Wayne Messam
Wayne Messam is a former Democratic candidate for president of the United States in 2020. He announced the formation of an exploratory committee on March 13, 2019.[1] He suspended his presidential campaign on November 20, 2019.[2]
Messam was first elected mayor of Miramar, Florida, in 2015. He won re-election in 2019.
Biography
Messam grew up in South Bay, Florida, in 1974. He attended Florida State University on full academic and athletic scholarships and was a member of the 1993 National Championship Football Team. Messam graduated with a bachelor's degree in management information systems in 1997.[3][4]
Messam is a licensed general contractor. In 2003, he and his wife Angela founded Messam Construction, which specializes in commercial construction and has provided services for federal and local governments and private companies.[5]
Messam served on the City of Miramar Commission from 2011 to 2015. He was elected with 38 percent of the vote in a three-way race. In the 2015 mayoral election, he defeated incumbent Mayor Lori Moseley, again winning 38 percent of the vote in a three-way race. He was re-elected in 2019 with 86 percent support against one challenger.[4] Miramar had a population of around 150,000 in 2019.[3]
Messam previously served as president of the National Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials. He also chaired the Broward County Small Business Development Advisory Board.[3]
Elections
2020
Presidency
- See also: Presidential candidates, 2020
Former Vice President Joe Biden (D) won the presidential election on November 3, 2020. Biden received 306 electoral votes and President Donald Trump (R) received 232 electoral votes. In the national popular vote, Biden received 81.2 million votes and Trump received 74.2 million votes.
Messam announced the formation of an exploratory committee on March 13, 2019.[1] He suspended his presidential campaign on November 20, 2019.[2]
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See also
- Ballotpedia's Daily Presidential News Briefing
- Presidential candidates, 2020
- Presidential election, 2016
- Presidential Elections
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 CNN, "Little-known Florida mayor to announce 2020 exploratory committee," March 13, 2019
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Twitter, "Wayne Messam," November 20, 2019
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Miramar, "About the Mayor," accessed July 16, 2019
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 South Florida Sun Sentinel, "Who is Wayne Messam? Everything you need to know about the 2020 presidential candidate from Florida," March 29, 2019
- ↑ Messam Construction, "About Messam Construction," accessed July 16, 2019
