The 2011 Miami Beach mayoral election, a
nonpartisan race, was held on Tuesday, November 1, 2011. Incumbent Mayor
Matti Herrera Bower
Matilde "Matti" Herrera Bower is a Cuban-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, because of a loophole in the term l ...
, who was first elected in 2007, won a third and final two-year term. She was challenged by three opponents.
Candidates
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Matti Herrera Bower
Matilde "Matti" Herrera Bower is a Cuban-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, because of a loophole in the term l ...
, age 72 - incumbent Mayor of Miami Beach since 2007. (Democratic Party)
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Steve Berke
Steve Ryan Berke (born 5 May 1981) is a co-founder of the International Church of Cannabis, two-time candidate for mayor of Miami Beach, cannabis activist, rapper, YouTuber, entrepreneur, and former All-American tennis player.
As a college tenni ...
, age 30 -
Comedian and
entrepreneur
Entrepreneurship is the creation or extraction of economic value. With this definition, entrepreneurship is viewed as change, generally entailing risk beyond what is normally encountered in starting a business, which may include other values t ...
. (After Party)
[
*Dave Crystal, age 34 - Entrepreneur (Republican Party)][
*Laura Rivero Levey, age 46 - Public relations professional (Republican Party)][
]
General election
References
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