page_title: Tomás Pedro Regalado
section_title: Mayor of Miami (2009–2017)
hierarchical_section_title: Tomás Pedro Regalado / Political career / Mayor of Miami (2009–2017)
caption_attribution_description: English: Miami Mayor Tomás Regalado speaks at Parkview Gardens Ribbon Cutting ceremony.
context_page_description: Tomás Pedro Regalado y Valdez is a Cuban American politician and former broadcast journalist who served as the 42nd mayor of Miami, Florida, from 2009 to 2017. He is a member of the Republican Party, although as Miami mayor his office was nonpartisan.
  He served as the news director for Radio Mambí WAQI and as a reporter for Univisión. Regalado was elected mayor on November 3, 2009, and sworn in on November 11.
context_section_description: On November 3 2009, Regalado was elected Miami's 42nd Mayor with 72% of the vote.
  He kept his promise he would lower his salary by $50,000 as well as reducing his pension by 25%. In 2012 he received from the hands of Roman Viotto Leandro Award "Referrer" awarded by the Foundation Young Leaders. Regalado said in August 2011: "I feel like Bill Clinton. Some people really hated him, and some people loved him."
  Regalado said of his goals: "Do I have a vision? Keep taxes down. Reduce the size of government. Fix the potholes. Fix the streets. Pick up the garbage." His biggest accomplishments are balancing the budget three times and striking deals with the unions.
  Regalado was re-elected to a second term in office in 2013 with 78% of the vote, garnering over 20,000 votes out of over 26,000 votes cast.
  Regalado got national attention for challenging President Donald Trump on the issue of sea level rise. Prior to leaving office, Regalado placed on the ballot and campaigned for a sea level rise bond which received overwhelming support.
caption: Regalado speaks at a grand opening of affordable housing community in Miami.
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