Biography
Charles Burkett, a former mayor of Surfside, is running for governor as an independent, with running mate Ruben A. Coto.[1][2]
Burkett served as mayor of Surfside from 2006 to 2010, from 2020 to 2022 and from 2024 to 2026.[1] WLRN describes him as a former four-term mayor and reported that, as mayor in 2021, he navigated the community through the Champlain Towers South condominium collapse.[3]
- 1.2026 Florida gubernatorial election · Wikipedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
- 2.Candidate listing, 2026 General Election · Florida Division of Elections · 2026-10-19 Official record
- 3.Former Surfside mayor Charles Burkett in Florida governor's race · WLRN · 2026-05-19 News report
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21.
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