Jose Regalado resigns city job to run for Miami commissioner in District 4

WORKING STORY: It’s in their DNA.
Jose Regalado, the son of former Miami Mayor Tomas Regalado and brother of Miami-Dade Commissioner Raquel Regalado, resigned from his job as the assistant building director with the city of Miami Monday to run for commission in District 4, where there is a vacancy created by the death of Manolo Reyes.
“This decision was not made lightly,” Regalado wrote to City Manager Art Noriega. “I had hoped to continue contributing to the work ahead, but sometimes the call to serve takes a different form than expected. After thoughtful reflection, I’ve decided to pursue the opportunity to serve the city in a different capacity by seeking the vacant commission seat in District 4.”
Regalado was born and raised in District 4 and steeped in Miami politics his whole life. He was a deep sea photographer before he decided to become a public servant, but he always worked on his father’s and sister’s campaigns. He was hired as chief policy advisor for District 4 in 2017, just as Reyes was elected. He stayed there for almost two years before he became the chief of staff to the deputy city manager in 2019. After five months, he became the assistant to the city manager, where he coordinated the mobile COVID-19 vaccination program for elderly, homebound residents and co-created the COVID-19 restaurant recovery program. In 2021, he was promoted to assistant building director.
“When I chose to enter public service, it was with the clear intention of contributing to the community that shaped me,” he wrote in his resignation letter. “I came to local government because I believe it’s where the most immediate and lasting impact can be made, where decisions affect people’s daily lives in real time, and where trust is built or broken not with rhetoric, but with action.”
His resignation is effective immediately, but Regalado offered to stay on as long as needed for a smooth transition.
Regalado’s salary at the city was $152,417 a year. As a city commissioner, he will be paid a salary of about $58,000, but with added benefits like car and cell phone allowances it gets closer to $100K. It’s still a deep pay cut.
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