Miami-Dade District 2 bunch has a lot of passion; two candidates stand out
Posted by Admin on Jul 30, 2022 in Fresh Colada, Jean Monestime, Marleine Bastien, Miami-Dade Commission races, Monique Barley, News, Philippe Bien-Aime | 0 commentsAll six candidates in the Miami-Dade District 2 race are experienced public servants or civic leaders and any one of them would make a good county commissioner. But two candidates stood out for the right reasons Thursday in The Miami Foundation’s forum: Wallace Aristide and Joe Celestin.
These two — a former principal of Miami Northwestern who is now principal of ITech magnet and a former mayor of North Miami — showed a real grasp of municipal government, budgets and issues. They answered questions with details and authority, passion and conviction.
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