Lauderdale-by-the-Sea is a 1.5-square-mile miracle. We're a real small town wedged between the high-rises — quiet streets, a working pier, restaurants where the staff knows your name, and a beach that still feels like ours. None of that is guaranteed. It has to be defended every year, with every budget, every zoning vote, every contract.
Over the past eight years on the Commission, I've had the honor of helping defend it. Now, with our pier still closed, our beach safety debate unresolved, parking costs squeezing residents, and traffic mounting on A1A and Commercial, the next four years will define what kind of town we are. I'm running for Mayor because I'm not done — and because experience matters when the stakes are this high.
"Keeping Lauderdale-by-the-Sea debt-free and fiscally responsible is vital to keeping our town on the right track. We are a small town with a big heart — and I will work every day to keep it that way."
— Randy Strauss
Three commitments I'll bring to the Mayor's office
Listen first. Over 300 residents filled out the beach safety survey. That kind of engagement deserves a mayor who treats it as a starting point, not a one-time event. I'll keep coming to your door, your HOA meeting, your business — not just at election time.
Spend like it's your money — because it is. LBTS is debt-free. That's a hard-won achievement. I will not trade it away, and I will hold every dollar to a clear test: does this serve residents, or does it serve City Hall?
Protect what makes us, us. Our height limits. Our walkable downtown. Our quiet streets. Our independence. The pressure to "modernize" us out of existence is constant. I'll keep saying no when no is the right answer.
