Mayor Francis X. Suarez of Miami filed the paperwork for a presidential campaign on Wednesday, setting him up to join an increasingly crowded field of candidates jockeying to overtake former President Donald J. Trump for the Republican nomination.
Mr. Suarez, a 45-year-old Cuban American elected overwhelmingly twice to his post leading one of Florida’s biggest cities, is presenting himself as a fresh face for a party that has struggled in three consecutive elections as general-election voters soured on Mr. Trump.
He is scheduled to give a speech on Thursday night at the Reagan Library in California.
Supporters of Mr. Suarez announced a super PAC on Wednesday in tandem with his filing, beginning with an initial “six figure” ad buy in three early-voting states: Iowa, New Hampshire and Nevada.
The committee, SOS America PAC, is starting off on solid financial footing, with almost $6 million left over from its previous iteration.
Persons:
Francis X, Suarez, Donald J, Trump, Mr, Joe Biden’s
Organizations:
Miami, Republican, Cuban American, Mr, Reagan, SOS America PAC, Joe Biden’s America ”
Locations:
Florida’s, California, Iowa , New Hampshire, Nevada