Well, that was fast.
Former Miami-Dade Property Appraiser Pedro Garcia was the first one out the gate to file documents that show he will run for the job he 
was ousted from by the new PropApp Carlos “C-Lo” Lopez-Cantera, who was tapped last week by Gov. Rick Scott to become Lieutenant Governor.
Garcia lost to CLC, who was termed out of office in the State House, in 2012 — with absentee ballots. Garcia, who is a professional property appraiser and lives in Westchester, won on election day and in early voting, but C-Lo had Absentee Ballot Queen Sasha Tirador, which means he had an advantage.
He swore last week he would run again and filed Friday, naming Steven Dawson as his treasurer.
Friends say that Lopez-Cantera, who was going after fraud aggressively and suing the county in court, was not happy with the new post. It was, um, different than what the former House majority leader was used to.
Meanwhile, Garcia, apparently, misses it too much. Friends say he has not felt whole without the job.
But if Garcia thinks he’s going to take it unopposed, he has another thing coming. This could be a crowded field. A source very close to Miami-Dade Commissioner Juan Zapata says he is seriously mulling over the move.
Alex Dominguez, who ran unsuccessfully for State House in 2012, losingt he primary to State Rep. Jose Javier R odriguez, and for city commissioner last year, losing to Miami Commissioner Frank Carollo filed Tuesday. You know, because his losses can only mean he’d do better in a countywide race, right?
Maybe Dominguez believes he old saying: The third time is the charm.
“If property owners don’t want someone who artificially inflated property values, I give people a choice,” said Dominguez, who would not have run against CLC.
“I’m a Democrat, but I gotta give credit where credit is due. This guy did a great job while he was here. The website is friendlier. He went after the Homestead exemptions cheats,” Dominguez said, hinting a potential focus of his campaign.
“In just a year, he exposed all he deficiencies this guy had. And now he wants to come back?”
Stay tuned. Ladra has a feeling more candidates will come out of the woodwork.
Pedro Garcia files for his old job to replace Carlos Lopez Cantera added by Ladra on
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