Danielle Cohen Higgins

Danielle Cohen Higgins

Nonpartisan

Miami-Dade County Commission District 8

Tenure

2020 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

6

Predecessor: Daniella Levine Cava (Nonpartisan)

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Elections and appointments

Last election

August 23, 2022

Appointed

December 7, 2020

Contact

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Danielle Cohen Higgins is a member of the Miami-Dade County Commission in Florida, representing District 8. She assumed office in 2020. Her current term ends on November 17, 2026.

Cohen Higgins won re-election to the Miami-Dade County Commission to represent District 8 in Florida outright in the primary on August 23, 2022, after the general election was canceled.

Cohen Higgins was appointed on December 7, 2020, to replace Daniella Levine Cava.

Education

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Cohen Higgins received her undergraduate education from the University of Florida and her J.D. from the Florida State University School of Law.

Elections

2022

See also: Municipal elections in Miami-Dade County, Florida (2022)

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Miami-Dade County Commission District 8

Incumbent Danielle Cohen Higgins won election outright against Karen Baez-Wallis and Alicia Arellano in the primary for Miami-Dade County Commission District 8 on August 23, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Danielle Cohen Higgins (Nonpartisan)	56.8	10,995
	Submit photo	Karen Baez-Wallis (Nonpartisan)	22.9	4,425
		Alicia Arellano (Nonpartisan)	20.4	3,941

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Charles Press (Nonpartisan)
• John DuBois (Nonpartisan)
• Leonarda Duran Buike (Nonpartisan)

Campaign themes

2022

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