Charles Burkett

By Terry Windall - May 19, 2026 Facebook Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp Linkedin Email NATIONAL NEWS (SURFSIDE, Fla.) — — Charles W. During recent terms, he guided the beachside community through the COVID-19 pandemic and the Champlain Towers South condominium collapse, the third deadliest in U.S. Burkett’s campaign will focus on practical, common-sense solutions that put current Florida residents first, like: KEEPING FLORIDA AFFORDABLE: * Eliminate property taxes on homesteaded pr

By Terry Windall - May 19, 2026 Facebook Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp Linkedin Email NATIONAL NEWS (SURFSIDE, Fla.) — — Charles W. Burkett, four-term Mayor of Surfside and lifelong Floridian, today announced his candidacy for Governor of Florida in the 2026 election as a No Party Affiliation candidate. “I’m not a politician, and I don’t really like being called one,” said Burkett. “What I am, is a concerned homeowner, a hardworking parent, a successful problem-solver, and an investor who refuses to go along just to get along. Florida voters deserve someone they can trust – someone who will tell them the truth and be their insider in Tallahassee, not a political double-talker who says one thing and does the exact opposite.” Born and raised in Miami Beach, Burkett graduated from the University of Miami with a degree in finance and founded a national real estate investment firm. He has dedicated more than four decades to public service, including civic leadership in Miami Beach and four terms as Mayor of Surfside (2006-2008, 2008-2010, 2020-2022, and 2024-2026). During recent terms, he guided the beachside community through the COVID-19 pandemic and the Champlain Towers South condominium collapse, the third deadliest in U.S. history. Burkett’s campaign will focus on practical, common-sense solutions that put current Florida residents first, like: KEEPING FLORIDA AFFORDABLE: * Eliminate property taxes on homesteaded primar