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Raquel Regalado criticized Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez's police budget in a campaign email sent out Monday discussing the terrorism attack in Orlando.
"As Our Population Has Grown, Our Police Force Has Not Kept Up," read the headline from the two-term school board member's campaign message as she tries to unseat Gimenez in the 2016 mayoral race. "It is with a sad heart that I recognize that what happened in Orlando this weekend is becoming more common...When I am mayor of Miami-Dade County, I promise to make public safety a priority. Because we can do better."
Later in the day, the Gimenez campaign sent out a statement from the mayor condemning Regalado's message. "There is a time to politic and there is a time to lead," Gimenez said. "This is why I find so reprehensible the political message sent by our opponent via e-mail using the Orlando massacre as an opportunity to raise money for her campaign and a pretext to attack me."
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