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County Commissioner Raquel Regalado

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Raquel Regalado Makes Her Case to Voters

The District 7 County Commissioner is running on her record. “You make an omelet, you break a few eggs. Happy to be held accountable for my broken eggs.”

by Don Finefrock

Raquel Regalado is seeking a second term as the District 7 county commissioner representing Coconut Grove. (Photo courtesy of the Regalado campaign)

This year’s District 7 County Commission race features a three-way contest between incumbent Commissioner Raquel Regalado, former Pinecrest Mayor Cindy Lerner and Richard Praschnik, a public schools police officer. Regalado is the daughter of former Miami Mayor Tomas Regalado. A single mother of two neuro-divergent children, Regalado served on the county’s school board before being elected to the County Commission. She represents District 7, a waterfront district that stretches from Coconut Grove to Pinecrest and west into Kendall. Regalado sat down recently with the Spotlight’s Don Finefrock to talk about several hot-button topics, including the Coconut Grove Playhouse, South Bayshore Drive, and her vote to expand the county’s Urban Development Boundary. During the interview, Regalado blasted Lerner for linking her to the recent scandals of other Cuban-American politicians, calling it racial “bullshit.” The election is August 20. Early voting began this week. The interview has been edited for brevity and clarity.