Английская Википедия:Carlos Beruff
Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox Officeholder Carlos Miguel Beruff (born January 1, 1958) is an American real estate developer and a Republican politician and donor. On March 1, 2017, Governor Rick Scott appointed him chair of the Florida Constitution Revision Commission, a body that meets once every 20 years to propose amendments to the Florida Constitution.[1]
Previously, Beruff was a candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2016, but lost the Republican primary.[2] He was a gubernatorial appointee to the Sarasota-Bradenton Airport Authority, the Southwest Florida West Management Board, and the State College of Florida board. Beruff was born in Miami, Florida, to Cuban-immigrant parents.[3]
Medallion Home
In 1984, Beruff founded Medallion Home, a home builder located in Bradenton, Florida.[4]
Gubernatorial appointments
In 2009, then-Florida Governor Charlie Crist appointed Beruff to the Sarasota-Bradenton Airport Authority, the Southwest Florida Water Management board, and the State College of Florida board. The next governor, Rick Scott, reappointed Beruff to all three positions.[5][6] In the 2010 U.S. Senate election in Florida, Beruff supported Charlie Crist, who was running as an independent and later became a Democrat, over Republican Marco Rubio.[7][8]
Resignation from Southwest Florida Water Management District board
In August 2015, Beruff resigned from the Southwest Florida Water Management District board after voting to approve a friend's plan to destroy an acre of wetlands for a development.[9] An administrative law judge recommended against issuing the permit, which allowed developer Pat Neal to remove mangroves and fill wetlands in order to build a family compound on Perico Island.[10]
2016 U.S. Senate campaign
Шаблон:Main Beruff ran for the U.S. Senate seat in Florida, mounting a primary challenge to Republican incumbent Marco Rubio in the 2016 election. Beruff has proposed temporarily halting immigration to the United States from Middle Eastern countries.[11] In May 2016, Beruff was criticized for referring to President Barack Obama as "an animal". Beruff declined to issue an apology for the comments.[12][13] He lost the August 30 primary, getting 18.49% of the vote and 264,427 votes.[14]
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