Francis X. Suarez is running for the City of Miami Mayor during the 2017 election. Francis has served as City of Miami Commissioner for District 4 since 2009 and has worked diligently to raise the standards of the community where he was born and raised. As a candidate for Miami Mayor, Francis Suarez is dedicated to elevating the quality of life of the residents as he serves as Miami's Mayor by way of focusing on transportation and connectivity issues within the city, nurturing the growth of a tech-based economy in Miami and growing international opportunities with Latin America. His priorities also include affordable housing, tackling the poverty pandemic and, reducing crime.