Alex J. Fernandez

Alex J. Fernandez serves as City Commissioner for Group III on the Miami Beach City Commission, having been first elected in 2021 and re-elected to a consecutive four-year term on November 4, 2025, by capturing a historic, record-breaking 84% of the vote against challenger Luidgi Mary. Before his time on the Commission, Fernandez built a decorated two-decade career in regional public service, serving as a prominent legislative aide to former Miami Beach Mayor Matti Herrera Bower, former Commissioner Deede Weithorn, and Miami-Dade County Commissioner Rebeca Sosa. His higher educational background is not fully detailed in public sources, though he is a graduate of the Miami Beach Leadership Academy. A first-generation American born to Cuban exiles, his upbringing directly informed his focus on community welfare. As Chair of the Land Use and Sustainability Committee, he sponsored the 'Stop the Pause' policy to advance long-delayed neighborhood infrastructure and launched 'Operation Clean Water' to restore local waterways, alongside spearheading the city’s landmark 'Text Before Tow' program and earning distinction as a 2025 Home Rule Hero. His ongoing legislative priorities run continuously through November 2029, focusing on expanded public safety, tenant protections, flood mitigation, and preserving neighborhood character.

The City of Miami Beach Commission is the legislative body of the City of Miami Beach, a municipal government in Miami-Dade County, Florida. Commissioners are responsible for setting city policy, adopting the municipal budget, enacting local ordinances, and providing oversight of city operations and services.