Daniella Levine Cava | |
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8th Mayor of Miami-Dade County | |
Assumed office November 17, 2020 | |
Preceded by | Carlos A. Giménez |
Member of the Miami-Dade County Commission from the 8th district | |
In office November 5, 2014 – November 17, 2020 | |
Preceded by | Lynda Bell |
Succeeded by | Danielle Cohen Higgins[1] |
Personal details | |
Born | Daniella Levine September 14, 1955 New York City, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic[a] |
Spouse | Robert Cava |
Children | 2 |
Education | Yale University (BA) Columbia University (JD, MSW) |
Daniella Levine Cava (/ləˈviːn ˈkɑːvə/ lə-VEEN KAH-və; born September 14, 1955) is an American lawyer, social worker, and politician who has served as the mayor of Miami-Dade County, Florida since 2020. Previously, she was a Miami-Dade County Commissioner from 2014 until her election as mayor in 2020.[2] She handily won re-election in 2024.[3] She is the first woman and the first person of Jewish descent to serve as mayor of Miami-Dade County.[4]
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