Carlos Hernández (politician)

Carlos Hernández
Mayor of Hialeah, Florida
Assumed office
May 23, 2011
Preceded by Julio Robaina
Personal details
Born (1961-03-08) March 8, 1961
Camaguey, Cuba
Spouse(s) Nancy Hernández
Children Kayla and Hunter
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.[1] 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.[1]

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.[1] He was further elected council president in 2007 and again in 2009 by the members of the council.[1] 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.[1]

Carlos Hernández won a full term in the 2011 Hialeah mayoral election.[2]

Ethics Violation

In July of 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.[3][4]

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.[5][6][7]

References

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