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Danielle Cohen Higgins

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Danielle Cohen Higgins
Candidate for Miami-Dade County Commission - District 8
NON INCUMBENT
Biography
Danielle Cohen Higgins is a Miami-Dade County Commissioner representing District 8, first appointed in 2020 and re-elected in 2022. A civil trial attorney and partner at a large law firm, she is a first-generation American and the daughter of Jamaican immigrants. She is a University of Florida and Florida State University College of Law graduate.
Top Priorities
  • Addressing the affordability crisis and skyrocketing cost of living
  • Confronting traffic issues
  • Ensuring South Dade receives its fair share and community voice is represented
Campaign Finance
Total Raised
$527,000
Top Donor Industries
Real Estate
Construction
Labor
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