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  [Miami-Dade Mayor] Penelas Strives For Balance Between His Party And His Roots
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Last EditedCBlock941  Aug 04, 2004 08:26am
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News DateWednesday, August 4, 2004 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0
DescriptionFrom that beginning, Penelas went in an unusual direction.

According to the Cuban emigre stereotype, he should have fit tightly into the close- knit, insular community in Hialeah, conservative in politics, preoccupied with Cold War anti-Castroism.

Instead, he became a Democrat, following his parents' political convictions, and aimed his career well beyond his Cuban roots.
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