Miami-Dade County Commissioner Juan Zapata drops bid for reelection

Zapata opens the way for predecessor's likely return

MIAMI-DADE, Fla. – Miami-Dade County Commissioner Juan C. Zapata dropped his bid for reelection. 

Zapata represented District 11, an area in West Kendall that includes the western urban development boundary.

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Zapata faced criticism after Univision reported that Miami-Dade County paid for his tuition at Harvard University. He returned the $30,961

"The time has now come for me to pursue other endeavors in my life," Zapata wrote in a Thursday letter addressed to the Supervisor of Elections.

Running for his seat are former Commissioner Joe Martinez and Felix Lorenzo, a pharmaceutical sales rep running for office for the first time. 

"Any vote for me will not count," Zapata warned in the letter. 

 


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