Eileen Higgins won the Miami mayor’s race on Tuesday, becoming the first woman to lead the city of Miami. She is also the first Democrat to end her party’s nearly three-decade losing streak in the city.

“Tonight, the people of Miami made history,” Higgins said in a statement after the results were announced.

“I do not have outside employment now. I was a full-time commissioner. I’m going to be a full-time mayor,” Higgins said as the interviewer continued to press her about whether that meant not accepting any outside employment. Also Read | Lionel Messi scripts history with Inter Miami at 38

Who is Eileen Higgins?

Eileen Higgins, 61, is a Democrat who scripted history as the first woman mayor of the city of Miami.

She previously served as the Miami-Dade County Commissioner. A mec

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