Florida International University (FIU) is a public research university with its main campus in University Park,Florida. Founded in 1965 by the Florida Legislature,the school opened its doors to students in 1972. FIU has grown to become the third-largest university in Florida and the eighth-largest public university in the United States by enrollment. FIU is a constituent part of the State University System of Florida.
Miami-Dade Transit (MDT) is the primary public transit authority of Miami,Florida and the greater Miami-Dade County area. It is the largest transit system in Florida and the 15th-largest transit system in the United States. As of 2022,the system has 60,734,900 rides per year,or about 248,700 per weekday in the third quarter of 2023. MDT operates the Metrobus with their paratransit STS systems run by LSF. MDT also operates two rail transit systems:Metrorail and Metromover.
The Miami-Dade Police Department (MDPD),formerly known as the Dade County Sheriff's Office (1836–1957),Dade County Public Safety Department (1957–1981),and the Metro-Dade Police Department (1981–1997),is a county police department serving Miami-Dade County. The MDPD has approximately 4,700 employees,making it the largest police department in the southeastern United States and the eighth largest in the country. The department is still often referred by its former name,the Metro-Dade Police or simply Metro.
William M. Lehman was an American politician. He served in the United States Representative,representing Florida from 1973 until 1993.
The government of Miami-Dade County is defined and authorized under the Constitution of Florida,Florida law,and the Home Rule Charter of Miami-Dade County.
Carlos Antonio Giménez is a Cuban-born American politician and retired firefighter serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 28th congressional district. He was redistricted from Florida's 26th congressional district. A Republican,he served as mayor of Miami-Dade County from 2011 to 2020. He served as a Miami-Dade County Commissioner from 2003 to 2011,and was the fire chief of the City of Miami Fire Department.
Ruth Shack is an American politician who served as the sponsor of the 1977 Human Rights Ordinance in Miami-Dade County,Florida. She was elected to the Metro-Dade County Commission in 1976,1978 and 1982. After leaving the commission,she became the president and CEO of the Dade Community Foundation,one of the largest philanthropic organizations in Florida. She retired in 2009.
Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. was an American lawyer and judge. He served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida,as well as serving on the Florida Third District Court of Appeal and the 11th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida.
Juan Carlos Zapata,is an American businessman,politician and the owner of Zapata Consulting. Founded in 2004,Zapata Consulting focuses on assisting clients in building strong relationships with public officials and community stakeholders,identifying and pursuing business opportunities,and developing strategies to strengthen a company's brand and market position. Prior to the company's inception,Mr. Zapata was involved in importing seafood,real estate and other business ventures. He also has a strong background in non-profit management.
Miami-Dade County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Florida. The county had a population of 2,701,767 as of the 2020 census,making it the most populous county in Florida and the seventh-most populous county in the United States. It is Florida's third largest county in terms of land area with 1,946 square miles (5,040 km2). The county seat is Miami,the core of the nation's ninth-largest and world's 65th-largest metropolitan area with a 2020 population of 6.138 million people,exceeding the population of 31 of the nation's 50 states as of 2022.
Miguel Díaz de la Portilla is a Cuban-American attorney and politician from Florida. A Republican,he served in the Florida Senate from 2010 to 2016,representing parts of Miami,Coral Gables,and the surrounding area. Prior to that,he was a member of the Miami-Dade County Commission from 1993 to 2000.
Bryan Avila is an American Republican politician who currently serves as a member of the Florida Senate,representing the 39th District. He previously served in the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 111th District,which includes parts of Miami and Hialeah in northeastern Miami-Dade County,since 2014. Avila will be term limited in 2022 and has announced his intention to run for Miami Dade County commission district 6.
The West End is a wholly unincorporated area in suburban Miami-Dade County,Florida,United States. It is the collection of communities within and adjacent to County Commission District 11. At the time of the 2010 census,there were 213,839 residents.
Bruno Arthur Barreiro is a Republican politician from Florida. He served on the Miami-Dade County Commission from 1998 to 2018,representing part of Miami Beach and the Miami neighborhoods of Brickell,Little Havana,Coral Way,and West Flagler. He resigned on March 31,2018,to run unsuccessfully in the Republican primary for Florida's 27th congressional district in the 2018 election.
Irma Becerra-Fernandez is an American electrical engineer and the seventh president of Marymount University. She has held this role since July 1,2018. Prior to her current post,she was the provost and chief academic officer at St. Thomas University (Florida).
Debbie Jessika Mucarsel-Powell is an Ecuadorian-born American politician and academic administrator who served as a U.S. representative for Florida's 26th congressional district from 2019 to 2021. A member of the Democratic Party,her district covered the southern part of Miami-Dade County,including Homestead,as well as the Florida Keys. Mucarsel-Powell was the first Ecuadorian American and first South American-born immigrant to serve as a member of the U.S. Congress.
The 2020 Miami-Dade County mayoral election was held on November 3,2020,to determine the mayor of Miami-Dade County,Florida. County Commissioner Daniella Levine Cava defeated fellow commissioner Esteban Bovo. Incumbent Mayor Carlos A. Giménez,first elected in 2011,was term-limited;instead running for the U.S. House of Representatives to represent Florida's 26th congressional district.
Daniella Levine Cava is an American lawyer,social worker,and politician who has served as the mayor of Miami-Dade County,Florida since 2020. Previously,she was a Miami-Dade County Commissioner from 2014 until her election as mayor. She is the first woman and the first person of Jewish descent to serve as mayor of Miami-Dade County.
Barbara M. Carey-Shuler,public servant,community activist and educator served as the first African American woman on the Board of County Commissioners for Miami-Dade County,Florida when she was appointed by then-Governor Robert Bob Graham on December 10,1979. She was elected to the Commission in 1982,1986,1996,2000,and 2004 while serving as the Chairwoman of the Board of County Commissioners from 2002 to 2004,when she became the first African-American to hold the position in the 60 years of Miami-Dade County governance.
Alicia Santos Baró was a human rights activist who worked to increase political representation and improve educational opportunities for Hispanic women and other minorities. A Miami street was named in her honor in 2014.
