'Ready to shatter glass ceilings.' Hillary Clinton backs Levine Cava for Miami-Dade mayor
Former U.S. Secretary of State and 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton on Monday endorsed Daniella Levine Cava for Miami-Dade County mayor.
Levine Cava, a Democrat, is facing Republican Esteban “Steve” Bovo Jr. in the nonpartisan mayoral race between the two county commissioners. Clinton’s endorsement comes about a week before Election Day, Nov. 3. Polls are open for early voting, which ends on Nov. 1.
“Local leadership is critical to moving our country forward. That’s why I’m proud to support @VoteDaniella for Miami-Dade Mayor,” Clinton wrote on Twitter. “She is prepared, she is qualified, and she is ready to shatter glass ceilings as the county’s first woman mayor.”
Levine Cava is Clinton’s second endorsement in Miami-Dade politics this year. The former U.S. senator and secretary of state also endorsed Sybrina Fulton, the mother of Trayvon Martin and founder of the Trayvon Martin Foundation, during her bid for the District 1 seat in the Miami-Dade County Commission. In August, Fulton lost to Miami Gardens Mayor Oliver Gilbert.
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