As it did during her re-election effort last year, Florida’s largest state-level political committee for LGBTQ advocacy is getting behind Miami-Dade Commissioner Eileen Higgins as she runs to become Miami’s first woman Mayor.
In an effusive endorsement, Equality Florida Action PAC cited Higgins’ leadership in supporting LGBTQ residents, including her sponsorship of legislation that established the county’s first LGBTQ Advisory Board .
Higgins also sponsored measures designating October as Miami-Dade’s LGBTQ History Monty and declaring that March 31, 2024, was a countywide Transgender Day of Visibility .
“Commissioner Higgins has built an exemplary record of advocacy for and engagement with LGBTQ residents in her time in elected office,” Equality Florida Senior Politica