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Bruno A. Barreiro

Bruno A. Barreiro is a South Florida business executive and former public official who served in the Florida House of Representatives and on the Miami-Dade County Commission, including as its chairman. During his career, he held leadership roles in tourism, transportation, international trade, and regional development. He founded the Barreiro Foundation to support underserved youth and older adults and currently leads several local businesses.

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Criminal justice and policing

Bruno has always been a strong supporter of our law enforcement, working to ensure they have the tools they need to do their job and keep our streets safe.

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Economy, jobs and wages

As a small business owner, Bruno knows the daily struggles you endure and pledge to work with you to continue strengthening our economy.

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Taxes and Affordability: Lowering property taxes and homeowners' insurance premiums are the primary focus of his campaign. He supports a proposed constitutional property tax amendment to help retirees remain in their homes. As a past lawmaker, he highlights his track record of sponsoring and passing Florida's first senior tax exemption expansion.

Housing

Overdevelopment and Housing Rights: Barreiro campaigns heavily against overdevelopment to protect local neighborhoods and maintain the district's quality of life. He has publicly criticized Florida's Live Local Act, calling it a knee-jerk response to the housing shortage that invites dense development without matching infrastructure. His housing platform also emphasizes protecting the rights of tenants and condominium owners.

Our seniors live on fixed incomes. Bruno believes we need to continue working to address the growing need for affordable housing for our seniors.

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Infrastructure and transportation

Our community continues to need better solutions for transportation. I have the experience necessary to help secure the resources we need to improve our transportation system.

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Transportation and Infrastructure: Drawing on his past role leading the regional transportation committee, Barreiro advocates for major transit improvements to alleviate South Florida's gridlock. He highlights his past creation of the "Golden Passport," which provided free transit for Miami-Dade seniors, and pledges to secure state funding for district infrastructure projects.

Social Security and retirement

Our seniors live on fixed incomes. Bruno believes we need to continue working to address the growing need for affordable housing for our seniors.

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Taxes and government spending

Sponsored and passed the first tax exemption expansion for seniors in the Legislature.

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Taxes and Affordability: Lowering property taxes and homeowners' insurance premiums are the primary focus of his campaign. He supports a proposed constitutional property tax amendment to help retirees remain in their homes. As a past lawmaker, he highlights his track record of sponsoring and passing Florida's first senior tax exemption expansion.

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