During the lawsuit, the younger Suarez was a 20-year-old sophomore at FIU. The court found that Joe Carollo's lawsuit alleging voter fraud in the first round of the mayoral election had merit. In 1998, Suarez's father, Xavier Suarez, was removed from Miami's mayoral office by a Florida circuit court. He then became an attorney with the law firm Greenspoon Marder, specializing in corporate and real estate transactions. Following college, Suarez chose to attend the University of Florida Fredric G. He graduated in 1996 and went on to graduate in the top 10% of his class from Florida International University (FIU) with a bachelor's degree in finance.
Suarez attended Immaculata-LaSalle High School. Congressman Alex Mooney from West Virginia.
The oldest of four siblings, Suarez is the son of Rita and Xavier Suarez, two-time Miami mayor. He is a candidate in the 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries. During his mayoralty, Suarez has been noted for his advocacy for cryptocurrency. He was first elected mayor of Miami in 2017 and re-elected in 2021. The son of former mayor of Miami Xavier Suarez, he previously served on the Miami City Commission from 2009 to 2017. Francis Xavier Suarez ( / s w ɑː ˈ r ɛ z/ swah- REZ born October 6, 1977) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 43rd mayor of Miami since 2017.
