Vice Mayor Vince Lago elected to Coral Gables Mayor on April 13. Photo credit: vincelagoformayor.com
Coral Gables has a new mayor. On April 13, Vince Lago was chosen by the Coral Gables residents to be their next mayor, replacing Mayor Raúl Valdés-Faul after four terms in city hall.
The election’s recurring theme was marked by debate over the City Beautiful losing its character in the name of progress.
Lago defeated candidates Patricia Keon and Jackson Rip Holmes, earning around 60 percent of approximately 10,000 votes cast.
Lago, 43 celebrated his win at Bay 13 surrounded by friends and family.
“I am feeling euphoric; this is a win for the community,” said Lago. “The community sent a strong message today. We won emphatically, even over some pretty adverse situations.”
Known for its Mediterranean Revival architectural style, the City of Coral Gables was incorporated in 1925 by George Merrick. Photo credit: Jared Lennon
The April 13 Coral Gables municipal election will occur without the knowledge or participation of what candidates say is an important voting demographic University of Miami students.
Although UM students live, recreate and often have jobs in Coral Gables, voting statistics show that most are unlikely to leave their dorms and off-campus apartments to vote in Tuesday’s election, which will put a new mayor in office for the next two years and two new commissioners in office for the next four.
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