Claim: Willy Gort retired as a Miami Commissioner in 2019, and he was succeeded by the Cuban-American politician Alex Díaz de la Portilla.
Evidence: Gort was a former City of Miami Commissioner (1993–2001), and in 1996 its mayor (acting). In 2010 Gort returned to the City commission in the special election and was reelected in 2011 and 2015. Gort retired and opted to not run in the 2019 elections being succeded by Alex Diaz de la Portilla. Alex Díaz de la Portilla (born August 25, 1964) is a Cuban-American politician from Florida.