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Katharine Cue-Fuente
Katharine Cue-Fuente was a member of the Hialeah City Council in Florida, representing Group VII. Cue-Fuente assumed office in 2008. Cue-Fuente left office on November 19, 2021.
Cue-Fuente ran for re-election to the Hialeah City Council to represent Group VII in Florida. Cue-Fuente won in the primary on November 7, 2017.
Biography
Cue-Fuente earned a B.A. in organizational leadership with a minor in public relations from St. Thomas University.[1][2]
At the time of her 2017 run for re-election, Cue-Fuente was a senior marketing manager for Tenet Healthcare. Her experience also includes service as a member of Hialeah's Cultural Affairs Board and work as a community relations and marketing coordinator for Catholic Hospice, an education advisor to the city of Hialeah, and an intern with the office of the mayor of Hialeah.[1][3]
Elections
2017
The city of Hialeah, Florida, held a primary election for mayor and the Group V and Group VII seats on the city council on November 7, 2017. A general election was scheduled for November 21, 2017, but was not necessary because the top vote-getter won a majority of the vote in each primary. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was July 31, 2017.
The Group VI seat on the city council was also up for re-election in 2017, but incumbent Paul Hernandez won re-election automatically when no other candidates filed to run against him. Incumbents also filed for re-election in the mayoral race and one of the other city council races. The incumbent in the final city council race, Group V Councilman Luis Gonzalez, was not eligible to run for re-election in 2017 due to term limits.[4][5] Incumbent Katharine Cue-Fuente defeated Rafael Gomez in the primary election for the Group VII seat on the Hialeah City Council.[4]
| Hialeah City Council, Group VII Primary Election, 2017 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Katharine Cue-Fuente Incumbent |
76.36% | 10,408 |
| Rafael Gomez | 23.64% | 3,223 |
| Total Votes | 13,631 | |
| Source: Miami-Dade County Elections, "November 7, 2017 - Fall Municipal Elections," accessed November 22, 2017 | ||
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2013
Cue-Fuente ran in the 2013 election for the city council of Hialeah, Florida, council-member Group VII. She faced no opposition for the race and automatically won re-election without having to appear on the ballot.[6][7] |
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See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 City of Hialeah, "Council Vice-President Katharine Cue-Fuente," accessed October 20, 2017
- ↑ Hialeah Florida, "Council member biography," accessed October 15, 2013
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Katharine Cue-Fuente," accessed October 20, 2017
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ballotpedia staff, "Email correspondence with the Hialeah city clerk," August 14, 2017
- ↑ Hialeah City Charter, "Section 2.02. - City Council," accessed August 14, 2017
- ↑ Miami Dade County Elections, "Official Primary and Special Elections Ballot for November 5, 2013"
- ↑ Miami Herald, "There candidates for mayor in Hialeah," August 1, 2013 (dead link)
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Hialeah City Council, Group VII 2008 - 2021 |
Succeeded by Luis Rodriguez |
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