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A lifetime of service.
A neighbor you can count on.
The people of District 5 deserve a commissioner who understands our community because he’s lived it, served it, and fought for it his entire life.
Joe Sanchez came to Miami from Cuba with his family at five years old. He is a Miami High School and Miami-Dade College graduate, a retired Florida Highway Patrol trooper, a U.S. Army veteran, and a former City of Miami Commissioner.
Joe has raised his family in Miami and his mother is facing the challenges of growing older here. He understands our district and its people’s needs. For more than three decades, Joe has served our community with integrity, courage, and a deep commitment to public service. Now, Joe is running for Miami-Dade County Commission to give District 5 a strong, experienced voice and to ensure that our county serves the best interest of its residents, not big corporations, outside investors and lobbyists.
Why Joe Sanchez
- District 5 resident for 55 years
- 36 years in law enforcement serving the people of South Florida
- Joe has demonstrated proven leadership in times of crisis
- U.S. Army Veteran
- Medal of Valor recipient
- When he served as Miami City Commissioner (1998 – 2009), Joe played a big part in the transformation that has made Miami the world class city it is today. Joe worked with local businesses and the community to transform Little Havana and Downtown, improved parks, built affordable housing and created conditions to help small businesses thrive.
- Under Joe’s leadership as the chairman of the city commission, the City of Miami brought culture, world-class sporting events, movie production and other well-paid industries like biotechnology and international financial organizations to Miami.
Joe’s Commitment to YOU, the residents of District 5
- ✔ I Will Represent YOU: We find ourselves in a time when the officials who say they represent us are more interested in their own ambitions, their big corporate donors, and imposing partisan agendas on us regardless of our needs. The County Commission is a nonpartisan body. As your County Commissioner, I will represent ALL OF YOU, the residents of District 5.
- ✔ I Will Serve You with Integrity: As your representative, I will fight for transparency and call out waste and corruption.
- ✔ I Will Fight to Protect Our Environment: Here in Miami, the environment is not just a beautiful backdrop to our lives. It is our economy, the air we breathe, and the water we drink to survive. I will fight to protect the Miami River and Biscayne Bay and to hold the Urban Development Boundary to assure our environment is protected.
- ✔ I Will Fight for Affordability AND Opportunity: Expenses in Miami are out of control, and wages for most are not keeping up. Many are leaving because they cannot afford to stay. I will work to find practical solutions so our families can stay in Miami and our residents can benefit from change, not be pushed out by it.
- ✔ Your Safety Will Always Come First: My 38-year career in law enforcement gives me a special awareness of the importance of public safety, and I will bring that knowledge to the commission.
- ✔ I Support Protecting Our Seniors & Taxpayers: I support eliminating property taxes for seniors in homesteaded homes and increasing the homestead exemption to $500,000.
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