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Emilio González
Mayor of Miami (2025 R nominee · LOST Dec 9 2025 runoff 40.5% to Higgins 59.5%; retired US Army colonel; former Miami City Manager 2018-2020)
Republican
RESOLUTE Citizen Score
75
/ 100
C
Raw: 6 of 8 dynamic max
· 4 of 30 answered
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✝ God First
4/ 70
🏛️ Local First
2/ 30
National Rank
#4,789 of 8,966 · bottom 46.6% among candidates with at least one scored answer
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Official Profile
Background: Retired U.S. Army colonel (26 years). Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services under President George W. Bush (Dec 2005-Apr 2008). CEO, Miami International Airport (2013-2017). Miami City Manager (Jan 2018-Feb 2020, under Mayor Francis Suarez). PhD International Relations, U. Miami. Cuban-born, raised Tampa. Ran for Miami Mayor in 2025 with endorsements from Trump, DeSantis, Cruz, Rick Scott; successfully sued the Miami City Commission to overturn the June 2025 ordinance postponing the election, winning at the 11th Judicial Circuit and the FL 3rd DCA; election proceeded Nov 4 + Dec 9 2025 (runoff). LOST runoff to Democrat Eileen Higgins 40.54% (15,099) to 59.46% (22,145). No current elected office.
RECORD CORRECTED 2026-06: Emilio Gonzalez LOST the Dec 9 2025 Miami mayoral runoff to Eileen Higgins (D) 40.54% to 59.46% — prior record incorrectly tagged 'won Nov 2025' and credited his USCIS Director service to Trump (was actually under George W. Bush, Dec 2005-Apr 2008). Status set to 'lost'; candidacy_status set to 'lost.' Next Miami mayoral election: 2029. [2026-06 RESOLUTE refinement evidence-pass] Civic-defining act: successfully SUED the incumbent-controlled Miami City Commission to overturn the June 2025 ordinance postponing the city election, winning at the 11th Judicial Circuit and the FL 3rd DCA (strong election-integrity / anti-self-dealing record; not directly on rubric q0/q1/q4 — captured here in notes). HARD evidence from campaign: (a) attacked 'out of control' city budget growth ($1.5B at his City Manager exit to $3B now), pledged Day-One audit and homestead property-tax cut, backed DeSantis property-tax phase-out — economic_stewardship q2 TRUE; (b) endorsed by five former MPD/MDPD officials and six former police chiefs, pledged to 'increase police presence,' called police/firefighters 'the real public servants' — public_justice q0 TRUE; (c) clear anti-sanctuary framing (former USCIS Director, debate-stage quote: 'I cannot in good conscience fight the federal government and defend a rapist or a murderer, like happens in other cities') — border_immigration q2 TRUE; BUT (d) explicitly NARROWED deportation support to those who 'commit crimes' / 'rapists, thugs, murderers and child molesters,' deflecting on non-violent illegal aliens to 'a federal issue' — fails the rubric's q1 mandatory-deportation-of-ALL standard, scored FALSE. NOTABLE DEVIATIONS from R-archetype: accepted Log Cabin Republicans of Miami endorsement with no public counter-statement on social/family/marriage/abortion issues; ran a fiscal/competence/anti-corruption campaign, NOT a social-conservative one — all life/marriage/family/Christian-liberty/2A cells held null absent specific documented statements.
Category Breakdown
Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
Not yet verified
Candidate (if District Attorney) has committed to prosecuting illegal abortion procedures; (if mayor/council) has supported pro-life city resolutions or refused to declare 'sanctuary city for abortion'
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes embryonic stem-cell research, IVF embryo discard, and chimeric experimentation
N/A · out of tier
Candidate opposes euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide, and quality-of-life rationing
N/A · out of tier
Candidate has never accepted Planned Parenthood, NARAL, EMILY's List, or abortion-industry PAC funding
N/A · out of tier
Candidate affirms marriage as exclusively the lifelong union of one man and one woman as instituted by God
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes all forms of same-sex marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships in law
N/A · out of tier
Candidate opposes city/county trans-affirming policies (bathroom mandates on private businesses, Pride flag raisings at city hall, pronouns-required HR rules)
Not yet verified
Candidate supports no-fault divorce reform and policies that strengthen the marriage covenant
N/A · out of tier
Candidate opposes city/county Pride proclamations, Pride flags at city facilities, drag programming in libraries, and LGBT-affirming K-12 curriculum (school-board-relevant)
Not yet verified
Candidate (school board) opts the district into school-choice transfers + protects homeschool freedom + opposes truancy-based criminal referrals
Not yet verified
Candidate (school board) requires parental notification before any gender/sexuality counseling of minors; (mayor/council) opposes city programs facilitating minor medical procedures without parents
Not yet verified
Candidate (school board) has voted to remove CRT/SOGI/comprehensive-sex-ed/gender-ideology materials from district curriculum and library shelves
Not yet verified
Candidate (mayor/council/library board) supports local enforcement of age-verification + removes sexualized content from library children's sections
N/A · out of tier
Candidate supports faith-based adoption/foster agencies and opposes placement of children with same-sex couples
N/A · out of tier
Candidate affirms the right to publicly profess Christ in all spheres (workplace, military, public office, schools)
Not yet verified
Candidate supports conscience exemptions for Christian medical professionals, business owners, adoption agencies, and educators
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (city/county/school board) opposes mandatory pronoun policies for staff + employees + students
Not yet verified
Candidate (mayor/council) supports city/county Christian displays (Ten Commandments, Nativity scenes), invocation prayer at meetings, Sunday-closure where chosen by community
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes city-funded non-Christian religious displays/programming (Ramadan illumination, etc.) at city facilities
Not yet verified
Candidate (city/county) opposes city participation in CBDC pilot programs + supports cash-acceptance ordinances for local businesses
N/A · out of tier
Candidate supports sound-money policies including gold/silver as constitutional money and audit/abolition of the Federal Reserve
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (mayor/council) has voted against deficit-bond issuances for non-capital city expenditures + supports balanced city budgets without service cuts via tax increases on residents
Candidate supports usury limits, anti-debt-slavery protections, and tithe-friendly tax structures
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (city/county) has voted to remove city pension/treasury investment in ESG-aligned funds + opposes city participation in WEF-aligned sister-city programs
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (city clerk/county election official) supports hand-counted paper ballots at local precincts where state law permits
Not yet verified
Candidate (city clerk/election official) enforces state photo voter ID + citizenship verification at local precincts
Not yet verified
Candidate supports single-day in-person voting with absentee only for verified medical/military exceptions
N/A · out of tier
Candidate opposes mass mail-in voting, drop boxes, and ballot harvesting
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (city clerk/council) refused acceptance of private election-administration grants ('Zuckerbucks')
Not yet verified
Candidate supports completed physical border barrier and active military border presence
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (DA/sheriff) cooperates with ICE detainers + transfers; (mayor/council) supports local cooperation with ICE rather than sanctuary policies
FALSE (0)[3]
Candidate (city/county) has voted against local sanctuary-city ordinances + supports city cooperation with federal immigration enforcement
TRUE (+2)[3]
Candidate supports mandatory E-Verify for all employment and benefit eligibility
N/A · out of tier
Candidate opposes birthright citizenship for children of illegal aliens, tourist births, and opposes foreign ownership of U.S. farmland
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (mayor/council) opposes local gun-registry ordinances + local gun-shop zoning restrictions
Not yet verified
Candidate (city/council) opposes local-ordinance red-flag/magazine/AWB analogs + local gun-shop zoning restrictions
Not yet verified
Candidate supports repeal of the National Firearms Act (NFA), Gun Control Act (GCA), and other federal gun regulations
N/A · out of tier
Candidate supports castle doctrine and stand-your-ground laws with full civil immunity for lawful defense
N/A · out of tier
Candidate opposes ATF overreach, citizen disarmament initiatives, and U.N. small-arms treaty participation
N/A · out of tier
Candidate has publicly backed law enforcement and opposed defunding/dismantling police
Candidate opposes cashless-bail, soft-on-crime, and rogue-prosecutor (e.g. Soros-DA) policy
Not yet verified
Candidate supports victim restitution and proportional punishment of evildoers
Not yet verified
Candidate refuses to treat violent crime as a "public health" excuse to avoid punishment
Not yet verified
Candidate affirms the magistrate's God-ordained duty to bear the sword (Rom. 13:4)
Not yet verified
Official has asserted local control against unconstitutional state mandates
Not yet verified
Official has declined state strings that compel ungodly or unconstitutional local policy
Not yet verified
Official has protected local citizens from state overreach (lockdowns, mandates, ESG)
Not yet verified
Official affirms subsidiarity — decisions made at the lowest competent level
Not yet verified
Official has refused to enforce unconstitutional state directives
Not yet verified
Sources & Evidence
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References & footnotes
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- [1]Campaign kickoff attacked 'out of control' Miami budget growth from $1.5B to $3B; pledged Day-One audit, homestead property-tax cut, and backed DeSantis property-tax phase-out — affirmative documented anti-debt/fiscal-restraint posture. Unclassified
Campaign kickoff attacked 'out of control' Miami budget growth from $1.5B to $3B; pledged Day-One audit, homestead property-tax cut, and backed DeSantis property-tax phase-out — affirmative documented anti-debt/fiscal-restraint posture.
- [2]Campaign kickoff attacked 'out of control' Miami budget growth from $1.5B to $3B; pledged Day-One audit, homestead property-tax cut, and backed DeSantis property-tax phase-out — affirmative documented anti-debt/fiscal-restraint posture. Unclassified
Campaign kickoff attacked 'out of control' Miami budget growth from $1.5B to $3B; pledged Day-One audit, homestead property-tax cut, and backed DeSantis property-tax phase-out — affirmative documented anti-debt/fiscal-restraint posture.
- [3]Explicitly QUALIFIED his deportation support to those who 'commit crimes' / 'rapists, thugs, murderers and child molesters,' deflecting on non-violent illegal aliens. Statement: 'I will always defend my immigrant community. But I will never ever defend rapists, thugs, murderers and child molesters just to make a point with the federal government.' Narrower than the rubric's q1 mandatory-deportation-of-ALL standard. Unclassified
Explicitly QUALIFIED his deportation support to those who 'commit crimes' / 'rapists, thugs, murderers and child molesters,' deflecting on non-violent illegal aliens. Statement: 'I will always defend my immigrant community. But I will never ever defend rapists, thugs, murderers and child molesters just to make a point with the federal government.' Narrower than the rubric's q1 mandatory-deportation-of-ALL standard.
- [4]Endorsed by five former MPD/MDPD officials and six former police chiefs (Colina, Llanes, Orza, Perez, etc.); pledged to 'increase police presence' and called police/firefighters 'the real public servants' — meets the affirmative-advocacy HIGH BAR. Center
Endorsed by five former MPD/MDPD officials and six former police chiefs (Colina, Llanes, Orza, Perez, etc.); pledged to 'increase police presence' and called police/firefighters 'the real public servants' — meets the affirmative-advocacy HIGH BAR.
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