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Smith Joseph, the Democratic mayor of North Miami, Florida and a physician, was born in Haiti in 1961. Joseph emigrated to the United States in 1979 with his family to Miami, Florida. He graduated from Florida A&M University and Nova Southeastern University, later opening a medical practice in 2001. [2]
Josaphat J. Celestin, also known as Joe Celestin, is an American politician who served as the mayor of North Miami, Florida from 2001 to 2005. A Republican, he was the first Haitian-American of a sizable city in the United States. [1] Celestin was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti to a physician and emigrated to the United States in 1979. [1] [2]
In 2009, voters made Democrat and Haitian immigrant Andre Pierre mayor of North Miami. [9] In 2013, voters made Haitian American Lucie Tondreau the city's first female Haitian-American Mayor; [10] she soon left office following about being criminally charged. [11] [12] In 2014, voters made Haitian immigrant Dr. Smith Joseph mayor of North Miami ...
North Miami residents will elect a mayor and two council members on Tuesday, Nov. 5. We asked the 13 candidates where they stood on key issues facing the city. Here is how they responded:
North Miami voters concerned about water, development
The election to replace Miami-Dade County’s only Haitian-American commissioner has come down to a pair of veteran Haitian-American leaders in District 2: one a two-term mayor, the other a ...
He is the first Haitian-American to serve as a Miami-Dade County commissioner, as well as the first to chair the commission. [1] [2] Monestime represents District 2 in northeast Miami-Dade County, which incorporates portions of North Miami, North Miami Beach and Biscayne Gardens, as well as the Miami neighborhoods of Little Haiti and Liberty ...
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