Carlos Hernández (politician)
Carlos Hernández | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Hialeah, Florida | |
| In office May 2011 – November 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Julio Robaina |
| Succeeded by | Esteban Bovo |
| Member of the Hialeah City Council from the 6th district | |
| In office November 30, 2005 – May 23, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Roberto Casas |
| Succeeded by | Paul "Pablito" Hernandez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 8, 1961 |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Nancy Hernández |
| Profession | Politician, retired police officer |
Carlos Hernández (born March 8, 1961, in Camagüey, Cuba) is a Cuban-born American politician. Hernández served as the mayor of Hialeah, Florida, from May 2011 to November 2021. He became acting mayor in 2011 upon the resignation of his predecessor, Julio Robaina, who left the Hialeah mayoral office to pursue an unsuccessful campaign for Mayor of Miami-Dade County.
Hernández was raised in Hialeah, Florida. He received a bachelor's degree in organizational leadership from St. Thomas University in Miami Gardens.
Hernández was elected to the Hialeah city council in November 2005. He was further elected council president in 2007 and again in 2009 by the members of the council. Under the Hialeah city charter, Hernández, who was still council president in 2011, became Mayor of Hialeah upon the resignation of former Mayor Julio Robaina in 2011. Hernández won the 2011 special election and served out the remainder of Robaina's term. He was re-elected in 2013 and 2017.