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'''Esteban L. "Steve" Bovo Jr.''' (born June 12, 1962) is an American [[Republican]] politician and the Mayor-elect of Hialeah, [[Florida]]. Bovo previously served on the [[Miami]]-Dade County Commission from 2011-2020, the Hialeah City Council, in the Florida House of Representatives from 2008-2011. He ran an unsuccessful campaign for mayor of Miami-Dade County in 2020, losing to Daniella Levine Cava. Prior to serving as an elected official, Bovo worked at the historic Hialeah Park as a marketing and advertising executive.

'''Esteban L. "Steve" Bovo, Jr.''' (born June 12, 1962) is an American [[Republican]] politician and the Mayor of Hialeah, [[Florida]]. Bovo previously served on the [[Miami]]-Dade County Commission from 2011-2020, the Hialeah City Council, in the Florida House of Representatives from 2008-2011. He ran an unsuccessful campaign for mayor of Miami-Dade County in 2020, losing to Daniella Levine Cava. Prior to serving as an elected official, Bovo worked at the historic Hialeah Park as a marketing and advertising executive.

==Early and personal life==

==Early and personal life==

'''Hialeah Mayoral Campaign'''

'''Hialeah Mayoral Campaign'''

Bovo won the nonpartisan primary for mayor of Hialeah on November 2, 2021. Bovo received 59 percent of the vote, meaning he won the primary outright. Bovo had recieved the endorsement of several high-profile Republicans, including [[President Donald Trump]], Florida Governor [[Ron DeSantis]], and Senator [[Marco Rubio]], among others. On his campaign website, he writes,

Bovo won the nonpartisan primary for mayor of Hialeah on November 2, 2021. Bovo received 59 percent of the vote, meaning he won the primary outright. Bovo had recieved the endorsement of several high-profile Republicans, including [[President Donald Trump]], Florida Governor [[Ron DeSantis]], and Senator [[Marco Rubio]], among others. On his campaign website, he writes:

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"The next Mayor of Hialeah must be committed to moving the city forward with courageous and innovative reforms. At the forefront of every city initiative, proposal, bid, contract, ordinance and project must be transparency and efficiency to protect the taxpayer from unethical practices, waste, and abusive taxes...

"The next Mayor of Hialeah must be committed to moving the city forward with courageous and innovative reforms. At the forefront of every city initiative, proposal, bid, contract, ordinance and project must be transparency and efficiency to protect the taxpayer from unethical practices, waste, and abusive taxes...

==Political positions==

==Political positions==

For Hialeah Mayor, Bovo campaigned on conservative values, opposition to mandates, putting Hialeah first, support for law enforcement, and low taxes.  

For Hialeah Mayor, Bovo campaigned on conservative values, opposition to mask and vaccine mandates, putting Hialeah first, support for law enforcement, and low taxes.  

Bovo, being Cuban, also takes a strong stance against [[communism]]. On [[Twitter]], he has criticized previous Democrat presidents such [[JFK]], [[Jimmy Carter]], [[Bill Clinton]], and [[Barack Obama]] for their poor failures on the issue of fighting it, and says he doesn't expect much of current President [[Joe Biden]]<ref>https://twitter.com/SteveBovo/status/1415424956381401094</ref>.  

Bovo, being [[Cuba]]n, also takes a strong stance against [[communism]]. On [[Twitter]], he has criticized previous Democrat presidents such [[JFK]], [[Jimmy Carter]], [[Bill Clinton]], and [[Barack Obama]] for their poor failures on the issue of fighting it, saying he doesn't expect much of current President [[Joe Biden]]<ref>https://twitter.com/SteveBovo/status/1415424956381401094</ref>.  

Bovo has also voiced support for [[Israel]]<ref>https://twitter.com/SteveBovo/status/1396102472696008716</ref>.

Bovo has also voiced support for [[Israel]]<ref>https://twitter.com/SteveBovo/status/1396102472696008716</ref>.