MAYOR OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY CANDIDATES

Q: What primary issue affecting the Black community would you address as mayor?

ESTEBAN L. BOVO JR.

DANIELLE LEVINE CAVA

CARLOS DE ARMAS

As mayor, I’m committed to uniting MiamiDade as we move forward on solutions that uphold the dignity of black lives. I’ll create public/private partnerships to attract businesses to create good paying jobs, make housing affordable and increase entrepreneurship. I will continue the work I started as chairman to address gun violence with community partners, and strengthen organizations like the Circle of Brotherhood for them to successfully fulfill their mission. As mayor, I will lead boldly to lift up opportunities in underserved and left behind communities throughout the county. I will lead with a community agenda to ensure that new reforms and initiatives give Black residents a real voice in the mayor’s office. By taking on true police accountability and systematic underinvestment in Black communities, I am confident we will address key issues from housing, wealth gap, gun violence to transit investments and small-business growth.

ALEXANDER PENELAS

When I previously served as county mayor, I spent eight years fighting for greater equality and representation of the Black community in Miami-Dade. If I am able to return to public service, I will address issues in the Black community that have since been neglected. This means delivering justice to the families of gun violence victims, protecting historically Black neighborhoods from gentrification, building affordable housing, and creating economic opportunity founded on the principle of equity.

XAVIER L. SUAREZ

“Miami-Dade African-American median household income is $40,162, even lower than Florida’s ($43,268)”. An INEQUALITY issue that must be addressed IMMEDIATELY. For more than a year I’ve spoken with hundreds of African-Americans to nail down this main issue to these aspects: education, employment/entrepreneurship, housing, inclusion. Better quality education/support will qualify African-Americans to access better paying jobs and achieve entrepreneurship opportunities. Home ownership programs will give them a sense of safety. Inclusion campaigns/education builds social tissue.

We need jobs and affordable housing. Fully 62 percent of the households in Miami-Dade spend more than half of their disposable income on housing and transportation. I have proposed having all public transportation be free, as has been done by the mayor of Kansas City. I have also instituted a summer jobs program for youth that now employs 2,700 youngsters. Plus 4 apprenticeship centers.

WILLIAMS ALFRED ARMBRISTER SR. MONIQUE NICOLE BARLEY ROBERT INGRAM BURKE LUDMILLA DOMOND

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