The Man Who Has Seen Miami Politics From Every Angle
Jose Felix Diaz
Jose Felix Diaz has seen Miami politics from nearly every angle — as a state representative, a lobbyist, and even a contestant on "The Apprentice" where he met Donald Trump. In this episode he breaks down what lobbying actually is, why he turns down certain clients, how social media has completely changed politics, and why so many people still vote for a party instead of the actual issues. We also get into property taxes, the 836 extension to Kendall, the Urban Development Boundary, Miami's traffic problems, AI's growing role in political campaigns, the county's budget issues, and his thoughts on Zohran Mamdani's campaign. Plus meeting Bill Clinton, the Cuba situation, and his top 5 Miami restaurants. This is Miami politics explained by someone who has lived every side of it. A Day in Miami Website: https://adayinmiami.com/ Manny Alfonso: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mannyalfonso8/ Kiko Suarez: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/querikoconkiko/ Eduardo Moya: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mr_moya/ Follow Us! - A Day in Miami: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adayinmiami/ Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/20WEys6jxiliBCLoo9iSID ________________________ Produced by: Ben Schwede Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benthecreatorrr/ 0:00 Intro 1:56 About Pepe 3:38 Getting into Law and Government 6:57 Pay as a Public Official 8:16 How Has Politics Changed 9:44 How Social Media Influenced Politics 11:51 Knowing Your Local Politicians 13:16 Crazy Calls from Constituents 16:28 New Job 18:27 What is Lobbying 22:35 Not Taking On Certain Clients/Cases 24:18 People Voting for Parties and Not Issues 28:10 Zohran Mamdani’s Campaign 29:31 AI as the Future of Political Campaigns 30:31 Crossing the Party Lines 33:55 Property Taxes 38:47 DOGE 41:27 Bureaucracy 43:07 836 Extension to Kendall 46:10 Moving the Urban Development Boundary Line 49:20 Downtown 50:03 Little River and Little Haiti 51:51 Being on “The Apprentice” and Meeting Donald Trump 54:23 Meeting Bill Clinton 55:21 County’s Budget Issues 56:39 Can Miami’s Traffic Be Fixed? 58:40 Who Will Hurt the Most from Reduced Property Taxes? 1:00:36 Running for Office? 1:01:39 The Bridge in Downtown 1:05:32 Private Suites at the MIA Airport 1:08:01 America 250 and Meaning of It for Pepe 1:12:02 Cuba Situation 1:16:56 How AI Will Change the Market 1:19:16 Top 5 Restaurants 1:25:36 Restaurants Wishlist 1:28:50 Meeting Nick Pascual 1:30:50 Outro
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