Jose “Pepe” Diaz was the mayor of Sweetwater, Florida before serving twenty years on the county commissioner. He has termed out and announced in February 2023 that he will run for Sweetwater mayor again. He was sued by a city employee who claimed he made inappropriate sexual comments including suggesting she shake her hips at a business meeting. After she filed a complaint, he fired her.
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Miami, Florida · Tuesday, July 09, 2019