County has paid for old vacant office for a year

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He wasn’t on anybody’s list, but Ruamen de la Rua is the first to file paperwork for the sheriff’s election in 2024. De la Rua, a Miami Police officer, filed documents Monday naming a campaign treasurer and identifying a campaign account.

It’s a non-partisan race, but de la Rua wrote Republican on his paperwork. He knows it’s going to be an unofficial partisan drag-out.

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He wasn’t on anybody’s list, but Ruamen de la Rua is the first to file paperwork for the sheriff’s election in 2024. De la Rua, a Miami Police officer, filed documents Monday naming a campaign treasurer and identifying a campaign account.

It’s a partisan race, and de la Rua is Republican.

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He replaces Joe Martinez after public corruption arrest in August

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis finally suspended Miami-Dade Commissioner Joe Martinez Tuesday, three whole weeks after he was arrested on public corruption charges for allegedly taking $15,000 in exchange for sponsoring legislation that would benefit the owners of a shopping center and grocery store.

Martinez, who attended the first budget hearing and voted against it, did not return calls and texts to his phone. But he has previously said that he will speak when he can, by which he means after the trial is over or when the charges are dropped.

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Add former Miami-Dade Fire Chief and ex president of the International Association of Firefighters Al Cruz to the shortlist of District 11 residents who could be appointed to replace Miami-Dade Commissioner Joe Martinez, who is facing a public corruption trial.

Gov. Ron DeSantis hasn’t yet suspended Martinez, who was charged with unlawful compensation for taking $15,000 in exchange for legislation. But he’s given every indication that he will. Someone close to the talks about Grumpy’s replacement told Ladra Wednesday that the governor said he would name someone in a couple of days. Is that two? Yeah, this feels like a Friday thing.

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