Jose Marti

Jose Marti serves as Commission Vice-President of the City of Sweetwater, Florida, representing the nonpartisan Group 1 seat on the city commission. He was re-elected to his consecutive four-year term on May 13, 2025, after winning the general election against challenger Mario Leiva, and was officially sworn into his leadership role on May 30, 2025. While his specific educational background and prior private professional history are not confirmed in available public records, Marti has used his tenure to prioritize children's civic programming, balanced municipal spending, and infrastructure oversight. In April 2026, Marti drew public attention when he and Commission President Villanueva both expressed concern that commissioners had insufficient time to review a thick packet of legislative materials before approving a 30-year Community Development District (CDD) agreement with CREI Holdings. The district framework is designed to fund infrastructure for the $4.6 billion 'Flagler Center' development, slated to rise on the former site of the Li'l Abner mobile home park. This episode highlighted ongoing questions about transparency and public deliberation in the commission's approval processes for major municipal development agreements.

The Commissioner Vice President is an elected member of the Sweetwater City Commission, the legislative and governing body of the City of Sweetwater, a municipal government in Miami-Dade County, Florida. The role carries the standard powers of a city commissioner — including voting on ordinances, resolutions, budgets, and contracts — while the Vice President designation provides leadership continuity in the absence of the Commission President.