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consideration of a 2025 run for Miami–dade Commission https://www.politicalcortadito.com/2025/04/29/joe-sanchez-miami-dade-commission/

consideration of a 2025 run for Miami–dade Commission https://www.politicalcortadito.com/2025/04/29/joe-sanchez-miami-dade-commission/

In November 2025, Sanchez was one of five who applied for appointment to the [[Miami—Dade Commission]] seat vacated by [[Eileen Higgins]]. Commissioners passed over him in favor of appointing Vicki Lopez.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Litz |first1=Steve |title=Miami-Dade commissioners appoint Vicki Lopez to fill vacant District 5 seat |url=https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/miami-dade-commissioners-appoint-vicki-lopez-to-fill-vacant-district-5-seat/3722723/ |website=NBC 6 South Florida |access-date=November 19, 2025 |date=November 18, 2025}}</ref>

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Revision as of 20:05, 19 November 2025

official portrait, circa 2003

Jose Sanchez

Early life, education, and career

Sanchez graduated from Miami Senior High School and Miami Dade College. He served for eight years in the United States Army Reserves, and joined the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) in 1987. As of 2024, he remains a patrol trooper.[1]

In 1996, the government of Miami–Dade County awarded him its Medal of Valor for his leadership as a member of the search recovery team that searched for victims of ValuJet Flight 592 (which crashed in the Florida Everglades.[1]

City of Miami Commission

official portrait, circa 2001

Sanchez served as a member of the Miami City Commission (city council) for eleven years.[1]

2009 mayoral campaign

2024 sheriff campaign

The election was held after a state constitutional amendment required the county to establish an elected sheriff. It had previously not had an elected sheriff since 1966.[1]

https://ballotpedia.org/Joe_Sanchez_(Florida)

was considered a possible contender for mayor of Miami in 2025,[2] but did not run.

consideration of a 2025 run for Miami–dade Commission https://www.politicalcortadito.com/2025/04/29/joe-sanchez-miami-dade-commission/

In November 2025, Sanchez was one of five who applied for appointment to the Miami—Dade Commission seat vacated by Eileen Higgins. Commissioners passed over him in favor of appointing Vicki Lopez.[3]

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