Carlos Hernández (politician)
Carlos Hernández | |
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Mayor of Hialeah, Florida | |
Assumed office May 23, 2011 | |
Preceded by | Julio Robaina |
Member of the Hialeah City Council from the 6th district | |
In office November 30, 2005 – May 23, 2011 | |
Preceded by | Roberto Casas[1] |
Succeeded by | Paul "Pablito" Hernandez[2] |
Personal details | |
Born | Camaguey, Cuba | March 8, 1961
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Nancy Hernández |
Residence | Hialeah, Florida |
Profession | Politician, retired police officer |
Carlos Hernández (born March 8, 1961 in Camagüey, Cuba) is a Cuban-born American politician. Hernández has served as the Mayor of Hialeah, Florida, since May 23, 2011.[3] He became acting mayor upon the resignation of his predecessor, Julio Robaina, who left the Hialeah mayoral office to pursue an unsuccessful campaign for Mayor of Miami-Dade County.[3]
Hernández was raised in Hialeah. Florida. He received a bachelor's degree in organizational leadership from St. Thomas University in Miami Gardens.
Hernández was elected to the Hialeah city council in November 2005.[3] He was further elected council president in 2007 and again in 2009 by the members of the council.[3] Under the Hialeah city charter, Hernández, who was still council president in 2011, became Mayor of Hialeah upon the resignation of former Mayor Julio Robaina in 2011.[3]
Carlos Hernández won a full term in the 2011 Hialeah mayoral election.[4]
Ethics Violation[]
In July 2015, the Miami-Dade County Ethics Commission made findings that Hernández had lied twice in an October 2011 press conference about high-interest loans of $180,000 to a convicted Ponzi schemer. He was fined $3,000 by the Miami-Dade County Ethics Commission.[5][6]
On November 7, 2015, Hernández sent 28 buckets filled with pennies and nickels via a truck to pay the fine despite being ordered to pay with a check. The payment was refused and the Commission is now suing him for refusing to pay.[7][8][9]
In May 2016, Hernández delivered 145 boxes of coins to a Miami bank that, in turn, transferred the $4,000 to the Miami-Dade County Ethics Commission.[10][11][12]
In September 2019 he decided to cut the pay of The City of Hialeah Firefighters by 6% which, on average, is $500 or more per person. He claims that the cut was to raise pensions for other citizens without raising taxes.[13]
References[]
- ^ "Our Campaigns - Hialeah City Council Seat 6 Race - Nov 15, 2005".
- ^ "Our Campaigns - Hialeah City Council Seat 6 Race - Nov 03, 2009".
- ^ a b c d e Isensee, Laura (2011-05-26). "Hialeah has new acting mayor". Miami Herald. Retrieved 2011-11-06.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-05-08. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Ethics panel: Hialeah mayor lied about loans to convicted Ponzi schemer | Miami Herald". Archived from the original on 2015-08-11.
- ^ "Ethics Commission Charges Hialeah Mayor Carlos Hernandez with Lying". 15 January 2015.
- ^ "Hialeah mayor Carlos Hernández: No check for the ethics commission | Miami Herald". Archived from the original on 2015-12-10.
- ^ "County ethics commission sues Hialeah mayor for trying to pay $4K fine with pennies | Miami Herald". Archived from the original on 2015-11-20.
- ^ http://www.wptv.com/news/state/hialeah-mayor-carlos-hernandez-tries-to-pay-4k-with-28-buckets-filled-with-coins
- ^ http://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/nation-world/national/article75925727.html[bare URL]
- ^ "Hialeah mayor pays $4,000 ethics fine — in pennies and nickels | Miami Herald". Archived from the original on 2016-05-06.
- ^ http://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/hialeah-mayor-carlos-hernandez-ends-up-paying-ethics-fine-in-pennies-and-nickles-8438498
- ^ https://www.local10.com/news/2019/09/23/families-of-hialeah-firefighters-protest-against-proposed-pay-cut/
Further reading[]
- "Hialeah's Carlos Hernandez: Next Mayor to Jail?". Miami New Times. October 10, 2013.
- 1961 births
- American politicians of Cuban descent
- Florida Republicans
- Hispanic and Latino American mayors in Florida
- Mayors of Hialeah, Florida
- St. Thomas University (Florida) alumni
- Living people
- 21st-century American politicians