Carlos Beruff

Carlos Beruff
Personal details
Born Carlos Miguel Beruff
(1958-01-01) January 1, 1958
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Political party Republican
Alma mater Stetson University
University of South Florida,
Tampa
Religion Roman Catholicism

Carlos Miguel Beruff (born January 1, 1958) is an American real estate developer and a Republican politician and donor, who was a candidate for the Republican nomination for the 2016 United States Senate election in Florida.[1] Beruff was a gubernatorial appointee to the Sarasota-Bradenton Airport Authority, the Southwest Florida West Management Board, and the State College of Florida board. Beruff was born in Miami, Florida, to Cuban-immigrant parents.[2]

Medallion Homes

In 1984, Beruff founded Medallion Homes, a home builder located in Bradenton, Florida.[3] In 2010, the company was sued for failing to repair homes that it had built with contaminated Chinese drywall.[4][5]

Gubernatorial appointments

In 2009, then-Florida Governor Charlie Crist appointed Beruff to the Sarasota-Bradenton Airport Authority, the Southwest Florida Water Management board, and the State College of Florida board. Current Florida Governor Rick Scott reappointed Beruff to all three positions.[6][7] In the 2010 U.S. Senate election in Florida, Beruff supported Charlie Crist, who was running as an independent and later became a Democrat, over Republican Marco Rubio.[8][9]

Resignation from Southwest Florida Water Management District board

In August 2015, Beruff resigned from the Southwest Florida Water Management District board after voting to approve a friend's plan to destroy an acre of wetlands for a development.[10] An administrative law judge recommended against issuing the permit, which allowed developer Pat Neal to remove mangroves and fill wetlands in order to build a family compound on Perico Island.[11]

2016 U.S. Senate campaign

Beruff ran for the U.S. Senate seat in Florida, mounting a primary challenge to Republican incumbent Marco Rubio in the 2016 election. Beruff has proposed temporarily halting immigration to the United States from Middle Eastern countries.[12] In May 2016, Beruff was criticized for referring to President Barack Obama as "an animal". Beruff declined to issue an apology for the comments.[13][14] He lost the August 30 primary, getting 18.49% of the vote and 264,427 votes.[15]

References

  1. ↑ Flexter, Kate (March 4, 2016). "Who is Carlos Beruff? A profile of the man running for U.S. Senate". WWSB ABC. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  2. ↑ Irby, Katie (April 20, 2016). "Senate candidate Carlos Beruff was born in Miami, but he claimed to be born in Cuba on Manatee voter form". Bradenton Herald. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  3. ↑ Kennedy, Sara (August 4, 2013). "Developer Carlos Beruff: modest beginnings to multimillion-dollar business". Bradenton Herald. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  4. ↑ Kessler, Aaron (March 15, 2010). "Is this firm too broke to fix homes?". Herald-Tribune. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  5. ↑ Wallace, Jeremy (February 12, 2016). "Republicans and Democrats already taking aim at possible Senate candidate Carlos Beruff of Bradenton". Bradenton Herald. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  6. ↑ White, Dale (May 15, 2015). "Developer, a Scott loyalist, at helm of hospital panel". Herald-Tribune. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  7. ↑ Wallace, Jeremy (April 18, 2016). "U.S. Senate candidate Carlos Beruff makes his case in North Florida". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  8. ↑ Plott, Elaina (February 25, 2016). "Millionaire Developer Shakes Up Race for Rubio's Senate Seat". National Review. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  9. ↑ Wallace, Jeremy; Dunkelberger, Lloyd (April 22, 2010). "Home Article Comments Share Email Print Reprints View one page Enlarge Text Related Links UPDATE: It's official -- Crist to run as independent Key donors backing Crist". Herald-Tribune. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  10. ↑ Falconer, Jackson (August 28, 2015). "Beruff Resigns from SWFWMD Board After Approving Permit for Neal's Harbor Sound". Bradenton Times. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  11. ↑ Anderson, Zac (September 6, 2015). "Scott not backing away from Beruff". Herald-Tribune. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  12. ↑ Anderson, Zac (April 28, 2016). "Is Carlos Beruff the "little Trump of Florida"?". Herald-Tribune. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  13. ↑ Bobic, Igor (May 15, 2016). "Florida Senate GOP Candidate Calls Obama An 'Animal'". Huffington Post. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  14. ↑ Cohen, Kelly (May 16, 2016). "Florida Senate candidate hammered for calling Obama 'animal'". Washington Examiner. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  15. ↑ "2016 Florida Election Watch - U.S. Senator". enight.elections.myflorida.com.

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