Commissioner Joe Carollo has filed to run for Miami mayor, formally launching a campaign that could further extend the veteran politician’s decades-long reign in City Hall.
OnSaturday afternoon, the termed-out commissioner submitted candidate paperwork and ended months of will-he-or-won’t-he speculation. Carollo did so as the 11th hour approached, with candidate qualifying ending at 6 p.m.
Carollo, 70, said he agonized over the decision to enter the crowded mayor’s race, calling it one of the most difficult he’s made in his life.On Friday, he said he was still undecided. But by 1:30 p.m. Saturday, dozens of people began packing into the City Commission chambers to show their support for Carollo’s campaign…