Francis Suarez Biography

Prior to being elected with 86 percent support from Miami residents Mayor Suarez served as Miami Commissioner for District 4 during eight years.
Mayor Suarez had many legislative accomplishments as Commissioner including implementing ShotSpotter technology in the City a state-of-the-art gunshot detection system setting up a transportation trust fund which allocates funds for current and future transit projects and passing the Reverse Redline legislation authorizing lawsuits against several major banks for discriminatory mortgage lending practices. As a result the City’s lawsuit reached the U.S. Supreme Court which ruled that cities have standing to sue banks under the Fair Housing Act for such discriminatory practices.
Mayor Suarez also serves as Chair of the Environment Committee as well as on the Advisory Board of the U.S. Conference of Mayors. In these capacities Mayor Suarez takes a leading role in collaborating with fellow mayors from around the country to preserve the environment and develop programs and policies that directly benefit the City of Miami. He also serves as Vice-Chair of the Miami-Dade Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) and is the former President of the Miami-Dade County League of Cities. In his role at the TPO Mayor Suarez championed the Strategic Miami Area Rapid Transit (SMART) Plan which was unanimously approved. The SMART Plan expands mass transit options in Miami-Dade County through six main corridors and new bus routes to ease traffic congestion and support future population growth. Mayor Suarez helped negotiate the Tri-Rail connection to Downtown offering free ridership to Overtown residents for life. He also ushered in the free trolley system in Miami which carries an average of 450000 passengers per month.

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