Joe Carollo was mayor of the City of Miami, Florida in 1996 until 1997. Defeated in a run-off by former mayor Xavier Suarez, his campaign filed a successful legal change based on voter fraud, become mayor in 1998 until 2001. Born in Caibarién, Cuba on March 12, 1955, Carollo moved to Miami when he was fifteen years old, having previously lived in Chicago. Carollo was mayor of Miami during the Elián González scandal. As mayor, Carollo supported the efforts of Elian's Miami family to keep the boy in the United States, and criticized the U.S. and Cuban governments for the raid to retrieve Elián. Carollo lost his bid for re-election in 2001, and former mayor Maurice Ferre ran and lost against Manny Diaz, a lawyer who had represented the Miami family of Elián González.
In 1989 he ran for a position on the Miami City commission. [1]
Sources
- ^ Carl Hiaasen (October 2, 1989). "Our own Joe shines again in Miami race". Miami Herald. as published in Kick Ass by Diane Stevenson (ed.) (ISBN 0425178242) pp.212-3
- "The Return of Loco Joe". Miami New Times. 2000-05-18. http://www.miaminewtimes.com/issues/2000-05-18/feature.html.[dead link]
- "Miami Mayor Carollo Fails to Make Runoff". St. Petersburg Times. 11-07-2001. http://www.stpetersburgtimes.com/News/110701/State/Miami_Mayor_Carollo_f.shtml.
- Carl Hiaasen (July 28, 1996). "Older, yet not wiser, Miami deserves Carollo as mayor". Miami Herald.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Xavier Suarez |
Mayor of the City of Miami 1998-2001 |
Succeeded by Manny Diaz |
| Preceded by Wilred Gort (Acting) |
Mayor of the City of Miami 1996-1998 |
Succeeded by Xavier Suarez |
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