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Christopher Benjamin
2025 - Present
2031
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Christopher Benjamin is a judge of the Miami-Dade County Court in Florida. He assumed office on January 7, 2025. His current term ends on January 7, 2031.
Benjamin ran for election for judge of the Miami-Dade County Court in Florida. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Benjamin (Democratic Party) also ran for re-election to the Florida House of Representatives to represent District 107. He did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on August 20, 2024.
Biography
Christopher Benjamin was born in Hollywood, Florida. He served in the U.S. Army from 1991 to 1994. Benjamin earned a bachelor’s degree from Florida Memorial University in 1998 and a J.D. from St. Thomas University School of Law in 2001.[1]
Elections
2024
County Court
See also: Municipal elections in Miami-Dade County, Florida (2024)
General election
General election for Miami-Dade County Court
Christopher Benjamin defeated Alina Salcines Restrepo in the general election for Miami-Dade County Court on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Christopher Benjamin (Nonpartisan) | 51.9 | 476,814 |
| Alina Salcines Restrepo (Nonpartisan) | 48.1 | 441,914 | ||
| Total votes: 918,728 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Miami-Dade County Court
Christopher Benjamin and Alina Salcines Restrepo defeated Scott Janowitz in the primary for Miami-Dade County Court on August 20, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Christopher Benjamin (Nonpartisan) | 38.7 | 98,108 |
| ✔ | Alina Salcines Restrepo (Nonpartisan) | 35.9 | 91,044 | |
 | Scott Janowitz (Nonpartisan) | 25.3 | 64,147 | |
| Total votes: 253,299 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Benjamin in this election.
State House
See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
The general election was canceled. Wallace Aristide won election in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 107.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 107
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 107 on August 20, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Wallace Aristide | 44.8 | 8,000 |
| Loreal Arscott | 17.6 | 3,152 | ||
 | Monique Barley-Mayo | 11.3 | 2,012 | |
 | Christine Alexandria Olivo | 11.0 | 1,963 | |
| Faudlin Pierre | 8.7 | 1,555 | ||
 | Wancito Francius | 6.6 | 1,182 | |
| Total votes: 17,864 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Gordon Knowles (D)
- Stanley Jean-Poix (D)
- Christopher Benjamin (D)
- Pierre Prime (D)
Republican primary election
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- DeMarco Byrdsong (R)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Benjamin in this election.
2022
See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
The general election was canceled. Incumbent Christopher Benjamin won election in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 107.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Pierre Prime (No Party Affiliation)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 107
Incumbent Christopher Benjamin defeated Wancito Francius in the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 107 on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Christopher Benjamin | 81.3 | 12,667 |
| Wancito Francius | 18.7 | 2,915 | |
| Total votes: 15,582 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Nicole Williams (D)
2020
See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
The general election was canceled. Christopher Benjamin won election in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 107.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 107
Christopher Benjamin defeated Ulysses Harvard in the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 107 on August 18, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Christopher Benjamin | 60.6 | 13,376 |
| Ulysses Harvard | 39.4 | 8,700 | ||
| Total votes: 22,076 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Michael Etienne (D)
- Hubert Campbell (D)
Campaign themes
2024
County Court
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Christopher Benjamin did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
State House
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Christopher Benjamin did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Christopher Benjamin did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Christopher Benjamin completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Benjamin's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- I have been a leader servant in my district for more than 20yrs
- I seek to build bridges and make laws that improve the quality of life for all Floridians
- My objective is to continue to make progress in improving the conditions of State's economy, justice system, education and removing the vestiges of racial inequality
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State legislative tenure
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2024
In 2024, the Florida State Legislature was in session from January 9 to March 8.
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2023
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In 2023, the Florida State Legislature was in session from March 7 to May 5.
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2022
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In 2022, the Florida State Legislature was in session from January 11 to March 14.
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2021
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In 2021, the Florida State Legislature was in session from March 2 to April 30.
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Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Benjamin was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Benjamin was assigned to the following committees:
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on August 27, 2020
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| Preceded by - |
Miami-Dade County Court 2025-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by Barbara Watson (D) |
Florida House of Representatives District 107 2020-2024 |
Succeeded by Wallace Aristide (D) |
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