Miami Beach mayoral election, 2011
Encyclopedia
The 2011 Miami Beach mayoral election, a nonpartisan
race, was held on Tuesday, November 1, 2011. Incumbent Mayor Matti Herrera Bower
, who was first elected in 2007, won a third and final two-year term. She was challenged by three opponents.
Nonpartisan
In political science, nonpartisan denotes an election, event, organization or person in which there is no formally declared association with a political party affiliation....
race, was held on Tuesday, November 1, 2011. Incumbent Mayor Matti Herrera Bower
Matti Herrera Bower
Matti Herrera Bower is a Cuban-born American politician and retired dental assistant. Bower has been elected to three two-year terms as the Mayor of Miami Beach, Florida, beginning in 2007. Most recently, Bower won re-election to her third and final term on November 1, 2011. She is the first woman,...
, who was first elected in 2007, won a third and final two-year term. She was challenged by three opponents.
Candidates
- Matti Herrera BowerMatti Herrera BowerMatti Herrera Bower is a Cuban-born American politician and retired dental assistant. Bower has been elected to three two-year terms as the Mayor of Miami Beach, Florida, beginning in 2007. Most recently, Bower won re-election to her third and final term on November 1, 2011. She is the first woman,...
, age 72 - incumbent Mayor of Miami Beach since 2007. - Steve Berke, age 30 - ComedianComedianA comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
and entrepreneurEntrepreneurAn entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to...
. - Dave Crystal, age 34 - Entrepreneur
- Laura Rivero Levey, age 46 - Public relations professional