Alfonso Leon
Alfonso "Alfie" Leon was a candidate for District 3 representative on the Miami Board of Commissioners in Florida. He was defeated in the runoff election on November 21, 2017.
Biography
Leon earned a B.A. in sociology and anthropology and a J.D. from Florida International University.[1]
Leon's professional experience includes work as a law clerk for the Miami Attorney's Office and as the chief policy advisor to District 3 Commissioner Frank Carollo. He has also served as an executive board member and the vice chair of children issues and oral health for the Consortium for a Healthier Miami Dade.[1]
Elections
2017
The city of Miami, Florida, held a general election for mayor and the District 3 and District 4 seats on the board of commissioners on November 7, 2017. The District 3 race advanced to a runoff election on November 21, 2017, because none of the general election candidates secured a majority. The District 5 seat was also up for election in 2017, but incumbent Keon Hardemon won re-election automatically when no other candidates filed to run against him.[2] The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was September 23, 2017.
Four candidates, including District 4 Commissioner Francis Suarez, ran to succeed term-limited Mayor Tomás P. Regalado. Three filed to replace Suarez in District 4, and seven competed for term-limited Commissioner Frank Carollo's District 3 seat.[3] Joe Carollo defeated Alfonso Leon in the runoff election for the District 3 seat on the Miami Board of Commissioners.[3]
| Miami Board of Commissioners, District 3 Runoff Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Joe Carollo |
52.76% | 2,409 |
| Alfonso Leon | 47.24% | 2,157 |
| Total Votes | 4,566 | |
| Source: Miami-Dade County Elections, "November 21, 2017 - Miami Run-Off Election," November 27, 2017 | ||
The following candidates ran in the general election for the District 3 seat on the Miami Board of Commissioners.[3]
| Miami Board of Commissioners, District 3 General Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Joe Carollo |
30.24% | 1,818 |
| Alfonso Leon |
20.31% | 1,221 |
| Zoraida Barreiro | 20.03% | 1,204 |
| Tomás N. Regalado | 15.55% | 935 |
| Miguel Soliman | 5.94% | 357 |
| Jose Suarez | 4.91% | 295 |
| Alex Dominguez | 3.03% | 182 |
| Total Votes | 6,012 | |
| Source: Miami-Dade County Elections, "November 7, 2017 - Fall Municipal Elections," accessed November 22, 2017 | ||
Campaign themes
2017
Leon's campaign website listed the following priorities:
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| —Alfonso Leon's campaign website, (2017)[5] | ||
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See also
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External links
- City of Miami
- Campaign website
- Social media
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Facebook, "Alfie Leon," accessed October 23, 2017
- ↑ Miami Herald, "Miami Commissioner Hardemon Automatically Wins Four More Years," September 23, 2017
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 City of Miami, "City of Miami General Municipal Election (11/7/2017)," accessed September 25, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Alfie Leon for Miami Commissioner District 3, "My Vision for Miami," accessed October 23, 2017
