Roberto Gonzalez
Miami-Dade County Commissioner, District 11
Miami Connection
Commissioner Gonzalez has focused on enhancing West Kendall's quality of life by protecting HOA and condo homeowners, combating child sex trafficking, supporting law enforcement, ensuring clean streets, and improving parks. As an entrepreneur and law firm founder, he promotes education, mentorship, civic engagement, small businesses, and economic opportunities in Miami-Dade County. His platform emphasizes public safety, opposing tax increases, and reducing government regulations to benefit working families and uphold the free-market system.
About
Born in Guatemala, Roberto J. Gonzalez legally emigrated to the U.S. at age two and has been a Miami resident since 1990, becoming a U.S. citizen in 2014. He graduated from Miami Coral Park Senior High School, attended Miami Dade College, earned a Bachelor’s in English Literature and a Juris Doctor from St. Thomas University. Gonzalez founded PereGonza The Attorneys PLLC in 2016 and served as Secretary on the Republican Party of Miami-Dade’s Executive Committee from 2016 to 2020. Appointed by Governor Ron DeSantis to the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners, District 11 in November 2022, he was elected in August 2024 by a wide margin, qualifying via signatures as the first District 11 candidate in recent memory to do so. Currently, he chairs the Safety and Health Committee, vice-chairs the Housing Committee, and serves on the Airport and Appropriations Committees.