Bitcoin proponent Miami Mayor jumps into US presidential election as a candidate

Francis Suarez submitted legal paperwork to run for US presidential election.

In 2024, US citizens will welcome a new president for the country. So far around half a dozen US presidential candidates directly & Indirectly confirmed that they will support Bitcoin & crypto-friendly policies if elected in the 2024 presidential election.

On 15 June 2023, Media reports confirmed that Francis Suarez, the current Miami Mayor, filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission to run for the Presidential election of US 2024. 

JUST IN: Pro-#Bitcoin Miami Mayor Francis Suarez files paperwork to run for President of the US pic.twitter.com/I7g1sK5N4E

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— Bitcoin Magazine (@BitcoinMagazine) June 14, 2023

Francis is a highly Bitcoin-friendly politician in the US. Last time, he was elected by Miami’s citizens for the second time back to back. 

During the last Mayoral election, Francis promised to accept a salary in Bitcoin & also he did the same. In the past, he promised to make Miami a hub of digital Innovations & successfully dragged huge numbers of crypto firms in the state.

In May of this year, some Bitcoin proponents urged the Miami Mayor to run for the next US presidential election, as he supported the Bitcoin Miami 2023 confidence.

Please run for President. We need your fresh perspective.

— sheri_beltran (@BeltranSheri) May 22, 2023

Last month, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis submitted documents to the Federal Election Commission to run for the Presidential election of US 2024. 

DeSantis already confirmed that he will support Bitcoin & crypto sector-friendly policies if he wins the US 2024 presidential election.

Ron DeSantis on #Bitcoin: “I’ll protect the ability to do things like bitcoin. I don’t have an itch to control everything that people may be doing in this space.” pic.twitter.com/j4wRHZACK5

— Jane Adams (@iLoveJaneAdams) May 25, 2023

Vivek Ramaswamy, another Indian origin US presidential candidate, also confirmed that he will accept Bitcoin donations for his presidential campaign. 

Just announced we’re officially accepting #Bitcoin donations.
Give $1.
Let’s make the 2024 election a referendum on fiat currency. https://t.co/KrHJdomtCh pic.twitter.com/OkVmoBmTFz

— Vivek Ramaswamy (@VivekGRamaswamy) May 20, 2023

US presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. also announced that he will accept Bitcoin donations for his presidential campaign activities. 

In the past, Kennedy supported Bitcoin, against the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDCs) concept.

That is why I oppose CBDCs, which will vastly magnify the government’s power to suffocate dissent by cutting off access to funds with a keystroke. That’s also why I support bitcoin, which allows people to conduct transactions free from government interference. Bitcoin has been a…

— Robert F. Kennedy Jr (@RobertKennedyJr) May 5, 2023

Read also: Saylor hints opportunity for Bitcoin amid legal uncertainty in the US 

Bitcoin proponent Miami Mayor jumps into US presidential election as a candidate

 

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