Why I'm Serving & Running for Re-election Dear People of Miami Beach – During the past nine months, it has been my distinct honor and privilege to serve you as your City Commissioner. The greatest benefit of this job has been meeting so many of you through citizen and homeowner groups. Thank you for taking the time to share opinions that have broadened my perspective and allowed me to make better decisions for you. Through your input and support, I established the Green Committee – a committee of energetic and dynamic residents who are dedicated to making Miami Beach an environmental “green” leader. City Hall has already switched to environment-friendly procedures, but we cannot stop there. We need your participation and partnerships to make our City and your lives better. We will be offering workshops and materials that will help you make wiser decisions in your daily lives.   I’ve been asked why I am running for office again. It’s simple! Another term will allow me to complete some of the projects that were started but not completed this past year. For instance, parking and transportation are huge concerns on Miami Beach, but we need real cures, not just band-aids.    I suggest better and “greener” mass transit that will serve weekend guests and visitors from the mainland. Whereas we wholeheartedly welcome these visitors, our residents are literally trapped in their homes. I have reached out to professionals who have proven mass transit records to help us. We must get a handle on the traffic – it’s essential to our future. We also need to identify areas that can effectively and attractively support additional parking facilities, like the one on 6th and Collins that successfully blends with the area. When considering these structures, we must always proceed with caution and respect for our neighborhoods rather than implementing a quick fix. This is where we live… where we call home.   My service to Miami Beach is not limited to this past year; it extends for many years in a variety of roles. I take my job as your Commissioner seriously and am proud to be endorsed by so many of our community leaders and organizations. I would like to continue to make Miami Beach better, safer and greener and ask for your support. Please vote on Tuesday, November 6th. And please consider casting your vote for me by punching #58. Thank you!   Commissioner Michael Gongora

I am working hard for you everyday.  Please vote for me.

The experience we need...a leader we can trust.

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Winning the election ripened as the fruit of my vision and labor with the investment of so many individuals who worked alongside me.  Without the many gifted people who work so diligently with me, I would not be able to attempt fulfilling my aspiration.  There is a lot of work ahead of us.   

The firefighters and police are happy & proud to be working with me for my re-election to the Miami Beach Commission.  Group V  -  Punch #58, but it is your vote I have worked hard to earn.



Although I am proud to have been endorsed by so many public officials, organizations and Chamber of Commerce Presidents, it is your vote I have been working hard to earn.  Please honor me with your vote.  Punch #58.



I could not have positioned myself to win the election last November without the support, encouragement and commitment of those around me, sharing a vision of who I am and where I am going.  An endeavor of this magnitude was only accomplished through the many contributions of those around me who know me and share my desire to touch as many lives as possible by making the City of Miami Beach an even better place to live, work, and play. 

ELEMENTARY

The Miami Beach Bar Association recently hosted Law Day, wherein attorneys and judges visited local schools.

The Law Day theme was ``Liberty Under the Law: Empowering Youth, Assuring Democracy.''

Michael Gongora, Miami Beach Vice Mayor and president of the Miami Beach Bar Association, and Scott Jay and Steve Hertz, bar association directors, visited Treasure Island Elementary.

“The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children.”___Dietrich Bonhoffer

Liberty Under the Law: Empowering Youth Assuring Democracy.

Inspiring and educating our youth is an honor and a privilege.

When I was encircled by the children at Treasure Island Elementary School during Law Week, I knew that the sacrifice of my own self-interests was well worth it.  I will not forget that I have been given much and that I must give something of value back.  I will add a new element so that the next generation will know that they, too, have a story to tell, a song to sing, and a gift to give. 

  Law Week Luncheon with Commissioner Michael Gongora and Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez

We must act on each other's behalf to support one another in accomplishing the work we have been trained to do.

 Miami Beach Bar Association Law Week First Place Winners of the Essay and Photo Contests

“I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor.”____Henry David Thoreau

It is an honor and a privilege to work with men such as Rev. Pedro Martinez founder and president of 
HopeinMiamiBeach.  Wih Rev. Martinez leadership we are reminded to take time out to reach out to the homeless and others less fortunate than ourselves who are not hopeless due to his many goodwill acts of love and kindness.

"We are here to add to what we can to life, not to get what we can from it."

Vice Mayor Gongora and the MBCDC sought input and advice from the design experts with regard to: providing innovative affordable housing to address the needs of Miami Beach residents, preserve the integrity of the historic structures, advancing green building design and initiatives, creating a project with the CANDO district to have a positive catalytic impact on the neighborhood and search for additional financial resources.

Jason Loeb introducing Vice Mayor Michael Gongora at the May 23rd Fundraiser at Touch

Nineteenth-century philosopher and economist John Stuart Mill said, "Those only are happy who have their minds trained on some object other than their own happiness - on the happiness of others...on the importance of mankind, even on some act or pursuit followed not as a means for profits, but as in intself an ideal."

 

Vice Mayor Michael Gongora speaking at the May 23rd Fundraiser at Touch Restaurant

My service to the City of Miami Beach ignites my passion, stirs my imagination and  raises my adrenaline.  I desire to see my supporters unified behind a common goal.  My service gives us all a connection to something larger than ourselves to believe in and strive for.  It motivates us to new levels of achievement.

I value hard work for a worthwhile cause.  For my calling I am satisfied to get up early and stay late.  Working for my community is worth giving up some of my self-interests.  I won't be satisfied with mediocrity.  I am working wholeheartedly, making my best effort.  I am devoting my time and energy to pursuits inside my strength zone as I work for my city.  I have the aspiration and ability...the 'knack'...talent and motivation.  I continue to move toward my purpose, the deeper fulfillment and sustaining significance that comes when you are pursuing a calling.

“When you cease to make a contribution, you begin to die.”  ___Eleanor Roosevelt

 

Re-elect Michael Gongora a proven leader for Miami Beach City Commissioner

I am working hard for you everyday.  Please vote for me. The experience we need...a leader we can trust.   Dear Friend of Miami Beach, After carefully weighing my credentials and the work I have been doing for Miami Beach and you find me to be the most credible person for the job of Miami Beach Commissioner, Group V I hope you will vote for me either by absentee ballot, early voting or voting on Election Day, Tuesday November 6th. If you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact me.  All my contact information is on my website link:  Contact Michael. Early voting begins on Octboer 29th.  The absentee ballots have already been mailed out.  Election Day is November 6th.  I hope you will take advantage of the opportunity to make your voice heard.  YOUR VOTE COUNTS!     Thank you.   Sincerely yours,    PS:  Thank you for all the support you have given me.  To see a complete list of supporters please go to my Contributors / Endorsers link. I am working hard for you everyday.  Please vote for me.  If you would like to contribute to my campaign: Contribute by Credit Card Click on the Contribute button above or on the link CONTRIBUTE or Mail a check to: Michael Gongora Re-election Campaign 5838 Collins Avenue #3A Miami Beach, Florida 33140   Political advertisement paid for and approved by Michael Gongora, for Miami Beach Commission Group V, non-partisan.

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