Rosie Cordero-Stutz (born 1969/1970) is a Dominican American law enforcement officer and politician who has served as the sheriff of Miami-Dade County since 2025.
Cordero-Stutz was born in the Dominican Republic and immigrated to the United States with her family at a young age.
Cordero-Stutz was endorsed by then-former President Donald Trump, Governor Ron DeSantis, Senator Rick Scott, Congressman Carlos A. Giménez, Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart, County commissioner Kevin Marino Cabrera, County commissioner René García, Hialeah mayor Esteban Bovo, former Miami Beach mayor Philip Levine, and 27 incumbent Florida sheriffs, including Grady Judd, T. K. Waters, Bob Gualtieri, and Morris A.
[10] The October 2024 debate took place a month after the Tyreek Hill traffic stop, which Reyes had been embroiled in as Miami-Dade County public safety chief.
[12] In the November general election, Cordero-Stutz defeated Reyes with 56% of the vote, becoming the first Miami-Dade County sheriff-elect since 1962.
[15] On January 7, 2025, Cordero-Stutz was sworn into office, becoming the first Hispanic American woman sheriff in Florida history.