Michael Hepburn’s effort to break a glass ceiling in the race for Miami Mayor now has support from the candidate who came closest to beating the current officeholder in 2021.

Entrepreneur Max Martinez , who placed second among four candidates who challenged term-limited Mayor Francis Suarez four years ago, is getting behind Hepburn in this year’s crowded contest.

The two met during the 2021 race, when Hepburn was vying for a seat on the City Commission. And Hepburn impressed Martinez both as a friend, mentor and guide and as a knowledgeable policy wonk whom he believes would bring real change to Miami.

“The other names on the ballot have all been in office — you’re currently living in the results of their work,” Martinez, a fellow Democrat, said of Hepburn.

“Mike fights th

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