

Its limited powers include a veto over city commission legislation and the ability to declare emergencies. Miami has a weak mayor system under which the mayor holds little authority, The city's mayoralty is a part-time position and does not have power over the city's administration. Suarez was re-elected in the 2021 Miami mayoral election, receiving over 78% of the vote in the first ballot. He is also the first mayor to not be born in Cuba since 1996, when mayor Stephen P. Suarez is Miami's first local-born mayor. Suarez was elected mayor of Miami in the 2017 election. Mayor of Miami (2017–present) Official portrait, 2017 The runoff election was on November 17, 2009. The other candidates in the general election were Denis Rod who had 5.15% and Oscar Rodriguez-Fonts with 9.61%. Suarez made it to the runoff election against Manolo Reyes after he received 44.74% of the vote, while Reyes received 40.50%. The general election to replace Tomás Regalado was on November 3, 2009. Suarez was first elected as City of Miami Commissioner for District 4 in 2009. Observers found that the sample of signatures given by Suarez did bear some resemblance to the signatures on the witness ballots. Suarez denied any involvement with witnessing absentee ballots. Suarez" did not reside at any of the addresses given. Suarez was confronted with witness signatures for invalid absentee ballots by Carollo's lawyers.

During the lawsuit, the younger Suarez was a 20-year-old sophomore at FIU. The court found that Joe Carollo's lawsuit alleging voter fraud in the first round of the mayoral election had merit. In 1998, Suarez's father, Xavier Suarez, was removed from Miami's mayoral office by a Florida circuit court. He then became an attorney with the law firm Greenspoon Marder, specializing in corporate and real estate transactions. Following college, Suarez chose to attend the University of Florida Fredric G. He graduated in 1996 and went on to graduate in the top 10% of his class from Florida International University (FIU) with a bachelor's degree in finance. Suarez attended Immaculata-LaSalle High School.

Congressman Alex Mooney from West Virginia. The oldest of four siblings, Suarez is the son of Rita and Xavier Suarez, two-time Miami mayor. He is a candidate in the 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries. During his mayoralty, Suarez has been noted for his advocacy for cryptocurrency. He was first elected mayor of Miami in 2017 and re-elected in 2021. The son of former mayor of Miami Xavier Suarez, he previously served on the Miami City Commission from 2009 to 2017. Francis Xavier Suarez ( / s w ɑː ˈ r ɛ z/ swah- REZ born October 6, 1977) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 43rd mayor of Miami since 2017.
