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	Carlos Alvarez was elected Mayor of ] in November of 2004.
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	Prior to his election as Mayor, Alvarez was director of the Miami-Dade Police Department, having served the community in various capacities for more than 27 years, beginning in 1976. Alvarez recieved his bachelor’s degree in ] from ] in 1974.
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	In addition to his FIU degree, Alvarez completed training at the Senior Management Institute for Police and the FBI National Academy. He maintains numerous professional affiliations and has received a number of awards for his support of community and civil organizations as well as his dedication to the Miami-Dade Police Department.
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	Alvarez born in ], and was eight years old when his family came to the ]. He is the father of two sons and a daughter.
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			'''Carlos Álvarez''' (born {{circa}} 1952) is a ] politician, and the former ]. He was first elected mayor in 2004, and re-elected in 2008. His mayoralty ended in March 2011 after ]. In both mayoral elections, he listed his party as "No Party Preference",<ref> {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110320222729/http://www.miamidade.gov/elections/elected_candidates.asp \|date=March 20, 2011 }}</ref> but an article in '']'' described him as a member of the ].<ref name="recall wave">, Patrik Jonsson, '']'', March 16, 2011.</ref>

			==Early life==
			Carlos Álvarez was born in ] around 1952. When he was eight years old, his family emigrated to ].<ref name="cfs biography"> {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708133455/http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/february/214197/Biography%3A-MiamiDade-Mayor-Carlos-Alvarez \|date=July 8, 2011 }}, Central Florida News 13.</ref> Alvarez earned his Bachelor of Business Administration from Florida International University in 1974. He completed training at the Senior Management Institute for Police and graduated from the FBI National Academy, 145th Session in June 1986.{{citation needed\|date=December 2012}}

			==Police work==
			In 1976, Álvarez joined the ]. He was promoted through the ranks and, in 1997, became director of the MDPD.<ref name="cfs biography" /> He served as director from 1997 to 2004. His tenure as director was called "relatively free of trouble, at least by local standards" by the '']'', although in 2004 a group of policemen who served in the department described his management style as marked by "favoritism and retaliation".<ref>{{Citation \|last=Korten \|first=Tristram \|title=Dissent Within the Ranks \|newspaper=] \|date=2004-09-30 \|url=http://www.miaminewtimes.com/2004-09-30/news/dissent-within-the-ranks}}</ref>

			==Mayoralty==
			Carlos Álvarez ran for mayor in the 2004 Miami-Dade mayoral election, and defeated his opponent County Commissioner Jimmy L. Morales.<ref>{{Citation \|last=Sokol \|first=Brett \|title=Trouble at Home \|newspaper=] \|date=2004-11-18 \|url=http://www.miaminewtimes.com/2004-11-18/news/trouble-at-home}}</ref> He became Miami-Dade County's sixth mayor, replacing ]. In 2007, Alvarez successfully launched a referendum to give the mayoralty more power, giving him direct control of the county's bureaucracy.<ref name="dramatic">, Matthew Haggman and Martha Brannigan, ''The Miami Herald'', March 15, 2011. {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110316212716/http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/03/15/2117129/9-of-10-say-yes-to-ousting-alvarez.html \|date=March 16, 2011 }}</ref>

			He was re-elected as county mayor on August 26, 2008, for his second term.<ref>{{Citation \|last=Rabin \|first=Charles \|last2=Pinzur \|first2=Matthew \|title=Mayor wins, but discord detected \|newspaper=] \|pages=B1 \|date=2008-08-28}}</ref> In 2009, Alvarez led a successful yet controversial effort to spend hundreds of millions of dollars of the city's money to build what would eventually be ] on the site of the ] to retain the ] ] in the region. In August 2009, '']'' revealed that Alvarez had recently given pay raises to close aides, including his chief of staff Dennis Morales, whose new salary was over $200,000 a year. In September 2010, Alvarez pushed for a 12% increase in the ] rate.<ref name="dramatic" />

			==Recall==
			{{main\|2011 Miami-Dade County mayoral recall election}}
			An effort to recall Alvarez began in October 2010, backed by billionaire businessman ], a former owner of the ], over Alvarez's simultaneous tax increases and pay raises for upper echelon county workers.<ref name="dramatic" /> Braman spent more than $1 million of his own money on the effort. Alvarez was recalled in a March 15, 2011 election. More than 88% of the voters (some 176,000 people) voted for recalling Alvarez. The election was the largest municipal recall vote in United States history,<ref name="recall wave" /> and the second largest in the U.S. of any kind after the ] of California governor ].<ref name="dramatic" /> He officially left office on March 18, 2011 when the county canvassing board certified the results.

			==Personal life==
			Álvarez is the father of two sons and one daughter.<ref name="cfs biography" />

			After the recall, Álvarez began ]. In January 2013, he emerged from relative seclusion to compete in the National Physique Committee's South Florida “Over 60s” Master's bodybuilding competition, where he won first place.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Recalled Mayor Carlos Alvarez wins — in bodybuilding contest \|url=http://www.miamiherald.com/latest-news/article1946561.html \|first=Charles \|last=Rabin \|publisher=Miami Herald \|date=January 22, 2013}}</ref>

			In April 2016, he was arrested on a domestic ] charge after a fight with his girlfriend. According to the police report, his girlfriend's teenage daughter told police that Álvarez had been violent toward her mother since 2013.<ref>{{cite web \|title=In spat over cat, former Miami-Dade mayor charged with battery \|url=http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article74224622.html \|first=Charles \|last=Rabin \|publisher=Miami Herald \|date=April 27, 2016}}</ref>

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Cuban American politician

Carlos Álvarez


6th Mayor of Miami-Dade County
In office November 6, 2004 – March 18, 2011
Preceded by	Alex Penelas
Succeeded by	Carlos A. Giménez

Personal details
Born	c. 1952 (age 71–72) Havana, Cuba
Political party	Republican
Children	3
Alma mater	Florida International University (BBA)
Profession	Police officer, politician

Carlos Álvarez (born c. 1952) is a Cuban American politician, and the former mayor of Miami-Dade County. He was first elected mayor in 2004, and re-elected in 2008. His mayoralty ended in March 2011 after a recall election. In both mayoral elections, he listed his party as "No Party Preference", but an article in The Christian Science Monitor described him as a member of the Republican Party.

Early life

Carlos Álvarez was born in Cuba around 1952. When he was eight years old, his family emigrated to Miami, Florida. Alvarez earned his Bachelor of Business Administration from Florida International University in 1974. He completed training at the Senior Management Institute for Police and graduated from the FBI National Academy, 145th Session in June 1986.

Police work

In 1976, Álvarez joined the Miami-Dade Police Department. He was promoted through the ranks and, in 1997, became director of the MDPD. He served as director from 1997 to 2004. His tenure as director was called "relatively free of trouble, at least by local standards" by the Miami New Times, although in 2004 a group of policemen who served in the department described his management style as marked by "favoritism and retaliation".

Mayoralty

Carlos Álvarez ran for mayor in the 2004 Miami-Dade mayoral election, and defeated his opponent County Commissioner Jimmy L. Morales. He became Miami-Dade County's sixth mayor, replacing Alex Penelas. In 2007, Alvarez successfully launched a referendum to give the mayoralty more power, giving him direct control of the county's bureaucracy.

He was re-elected as county mayor on August 26, 2008, for his second term. In 2009, Alvarez led a successful yet controversial effort to spend hundreds of millions of dollars of the city's money to build what would eventually be LoanDepot Park on the site of the Orange Bowl to retain the Major League Baseball Marlins in the region. In August 2009, The Miami Herald revealed that Alvarez had recently given pay raises to close aides, including his chief of staff Dennis Morales, whose new salary was over $200,000 a year. In September 2010, Alvarez pushed for a 12% increase in the property tax rate.

Recall

Main article: 2011 Miami-Dade County mayoral recall election

An effort to recall Alvarez began in October 2010, backed by billionaire businessman Norman Braman, a former owner of the Philadelphia Eagles, over Alvarez's simultaneous tax increases and pay raises for upper echelon county workers. Braman spent more than $1 million of his own money on the effort. Alvarez was recalled in a March 15, 2011 election. More than 88% of the voters (some 176,000 people) voted for recalling Alvarez. The election was the largest municipal recall vote in United States history, and the second largest in the U.S. of any kind after the 2003 recall election of California governor Gray Davis. He officially left office on March 18, 2011 when the county canvassing board certified the results.

Personal life

Álvarez is the father of two sons and one daughter.

After the recall, Álvarez began bodybuilding. In January 2013, he emerged from relative seclusion to compete in the National Physique Committee's South Florida “Over 60s” Master's bodybuilding competition, where he won first place.

In April 2016, he was arrested on a domestic battery charge after a fight with his girlfriend. According to the police report, his girlfriend's teenage daughter told police that Álvarez had been violent toward her mother since 2013.

References

Rulers.org, U.S., Major cities, Miami, Miami-Dade County
Miami-Dade official election results Archived March 20, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
^ "As recall wave builds, Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez first to go", Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, March 16, 2011.
^ Biography: Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez Archived July 8, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Central Florida News 13.
Korten, Tristram (2004-09-30), "Dissent Within the Ranks", Miami New Times
Sokol, Brett (2004-11-18), "Trouble at Home", Miami New Times
^ "In dramatic revolt, Miami-Dade voters fire Mayor Carlos Alvarez over pay hikes, tax increase", Matthew Haggman and Martha Brannigan, The Miami Herald, March 15, 2011. Archived March 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
Rabin, Charles; Pinzur, Matthew (2008-08-28), "Mayor wins, but discord detected", The Miami Herald, pp. B1
Rabin, Charles (January 22, 2013). "Recalled Mayor Carlos Alvarez wins — in bodybuilding contest". Miami Herald.
Rabin, Charles (April 27, 2016). "In spat over cat, former Miami-Dade mayor charged with battery". Miami Herald.

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