Mr. Wade Jones has 10 years of experience in the transportation industry, involving transit operations and administration, and community relations and outreach. Wade has significant management experience overseeing bus operations for Miami-Dade Transit, where he was responsible for scheduling assignments, day-to-day work administration, and overseeing the performance of more than 150 bus operators, clerical staff, and operations supervisors. His responsibilities have included data analysis, resource planning, communications, personnel management, and labor relations.
Audrey Edmonson, Xavier Suarez and Dennis Moss are still running unopposed. There are three men running for Joe Martinez's seat, Johnny G. Farias, Juan E. Fiol and Juan C. Zapata. Bruno Barreiro has 3 challengers, Calixto Garcia, Carlos E. Munoz Fontanills and Ricardo "Ricky" Rodriguez.
Clerk of the Circuit Court Harvey Ruvin also has a challenger, Rubin Young. County Court Judge Charlie Johnson who was first appointed by Former Governor Charlie Crist in 2010, has Enrique Lazaro Yabor running against him.
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As to Juan Zapata, I liked him as a freshman state legislator. I did not and do not like his affiliation with the US Century gang in his later public service. I also didn't like him showing up at a CC11 hearing on Krome Gold hanging with some of our "greater & local destroyers" at that hearing and not supporting the groups opposed to their application. I guess he needed campaign cash, but it showed very bad & public taste.
I believe he's either on the board, or is volunteering in some way with Katy's Good Governance group. He's decent, but should be watched. I'll also take a look at his State voting record & contributors as well.
Wade Jones is a former aide and campaign manager for Barbara Jordan. Don't you remember when Jordan gave her speech honoring the Miami Heat after their 2006 championship and she kept referring to Dwayne Wade as "Wade Jones?"
I know Juan Zapata and consider him a friend. I have worked with him on many issues and was always impressed by his honesty and character. He cannot be intimidated and will vote his conscience every time. If you want an honest politician in office, it is Juan Zapata.
This is a man who will say "NO" to anyone if he has to. He is a moderate Republican and not loved by the hard-nosed so-called conservatives.
Juan will always give you a direct and honest answer. I will be supporting Juan Zapata in any way I can becsuse I know him to be a man of integrity and character and I trust him.
Xavier Suarez is considering running for Mayor, the police union is making every effort in getting “The X Man” to jump in.
Thanks for updating your post with a pic and bio. That's not the ex-Jordan aide Wade Jones. Interesting. It appears he is trying to capitalize on some name confusion with Jordan's well-known former campaign manager.
http://factreal.wordpress.com/2011/05/01/roosevelt-bradley-used-taxmoney-to-give-jobs-to-friends-relatives-miami-dade-mayoral-candidate/
Connection: Cousin of then-MDT Director Roosevelt Bradley
NAME: WADE D. JONES
Title:Bus superintendent
Hired:August 1998
Jones was hired as a bus driver in 1998, when his cousin, Roosevelt Bradley, was assistant transit director. Jones was promoted to a bus traffic controller job in March 2003, shortly after Bradley became director. In May 2005, Jones was briefly demoted amid allegations of creating a hostile work environment for a female employee he supervised. He was re-promoted to a bus superintendent’s job in another division two months later — a move that county employee relations investigators later described as ill-advised. Jones resigned three weeks later, in February 2007.
Wade Jones is now an associate to Bradley’s current business, MAVEN STRATEGIES LLC.4
Aren't Roosevelt and Audrey good friends? Is she supporting Wade?
To call Roosevelt Bradley and Audrey Edmonson "good friends" is an understatement. And candidate Wade Jones is a former Edmonson staffer.
It will be fun to watch the interactions between Jordan and Edmonson. The relationship must be very strained.
To Anon
What I hear Bradley is a part of Jordan's corupt machine and they are going to throw as much mud against Jones for DARING to try to help the people. Jones quit Edmunson for not doing anything for the people. Went with Bradley and is now running against Jordan for the same reason. Donothing African-american pols that need candidates like Jones and Monestime to take them out. As Black people we would be better off!
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