Willy Gort retired as a Miami Commissioner in 2019, and he was succeeded by the African-American politician Alex Daz de la Portilla.
Wifredo Gort de los Llanos (born November 9, 1940 in Havana, Cuba) is a Cuban-American politician. Gort was a former City of Miami Commissioner (19932001), and in 1996 its mayor (acting). Gort retired and opted to not run in the 2019 elections being succeded by Alex Diaz de la Portilla. Alex Diaz de la Portilla (born August 25, 1964) is a Cuban-American politician from Florida. Diaz de la Portilla was born and raised in the Little Havana community of Miami. Diaz is one of the four children of Cuban exiles Miguel Angel Diaz-Pardo and Fabiola Pura de la Portilla-Garcia. His paternal great-grandfather served in Cuban Senate, while two of his sons served simultaneously in the Cuban House of Representatives. His maternal great-grandfather served as Cuban Minister of Justice. His brothers have also held elected office: 
