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Rosie Cordero-Stutz is the sheriff of Miami-Dade County, Florida. She joined the Miami-Dade Police Department in 1996 and rose to assistant director of investigative services before her election in November 2024 as the county's first elected sheriff in nearly 60 years. She took office in January 2025, and the department became the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office under her leadership.
What DI has documented
DI has documented statements by Rosie Cordero-Stutz on 2026 Midterm Elections, Government Spending, and Housing Policy, among other topics. Read the quotations, original sources and related cases below.
Rosie Cordero-Stutz supported Amendment 3 and rejected the argument that lower property taxes must mean fewer deputies or weaker public safety. She urged local agencies to find efficiencies.
“Voters should not be led to believe that saving money on their property taxes must mean fewer deputies or weaker public safety”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Miami-Dade sheriff backs Florida Amendment 3Cordero-Stutz quotation near the start of September 23 report
Why we used this label
Supports tax relief while contesting the claim that local services must suffer.
Byron Donalds supports Florida homestead property-tax relief while county officials warn about local-service funding. Compare his interview with revenue estimates for the related ballot measure and the counties' stated concerns.
