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Miami Commissioner Francis Suarez, surrounded by his family, announces he's running for mayor on Jan. 15, 2013.
Miami Commissioner Francis Suarez announced Tuesday that he'll take on Tomas Regalado in the November mayoral race.
"City Hall is falling short, I can deliver a government that brings stability," Suarez said during a news conference at his Coral Gate home to announce his candidacy.
Suarez talked of the turnover in Regaldo's administration and "chaos" in the city finance department, and spoke of Regalado's feud with former Police Chief Miguel Exposito.
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"This administration has failed to hire police officers when they have been budgeted, I have witnessed the mayor fighting with the police chief when he could have been hiring police officers," Suarez said.
Suarez, an attorney, was born and raised in Miami and was elected commissioner of District 4 in 2009 and reelected to a four-year term in 2011.
His father, Xavier Suarez, served as Miami's mayor in the 1980s and 1990s. At Tuesday's news conference, the elder Suarez said he likes his son's chances.
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"I think he's got a hell of a shot," Xavier Suarez said. "We are like the Kennedy family, we're a big family and we're gonna be out there campaigning."
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