When Miami Commissioner Jeffrey Watson got appointed to replace Keon Hardemon, who became a county commissioner, Watson told everyone at a public meeting that he would not run for the seat when it came up this year.
But that was ten whole months ago.
Records show Fabian Basabe voted in Bay Harbor Islands last year
Two days. There are two days left to qualify for the Miami city elections on Nov. 2.
Time is running out — qualification deadline is Saturday — for any really viable candidates to step up and run against Mayor Francis Suarez or Commissioner Joe Carollo, neither of whom deserve a free ride or even another term and both of whom can be beat this year.
There are 16 people running for four seats in Miami Beach, but many of them are somewhat known to voters already.
They include incumbent Mayor Dan Gelber and Commissioner Mark Samuelian, former Commissioner Kristin Gonzalez Rosen, who left her office to run for Congress, and repeat candidates Stephen Cohen, Blake Young, Raquel Pacheco, Michael “Mike B” Barrineau and Adrian Gonzalez, the well known owner of David’s Cafe.
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