUND — Today, the Washington Post highlighted that James Martin’s primary opponent, Pia Dandiya, holds up to $15,000 in Palantir stock. Dandiya had previously refused to file her financial disclosure required by House ethics rules for seven months, a violation subject to fines. Palantir, owned by Trump acolyte and billionaire, Peter Thiel, is helping the Trump administration track undocumented immigrants and deport them faster. James Martin responded to the headline saying:

“If we want to end corruption and restore trust in government, we cannot elect representatives beholden to corporations like Palantir or who personally profit from them. Voters should not have to trade one special interest-backed politician for another with a different party label.” 

Martin is calling for Dandiya to dump her Palantir stock. Florida has one of the highest concentrations of immigrants in the country, and in February, Palantir announced it was relocating its headquarters to Miami. Having ties to the technology firm directly linked to the Trump Administration’s inhumane and extreme immigration enforcement raises questions about the authenticity of Dandiya’s campaign. It also draws new scrutiny on Dandiya neglecting to release a public statement in the wake of the murders of Alex Pretti and Nicole Goode in Minneapolis. Martin wants voters to have complete transparency in who they are putting their support behind to unseat Brian Mast, adding, “it’s too important to get this wrong and the people of the Treasure Coast and Northern Palm Beaches must always come first—that’s the job.”

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