The residents of Miami They returned to the polls in the second round of voting for mayor. Shortly after the vote ended, it was confirmed that the Democrat Eileen Higgins defeated Emilio González and in this way she becomes the new mayor.
Since the 1990s, it has been the mayor’s office of Miami was solely in the hands of Hispanic leaders. With her win, Higgins (who was born in Dayton, Ohio and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico) becomes the first woman to hold this position namely in the first person not Latin to do this in more than 30 years. Aside from that, broke republican rule of the last decades.
Higgins is 61 years old, study Mechanical engineering at the University of New Mexico and a Master in Business Administration at Cornell University. Between 2009 and 2012, she was a State Department official during the Obama administration.
In 2018 she was elected Miami-Dade County Commissionera position for which she was elected District 5.
During his term in office, he promoted the transformation of unused land and the issuance of permits for the construction of affordable housing. He remained in office until November of this year.
Higgins’ premise throughout his campaign was “Restore trust” in the city administration. To this end, it seeks to combat corruption and “Deliver results” in matters of housing, transport and the environment.
One of her main goals as mayor is: protect public funds, Build safer neighborhoods, invest in small businesses and create affordable housing.
“Together we will build “Inclusive, affordable Miami that benefits everyone”said the new mayor on her social networks.
Eileen Higgins spoke regarding the migrant community Miami’s entry into a federal program that delegates immigration authority to local police. Efforts are also being made to restore trust between residents and law enforcement authorities.
Higgins also increased his distancing shortly after Trump Support Gonzalez. In an interview with The countryreferred to the government’s immigration policy.
“Trump and I have very different views on how we should treat our residents. many of them are immigrants.”said.
“This is the strength of this community: that we are an immigrant-based place. “That’s what makes us special,” he added.
The polls were positive Higginswhich was confirmed by the results of the elections. According to an APL Consulting survey of 307 voters conducted Nov. 21-24, The Democrat was already at 34% against González (31%).
The second round of elections It took place between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. at the polling stations assigned to each voter. In advance, a total of 14,226 people had already exercised their right to vote by postal vote and at least 7,478 people took part on the weekend before the election.
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For his part, a study by Polymarket He already assumed that Higgins had a 94% chance of success in the electionwhile González only one 6%.
González was born in Havana, Cuba and grew up in Tampa, Floridaaccording to his campaign website. He attended the University of South Florida and then entered the Army, where he enjoyed a 26-year career.
During the Bush administration, he served as a foreign policy adviser and director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (Uscisfor its acronym in English).
Shortly thereafter, he served as manager of Miami International Airport and director of the Miami-Dade County Aviation Department.
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