Francis Suarez

Francis Xavier Suarez (; born October 6, 1977) is an American attorney and politician. He was the 43rd Mayor of Miami. He was elected on November 7, 2017 with 86 percent of the vote. He was re-elected in 2021. He left office in December 2025. Suarez is the first Miami-born mayor. He is a Republican. Suarez is the son of former Miami Mayor Xavier Suarez.

Saurez was seen as a possible candidate for U.S. President or running mate choice in the 2024 presidential election following the 2020 election. He briefly ran for president in the 2024 election.

Early life
Suarez was born in Miami, Florida. His father, Xavier Suarez, was also mayor of Miami. He graduated from Florida International University (FIU) with a bachelor's degree in finance. He later studied law at the University of Florida.

Early political career
Suarez was first elected as City of Miami Commissioner for District 4 in 2009. Suarez made it to the runoff election against Manolo Reyes. The runoff election was on November 17, 2009 and Suarez won with 51.41%. He was reelected unopposed in 2011 and 2015.

Mayor of Miami
Suarez was elected mayor in 2017 with 85% of the vote.

In February 2019, he wrote an article with former Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon about how Miami is defending itself from the effects of climate change. Suarez has been known for his support for cryptocurrency, and takes his mayoral salary in Bitcoin.

In June 2020, he was elected by American mayors to serve as the Second Vice President of the United States Conference of Mayors and in June 2021, he was elected as the first vice president of the organization. From June 2022 to June 2023, he was the president of the US Conference of Mayors.

During the 2018 gubernatorial election, Suarez voted against Republican nominee and eventual winner Ron DeSantis and instead voted for his Democratic opponent Andrew Gillum. He did vote for DeSantis in the 2022 gubernatorial election. Suarez did not vote for President Donald Trump in the 2020 election.

Suarez was re-elected in 2021, winning over 78% of the vote in the first ballot.

2024 presidential campaign

In April 2021, Suarez was seen as a possible candidate for either President of the United States or Vice President of the United States in the 2024 election Suarez filed to run for president with the Federal Election Commission on June 14, 2023. The campaign ended on August 29, 2023 after Suarez failed to qualify for the first debate.

Personal life
Suarez is married to Gloria Font and they have two children. His aunt, Lala, is the mother of U.S. Congressman Alex Mooney from West Virginia.

In March 2020, Suarez was infected with COVID-19.

References

Other websites
 Miami Mayor's website


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