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Municipal and/or special elections will be held on November 4 in Miami Beach, the City of Miami, Hialeah, Homestead, and Surfside. The deadline to register to vote is October 6, and to request a vote-by-mail ballot is October 23.

The Miami-Dade Democratic Party has endorsed three Democratic candidates in Miami Beach, all running without Democratic opponents: Kristen Rosen Gonzalez (candidate for Mayor), Laura Dominguez (candidate for Commissioner, Group II), and Alex Fernandez (candidate for Commissioner, Group III).

See below for a comprehensive list of candidates in all municipal races, early voting schedules, Election Day voting sites, charter amendments, and sample ballots.

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer brought her trademark mix of grit, humor, and empathy to Coral Gables Congregational Church on Sunday afternoon, joining Knight Foundation President and CEO Maribel Pérez Wadsworth for a lively discussion about leadership, resilience, and her new young adult memoir True Gretch.

On Sunday, October 5, the Coconut Grove Democrats and the Miami-Dade Democratic Party co-hosted a mayoral candidate forum at St. James Baptist Church. With early voting just weeks away, the event gave voters a chance to hear directly from the four Democratic candidates for City of Miami Mayor: Ken Russell, Eileen Higgins, Michael Hepburn, and Elijah John Bowdre. The forum was moderated by Coconut Grove Spotlight editor Don Finefrock.

The evening centered on the biggest challenges facing Miami — housing affordability, climate resilience, economic opportunity, and restoring public trust in city leadership.

This is a critical time at the local, state, and federal levels for decisions relating to how government functions, how it is funded, and where the true interests of the public lie. When emotions and rhetoric run high, it is essential to cut through to what each of the three branches of government–executive, legislative, judicial–are actually doing, and focus on how governmental actions affect our freedoms, our pocketbooks, and our families. Here, in brief, is an outline of recent and anticipated policy decisions.

Bob Remmen has devoted his life to service—first to his country, then to his community, and now to strengthening democracy through political engagement. The disputed 2000 presidential election inspired Bob to get more deeply involved in politics, and he has since been an active member of the DEC.

The Energizer Bunny would drop in exhaustion if it had to keep up with Manny Fernandez. He’s a full-time junior majoring in history at FIU. He serves as Chair of the DEC Interclub Council Committee and as the Communications Committee member responsible for posting on the DEC Instagram account. He gives advice on procedural matters as Parliamentarian of the Kendall Dems. And, to top it all off, at age 20, he is very likely the youngest elected official in Miami-Dade County. Yes, call him the Honorable Manny Fernandez, elected unopposed in August 2024 as the Community Council 11 member representing Subarea 116.

The Miami-Dade Democratic Executive Committee joins with all those who honor the courage and grit of civil rights pioneers in mourning the passing of longtime DEC member Dr. Mae Christian (1945-2025).

Dr. Christian, recipient of the Congressional Gold Medal in 2016 for her contributions as a “Foot Soldier” during the 1965 Voting Rights March from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, was selected as a Floor Whip during the 2008 and 2012 National Democratic Conventions. Locally, she played an active role in community affairs and in Democratic Party leadership, serving at one time as President of the Miami-Dade County Democratic Black Caucus.