Wayne M. Messam

Wayne M. Messam DEMDemocrat

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Wayne M. MessamDEMDemocrat Mayor
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Wayne Martin Messam (born June 7, 1974) is a former American football wide receiver, businessman, and politician serving as the mayor of Miramar, Florida, a position he has held since 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he was first elected to the Miramar City Commission in 2011 before defeating incumbent mayor Lori Cohen Moseley in the 2015 election. Messam is also a general contractor and owner of a construction firm. Messam ran for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in the 2020 United States presidential election. He officially launched his campaign on March 28, 2019. He suspended his presidential campaign on November 20, 2019, having failed to qualify for any of the Democratic debates.

Education3 - 3 of 1
Florida State University
BA Management Information Systems
1997
Past Positions1 - 3 of 3
Mayor
City of Miramar, Florida
2015 - Current
Commissioner
City of Miramar, Florida
2011 - 2015
General Contractor
Messam Construction
2003 - Current
Other Experience1 - 7 of 7
Former Chair
Broward County Small Business Development Advisory Board
Member
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated
Member
100 Black Men of South Florida
Member
Fountain Church
President
National Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials
Trustee
Crockett Foundation
Trustee
Florida State University Foundation
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