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It’s almost that time of year again. Less than 60 days from now (August 20), the people of Miami-Dade County will have an opportunity to go to the polls and vote in the non-partisan Primary Election.
It is very interesting how Miami-Dade County handles the non-partisan Primary, too. If one candidate gets 50% or more of the vote, they’ll win the race immediately, with no voting needed during the General Election in November.
There are several declared candidates for Mayor of Miami-Dade County: Daniella Levine Cava (incumbent mayor), Manny Cid (mayor of Miami Lakes), Carlos Garín (actor and candidate for Florida’s 28th congressional district in 2022), Alexander Otaola (social media influencer and activist) Miguel Quintero (trapeze artist), Eddy Rojas (cargo and transportation executive) and Shlomo Danzinger (former mayor of Surfside). Cava hopes for a ‘one-and-done’ on August 20. To that end, she is putting on a full-court press right now.
On May 19, Daniella Levine Cava addressed around 100 people at her South Miami campaign office opening (6202 S. Dixie Hwy). Most attendees were volunteers eagerly awaiting the opportunity to help DLC win another four years in office.
“I’m Daniella Levine Cava, your Miami-Dade County Mayor, and I am thrilled to be here,” exclaimed Daniella. “In 2020, our people-powered grassroots campaign made history when I was selected as our first woman Mayor of Miami-Dade County.”
She went on to remind people that this was her 10th year in elected office and that it wasn’t her plan to be a career politician.
Encircled by supporters, Cava went on to say, “I ran because of you. I won because of you and I’ve done a heck of a good job because of you. And I’m going to win again, because of you.”
DLC plans to open 12 total campaign offices to make sure volunteers throughout the County can easily come in to pick up materials, yard signs and make calls to reach out to residents and get them out to vote.
“We’re fighting for progress and delivering results for a future-ready Miami-Dade,” said Daniella.
Please get out and vote on August 20. Being the middle of the summer, voter turnout tends to be light. Democracy works when the people vote.
Cindy Lerner Running for County Commission District 7
Cindy Lerner is no stranger to the people of Pinecrest. In the early days of the Village’s incorporation, the Council was proposing to force all residents to move over to the County water supply, where they would have to pay a hefty tax for the changeover. Lerner and her neighbors organized to successfully fight and stop that special taxing district from happening. Soon thereafter, Cindy’s neighbors, in a groundswell of support, strongly encouraged her to run for Mayor. She won and served two terms as the third Mayor of Pinecrest from 2008-2016.
“I spent most of my efforts with visioning for our young Village,” explained Lerner. “I felt we were lacking in public engagement, so we created multiple advisory groups, including ones for transportation and environmental.”
For Lerner, it was about getting residents involved on how they wanted to move forward.
Fast forward to today. Lerner is running to become County Commissioner for District 7. The district, which represents Pinecrest, a large section of East Kendall, South Miami, Coral Gables, Coconut Grove and Key Biscayne, has its non-partisan Primary Election on August 20. Should a candidate get more than 50% of the votes, they’ll immediately win the race.
Lerner, who has spent years in driving government forward in a responsible manner, says, “I believe in grassroots efforts to solve problems and advance opportunities.”
After being Pinecrest Mayor, Lerner joined the National League of Cities.
“In the Chair position of Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Committee, I traveled around the country and learned best practices to bring back home and apply throughout Miami-Dade County,” explained Lerner. “In 2009, the Southeast Florida Regional Climate Plan was introduced. It was Palm Beach, Broward, Dade and Monroe Counties sharing the science of environmental change because we are at ground zero for climate change.”
Lerner took this information to heart and made it her marching orders.
“I felt we should lead the charge to combat the sea level rise, severe weather and other climate threats, but found many surrounding communities just didn’t embrace the challenge.”
To date, Cindy still works toward this goal. She works with the League of Cities and the County to collaborate on this and other goals.
“I’m a fighter,” touts Lerner. “We deserve a fighter who’ll ensure our interests as a community are always prioritized over the corruption, self-dealing and influence peddling that have become business as usual for those in power.”
Her goal is to assure collaboration between the County and its cities in solving issues. She believes economies of scale and cooperation will lead us to successfully solve the overpopulation, traffic and transit issues we have today. Improving County parks is also one of her passion goals.
Cindy is currently campaigning strongly to win the District 7 Seat. You can learn more about her and her vision for our future at <cindylerner.com>. Please get out and vote on August 20.
Real Estate Update
As of 5/22/24, there were 135 properties for sale in Pinecrest, 21 homes pending sale and 6.75 months of inventory. If you’re ready to move, contact me to get the best local expertise, truthful guidance and realistic expectations. It’s easy to get started at miamihal.com/getstarted. I invite you to view past episodes of my The MiamiHal Real Estate Show at miamihal.com/the-miamihal-real-estate-show to hear from experts and get the latest real estate news.
Hal Feldman (MiamiHal) is a Realtor with RE/MAX Advance Realty. You can contact him with your story ideas or real estate questions at www.MiamiHal.com, Hal@MiamiHal.com or www.facebook.com/MiamiHal
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