Current Miami Dade commission chairman Jean Monestime is being heavily courted by state democrats to challenge Mayor Carlos Gimenez in 2016, according to a report from the Miami Herald.
Reports say the Haitian-American politician, who would so far be the lone democratic contender, is considering entering the race.
The announcement planning was confirmed by three Democratic sources, including one who spoke to Monestime this week. No date has been picked, but the idea is to hold it Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday. The source who spoke to Monestime said he plans to run. The two-term commissioner did not respond to an interview request Wednesday.
Monestime, who left Haiti alone at age 17 to move to the United States and went from washing floors at a doughnut shop to running his own real-estate business, was elected Monday as the first Haitian American chairman of the Miami-Dade County Commission.
