Christi Fraga | |
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| Mayor of Doral | |
| Assumed office 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Juan Carlos Bermudez |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Republican |
| Website | www.christifraga.com |
Christi Fraga (born December 22,1986) is a Cuban-American politician who has served as mayor of Doral,Florida,since 2022. [1] [2] Fraga was re-elected in 2024 with over 79% of the vote. [3]
Fraga has lived in Doral for more than two decades. She earned an associate degree in Business Administration from Miami Dade College and a bachelor's degree in Financial Management and Accounting from Florida International University. In 2014,she completed the Good Government Initiative's Leaders in Excellence program at the University of Miami. [4]
Fraga was elected to the Doral City Council in 2012 and later served as vice mayor during three of her eight years on the council. [5] In 2013,she proposed the creation of a Youth Advisory Board to increase student civic involvement;the council established the board that year. [6] [7]
In 2020,Fraga was elected to the Miami-Dade County School Board (District 5). [8]
Fraga won a December 2022 runoff to become Doral's first female mayor. [9] She was re-elected in 2024. [10] [11]
During her mayoral term,the city opened major phases of Doral Central Park in 2024–2025 following voter-approved bond work. [12] [13] The administration also advanced transportation planning to expand the city's trolley network and update the transit plan. [14]
In 2023,the City Council voted to move toward repealing a lifetime pension program for elected officials and to suspend payments while a new ordinance was prepared;the vote was unanimous. [15] Former officials subsequently sued. In October 2024,a Miami-Dade Circuit Court judge ruled that the city had not followed the required procedures to terminate benefits already being paid and ordered the city to use the proper mechanism;the ruling did not affect the city's ability to eliminate the program for future officeholders. [16] [17] In 2024,Fraga urged four former officials to return payments they had received and to drop their lawsuit. [18]
In April 2025,the Doral City Council approved a cooperation agreement under a federal immigration enforcement program. According to Fraga,the agreement was intended to comply with existing law;she stated the city would continue to treat all residents with respect. [19]
Fraga lives in Doral with her family. [20]