Rosie Cordero-Stutz
{{Short description|American law enforcement officer}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
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| education = Marist University (BCJ)
Florida International University (MPA)
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Rosie Cordero-Stutz (born 1969/1970) is a Dominican American law enforcement officer and politician who has served as the sheriff of Miami-Dade County since 2025. A member of the Republican Party, she is the first to be Miami-Dade County sheriff since 1966. Cordero-Stutz is also the first Hispanic American woman sheriff in Florida history and the first female Miami-Dade County sheriff.
Early life and education
Cordero-Stutz was born in the Dominican Republic and immigrated to the United States with her family at a young age. She was raised by her mother in New York City.{{cite news |first=Douglas |last=Hanks |date=January 8, 2025 |title=Who is Miami-Dade County Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz? |url=https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article298052588.html |newspaper=Miami Herald |access-date=February 7, 2025}}{{cite web |date=January 8, 2025 |title=New Sheriff Reflects on Career Journey, Family and Priorities for Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office |url=https://www.miamidade.gov/global/news-item.page?Mduid_news=news1736376361397720 |website=miamidade.gov |access-date=February 7, 2025}} She graduated from Marist University with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice. Cordero-Stutz received her Master of Public Administration from Florida International University.{{cite web |title=Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz |url=https://www.miamidade.gov/global/government/biographies/police.page |website=miamidade.gov |access-date=February 7, 2025}}
Police career
Cordero-Stutz joined the Miami-Dade Police Department in 1996, after graduating from the police academy, and served as a patrol officer in the Northside District. In 2004, she passed the sergeant's exam and was assigned to the Robbery Intervention Detail and later the Homicide Bureau. In 2008, she was promoted to police lieutenant. Cordero-Stutz was promoted again to police major in 2013.{{cite web |title=Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz |url=https://flsheriffs.org/staff/sheriff-rosie-cordero-stutz/ |website=flsheriffs.org |access-date=February 7, 2025}} In 2020, she was promoted to police division chief of the North Operations Division. In 2022, she was promoted to assistant director of Support Services.
Sheriff of Miami-Dade County (2025–present)
{{see also|Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office}}
File:Investiture of Rosie Cordero-Stutz as Sheriff of Miami-Dade County.jpg
In 1966, the position of Miami-Dade County sheriff was abolished in a referendum following a series of scandals under Sheriff Talmadge "T. A." Buchanan.{{cite web |first=Brian |last=Hamacher |date=August 13, 2024 |title=Here's why the Miami-Dade sheriff's position went away, and why it's coming back |url=https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/heres-why-the-miami-dade-sheriffs-position-went-away-and-why-its-coming-back/3391501/ |work=WTVJ |access-date=February 7, 2025}} In 2018, a state constitutional amendment was passed that made the position an independent elected office, along with the roles of Miami-Dade County tax collector, property appraiser, and supervisor of elections.{{Cite web |title=Report Regarding Transition to Constitutional Offices |url=https://documents.miamidade.gov/mayor/memos/08.04.23-Report-Regarding-Transition-to-Constitutional-Offices-A-Combined-Response-to-Directives-221383-221086-221017-221018-and-221381.pdf |access-date=2025-02-07 |website=miamidade.gov }}
Cordero-Stutz defeated 10 opponents in the August 20th Republican primary, securing the Republican nomination for Miami-Dade County sheriff.{{cite news |first1=Charles |last1=Rabin |first2=Joey |last2=Flechas |first3=Douglas |last3=Hanks |date=August 26, 2024 |title=Miami-Dade public safety czar, Trump-backed Miami-Dade police vet to face off for sheriff |url=https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article291060320.html |newspaper=Miami Herald |access-date=February 7, 2025}}{{cite web |first=Jesse |last=Scheckner |date=August 20, 2024 |title=Rosie Cordero-Stutz wins 11-way GOP Primary for Miami-Dade Sheriff |url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/691006-gop-primary-for-miami-dade-sheriff-2024-jose-aragu-rosie-cordero-stutz-mario-knapp-joe-martinez-joe-sanchez/ |publisher=Florida Politics |access-date=February 7, 2025}} She faced Democratic nominee James Reyes in the general election. Cordero-Stutz was endorsed by then-former President Donald Trump, Governor Ron DeSantis, Senator Rick Scott, Congressman Carlos A. Giménez, Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart, County commissioner Kevin Marino Cabrera, County commissioner René García, Hialeah mayor Esteban Bovo, former Miami Beach mayor Philip Levine, and 27 incumbent Florida sheriffs, including Grady Judd, T. K. Waters, Bob Gualtieri, and Morris A. Young.Citations for Campaign endorsements:
- {{cite web |first=Jesse |last=Scheckner |date=September 30, 2024 |title=4 Miami-Dade Commissioners, ex-Miami Beach Mayor endorse Rosie Cordero-Stutz for Sheriff |url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/698806-4-miami-dade-commissioners-ex-miami-beach-mayor-endorse-rosie-cordero-stutz-for-sheriff/ |publisher=Florida Politics |access-date=February 7, 2025}}
- {{cite web |first=Jesse |last=Scheckner |date=October 31, 2024 |title=Miami-Dade voters are electing their first Sheriff in decades. They have 2 solid choices |url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/704276-miami-dade-voters-are-electing-their-first-sherriff-in-decades-they-have-2-solid-choices/ |publisher=Florida Politics |access-date=February 7, 2025}}
- {{cite web |first=Jesse |last=Scheckner |date=July 31, 2024 |title=‘Exceptionally qualified’: 27 Sheriffs endorse Rosie Cordero-Stutz for Miami-Dade Sheriff |url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/687169-exceptionally-qualified-27-sheriffs-endorse-rosie-cordero-stutz-for-miami-dade-sheriff/ |publisher=Florida Politics |access-date=February 7, 2025}}
- {{cite web |first=Michael |last=Costeines |date=September 19, 2024 |title=Rosie Cordero-Stutz earns Miami-Dade Sheriff endorsement from DeSantis |url=https://floridianpress.com/2024/09/rosie-cordero-stutz-earns-miami-dade-sheriff-endorsement-from-desantis/ |publisher=The Floridian |access-date=February 7, 2025}}
- {{cite web |first=Michael |last=Costeines |date=October 21, 2024 |title=Rosie Cordero-Stutz earns support from Hialeah Mayor Esteban Bovo, city councilmembers |url=https://floridianpress.com/2024/10/rosie-cordero-stutz-earns-support-from-hialeah-mayor-esteban-bovo-city-councilmembers/ |publisher=The Floridian |access-date=February 7, 2025}} During the campaign, Reyes was accused of sending "misleading" campaign mailers about Cordero-Stutz to residents.{{cite news |first=Charles |last=Rubin |date=October 21, 2024 |title=’Misleading’ ads create friction in the weeks leading to Miami-Dade sheriff’s contest |url=https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/election/voter-guide/article294051239.html |newspaper=Miami Herald |access-date=February 7, 2025}} The October 2024 debate took place a month after the Tyreek Hill traffic stop, which Reyes had been embroiled in as Miami-Dade County public safety chief. The debate moderator, Jim Defede, noted Reyes never served as a police officer.{{cite web |first=Michael |last=Costeines |date=October 16, 2024 |title=Miami-Dade Sheriff Candidates James Reyes, Rosie Cordero-Stutz Spar in Debate for County top cop Position |url=https://floridianpress.com/2024/10/miami-dade-sheriff-candidates-james-reyes-rosie-cordero-stutz-spar-in-debate-for-county-top-cop-position/ |publisher=The Floridian |access-date=February 7, 2025}} Both candidates favored greater accountability in law enforcement, but differed in their approach. Cordero-Stutz proposed administrative policy changes while Reyes focused on the "importance of culture" and leadership.{{cite web |date=October 17, 2024 |title=Rosie Cordero-Stutz, James Reyes square off in only primetime Miami-Dade Sheriff race debate |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/cbs-miami-to-host-only-prime-time-miami-dade-sheriff-candidates-debate/ |work=CBS News |access-date=February 7, 2025}} In the November general election, Cordero-Stutz defeated Reyes with 56% of the vote, becoming the first Miami-Dade County sheriff-elect since 1962.{{cite news |last1=Hanks |first1=Douglas |last2=Rubin |first2=Charles |date=November 5, 2024 |title=Republican Cordero-Stutz wins Miami-Dade sheriff’s race, first female at top post |url=https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article294507209.html |newspaper=Miami Herald |access-date=February 7, 2025}}{{cite news |date=November 7, 2024 |title=New Miami-Dade sheriff; new day, new attitude |url=https://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/article295163304.html |newspaper=Miami Herald |access-date=February 7, 2025}} Her election coincided with a Republican sweep of Miami-Dade County's constitutional officers.{{cite web |first=Jesse |last=Scheckner |date=January 7, 2025 |title=Constitutional officers installed in Miami-Dade, where a GOP wave helped deliver a sweep |url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/714343-constitutional-officers-installed-in-miami-dade-where-a-gop-wave-helped-deliver-a-sweep/ |publisher=Florida Politics |access-date=February 7, 2025}}
On January 7, 2025, Cordero-Stutz was sworn into office, becoming the first Hispanic American woman sheriff in Florida history. She also became the first Miami-Dade County sheriff since 1966, the first female Miami-Dade County sheriff, and the first Latina sheriff of Miami-Dade County.{{cite web |last=Costeines |first=Michael |date=January 8, 2025 |title=Rosie Cordero-Stutz Sworn in as New Miami-Dade Sheriff |url=https://floridianpress.com/2025/01/rosie-cordero-stutz-sworn-in-as-new-miami-dade-sheriff/ |publisher=The Floridian |access-date=February 7, 2025}}{{cite web |last=Litz |first=Steve |date=January 7, 2025 |title=Miami-Dade swears in Rosie Cordero-Stutz as sheriff |url=https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/watch-live-miami-dade-to-swear-in-rosie-cordero-stutz-as-sheriff/3508892/ |work=WTVJ |access-date=February 7, 2025}}
In March 2025, Cordero-Stutz endorsed incumbent Republican Senator Ashley Moody in the 2026 U.S. Senate special election in Florida.{{cite web |last=Wilson |first=Drew |date=March 20, 2025 |title=Ashley Moody’s Senate campaign touts clean sweep of GOP Sheriffs |url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/727150-ashley-moodys-senate-campaign-touts-clean-sweep-of-gop-sheriffs/ |work=Florida Politics |access-date=April 3, 2025}}{{cite web |date=March 20, 2025 |title=Standing with Law Enforcement, Senator Moody Announces 64 Florida Sheriff Endorsements – Including Every Republican |url=https://ashleymoody.com/news/senator-moody-announces-64-florida-sheriff-endorsements/ |website=ashleymoody.com |access-date=April 2, 2025}}
Electoral history
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|candidate = Rosie Cordero-Stutz
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|votes = 563,828
|percentage = 55.7
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|candidate = James Reyes
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|votes = 448,359
|percentage = 44.3
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 1,012,187
| percentage = 100.00
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title =2024 Miami-Dade County Sheriff Republican primary election
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|candidate = Rosie Cordero-Stutz
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|votes = 27,074
|percentage = 24.5
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|candidate = Joe Sanchez
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|votes = 24,688
|percentage = 22.3
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|candidate = Mario Knapp
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|votes = 15,572
|percentage = 14.1
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|candidate = Ernesto Rodriguez
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|votes = 10,551
|percentage = 9.5
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|candidate = Joe Martinez
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|votes = 10,466
|percentage = 9.5
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|candidate = Jose Aragu
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|votes = 10,077
|percentage = 9.1
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|candidate = Ignacio Alvarez
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|votes = 6,669
|percentage = 9.0
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|candidate = John Rivera
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|votes = 1,605
|percentage = 1.5
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|candidate = Ruamen DeLaRua
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|votes = 1,362
|percentage = 1.2
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|candidate = Jeffrey Giordano
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|votes = 1,291
|percentage = 1.2
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|candidate = Alex Fornet
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|votes = 1,241
|percentage = 1.1
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 110,596
| percentage = 100.00
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