Jose Mallea, Former campaign manager of Marco Rubio for U.S. Senate, also Former Chief of Staff on Mayor Manny Diaz is now Mayor Carlos Gimenez's Interim Chief of Staff...or so I was told.
He worked on David Rivera's campaign according to Paul Crespo. Ick. And, Rivera and Mallea both served on John McCain’s Hispanic Leadership Committee in 2008. Gimleteye wrote this Nov. 6, 2009:
A company called JM Global Consulting turns up with max contribution to Souto. Who knows JM Consulting, or, its principal Jose Mallea? He seems to be a fan of the George Bush Presidential Library and so forth. Former chief of staff to Mayor Manny Diaz, unless that is another Jose Mallea. According to a 2005 Miami Today report, "Mr. Mallea was a member of the State Department's Iraq task force assisting the economic restructuring of Iraq." Mr. Mallea also turned up in 2007 as co-chair of the Advisory Council for Hispanic USA, chaired by Jose Cancela, advocating property tax reform. It all seemed so much easier during the ether of the building boom.
And September 11th the interim will be gone...and Chip Iglesias will be in. Who doesn't like Chip? The Miami Herald reports:
"A top aide to Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez is returning to County Hall. Late Tuesday, Gimenez announced that he has offered Key Biscayne Village Manager Genaro “Chip” Iglesias the position of deputy mayor and chief of staff.
Iglesias, 49, has accepted the job, which pays $225,000 a year. He informed Key Biscayne leaders of his resignation on Monday. His last day will be Sept. 11."
I have to say I am relieved. Too much baggage on the other guy. Chip I like.
14 comments:
No problem. He helped fix Iraq. Perfect for Miami Dade.
Read 'Imperial Like in the Endless City' to understand how GOP political hacks got sent to Iraq during the early days of the occupation... who knows what Mr. Mallea was doing while he was there but it's generally understood that the efforts were a total failure.
Chip is the cos
He looks like a sullen not pleasant person.
Connected to Rubio, Crespo, Rivera!?! I got heatburn.
Once I first heard the news, I googled Jose Mallea's name and came up with Gimleteye's 2009 post. That old article and comments are fascinating based on what we know about Mallea now.
Recommended reading.
http://eyeonmiami.blogspot.com/2009/11/county-commissioner-campaign-warchests.html.
I bet Mallea is not taking a salary because he thinks it means he wont have to wait 2 years to lobby the county if he leaves. It will be an interesting ethics issue if that's his plan.
OY VEY! Just when I was starting to believe in Carlos Gimenez, he punches me in the rib cage with these appointments? Sorry, Genius, any channel that connects to Jose Cancela, connects to Rubio, Bush,Barreto, Raul Martinez, Robaina... and how many more? I emailed Gimlet how things were done during the "rulership" of Carlos Alvarez. Can we expect a repetition of what went on before?
I HAD THE SAME REACTION BUT IT IS ONLY TEMPORARY. Chip is a good guy and I do know people who know this guy and say that Mallea is competent.
Mallea was the chief of staff for Democrat Mayor Manny Diaz. No one can say that he is not qualified. Look at the unqualified idiot Alvarez hired as his chief of staff: Denis Morales.
Lets get rid of, oops! I mean keep the old cronies and bring in the new cronies. Alina Hudak and all of the ACMs and Ctty attorneys keep their bloated salaries and the rank and file take it in the butt. Its the damn unions fault.
Great, lets pay more for our insurance but wait why don't we negotiate a better deal on the insurance, naw silly rabbit, someone is on the take with the current insurance contract. I am going to go throw up now.
Wait!!!! Didn't the Mayor say he would be the highest paid employee in county hall? $225k for Chip is a lot more than what the Mayor will get. Hmmm something does not match here...
The appointment of Chip Iglesias is a good move. I know him from his work in Key Biscayne and his support of the Virginia Key Beach Park. Good man in most every context I can think of.
Barack Obama has a pay ceiling for the 1,000 White House employees of $170,000. They manage 270 million people. Why is Gimemez paying so much for this clown?
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