Whew, what a lifetime these past sixteen years have been.
After spending eight years as a city of Miami commissioner, another eight as mayor, and racking up an untold number of airline miles along the way, the term-limited Francis Suarez will finally leave city office at the end of the year. (But fret not, there’s still a chance Miami will elect another Suarez, his father, Xavier Suarez, as mayor…again).
Suarez’s tenure as mayor was marked by a handful of ambitious ideas, like turning Miami into the next Silicon Valley and eliminating city taxes through cryptocurrency revenue. But while the tech and crypto bros were mesmerized by Hizzoner himself, Suarez faced scrutiny from local residents on several issues, including an ethics investigation into his Formula 1 attendance and criticism for allegedly cozying up with the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF)…