After notching resounding re-election victories this week, Miami Beach Commissioners Laura Dominguez and Alex Fernandez are making clear their preferred candidate in the runoff for the panel’s Group 1 seat.

Dominguez and Fernandez are endorsing Monica Matteo-Salinas , a former Commission aide to Fernandez and outgoing Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez , the latter of whom Matteo-Salinas is running to succeed.

Dominguez called Matteo-Salinas “exactly the kind of voice we need on the City Commission: experienced, empathetic, and focused on the issues that matter most to our residents.”

“Monica Matteo-Salinas has earned the trust of our community through her years of service, her compassion, and her results-driven approach,” she said in a statement. “She knows Miami Beach and

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