Miami mayor Francis Suarez officially entered the race for president Wednesday, filing Federal Election Commission paperwork.

Suarez’s bid is a longshot amid a crowded field of candidates vying to be the Republican nominee. While Suarez’s name recognition is low, he boasts a number of attractive characteristics which could allow him to gain traction.

He is a Cuban-American serving his second term as mayor of Miami despite Republicans having a dismal record winning elections in the nation’s largest cities. Only 10 of the 50 largest cities by population have Republican mayors. That number will soon decline by one after the party lost a mayoral race in Jacksonville, Florida last month.

Suarez won stunning victories in both of his mayoral campaigns, capturing 86 percent of the vote in 2017 and 78 percent in 2021. He has led the city through an economic boom and attracted technology companies, though he has been criticized for his support of cryptocurrency.

He has served as president of the United States Conference of Mayors. Additionally, before capturing the top post in Miami, he was a longtime member of the Miami City Commission.

A PAC supporting Suarez released a video Wednesday arguing that the Miami model of economic prosperity and low crime can be the blueprint for the rest of the country.

The mayor has been unafraid to take on both of the frontrunners. He did not support Trump’s 2020 bid and has also spoken out against Florida governor Ron DeSantis, criticizing him for his social skills and his feud with Disney.

“I mean, that’s the kind of stuff that Joe Biden does, you know, he canceled the Keystone pipeline and other pipelines out of spite that cost Americans 42,000 jobs,” said Suarez of DeSantis’s ongoing conflict with the company.

“And you know, one thing that he has in common with the president is he hasn’t spent much time in the private sector. And I wonder if that influences his thinking on some of this stuff,” he added.