Republican Party of Miami-Dade County elects first new chairman since 2012
The Republican Party of Miami-Dade County selected a new chairman Thursday evening, electing County Commissioner René Garcia to a two-year term.
Garcia, 46, is a former Hialeah city councilman and state lawmaker who won a county commission seat this summer. He takes over a party that just saw conservative candidates win up and down the ballot but lost the non-partisan county mayor’s race for the first time in 20 years.
Garcia succeeds Nelson Diaz, who’d led the party since 2012. Diaz said Garcia was elected unanimously and without opposition.
This story was originally published December 17, 2020 at 8:10 PM.
David Smiley
Miami Herald