Miami Republican mayoral candidate Emilio Gonzalez is accusing his far-left opponent Eileen Higgins of wanting to “create a city of renters,” despite pushing a message of affordability.
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EXCLUSIVE:MiamiRepublicanmayoralcandidateEmilioGonzalezisaccusinghisprogressiveDemocraticopponentEileenHigginsofwantingto“createacityofrenters”despitepushingamessageofaffordability.Instead,heisproposingaplantoturnMiamiintoa“cityofowners.”
GonzalezandHigginswillfaceoffinarunoffelectiononDec.9afternoneofthecandidatesreached50%ofthevoteonelectionnightonNov.4.Higginswon35.96%ofthevotewhileGonzaleztookhome19.47%.
Higgins,aMiami-DadeCountycommissionerwhoresignedherofficetorunformayor,hasemphasized“buildinganaffordableandprosperousfuture.”Shehastoutedhersuccessesascountycommissionerininvestingnearly$3millioninsmallbusinessgrantsandinvestmentsinbuildingnearly7,000affordablehousingunits.
However,inaninterviewwithFoxNewsDigital,Gonzalez,whoisanArmyveteran,formerWestPointteacherandbusinessl
