A baker’s dozen of candidates are vying for the right to succeed term-limited Miami Mayor Francis Suarez .

Of them, six stand out for having the highest polling numbers, the longest uninterrupted tenures as “Magic City” residents and for raking in the most campaign cash.

Each of them has also served in at least one prominent government role.

Miami’s Mayor position is a “weak Mayor” post, meaning the office is largely symbolic and its holder carries little power aside from being able to hire and fire the City Manager and veto City Commission items. But having political experience and administrative savvy is still vital to the job.

Late last month, the six candidates — Miami Commissioner Joe Carollo , former City Manager Emilo González , Miami-Dade County Commissioner Eileen H

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