Represented District 107 in the Florida House, 1992-1998. County Commissioner since 1998, District 5 (South Beach, Downtown Miami, Little Havana). Voted May 6 to override Mayor Carlos Alvarez's veto of developments outside of the Urban Development Boundary. Voted for the Megaplan Megadeal (Interlocal Agreement between county and City of Miami).

To review the mega-plan, go to:

http://www.miamigov.com/cms/Files/Global_Agreement.pdf

For a critique of the mega-plan, go to:

http://www.miamitodaynews.com/news/080417/story-viewpoint.shtml