Kevin C. Harris for City Council

About me

I am Kevin C. Harris, candidate for Miami Gardens City Council Seat 5. I am a diligent and reliable working class candidate seeking to represent the community with accessible and relentless leadership. I am an unapologetic, lifelong Democrat that will never lose my blue-collar perspective. I will use it to sponsor measures to benefit everyone, not just a privileged few.

I was born to Karen and Prince “Pop” Harris I on October 5th, 1985 in North Miami, FL. I am a graduate of North Miami Beach Senior High School (with honors), and I immediately followed that with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Florida International University in Miami. I went to work for UPS for over 6 years, before serving my community with the Miami-Dade Police Department for the last 12 years. My family has resided within the city of Miami Gardens boundaries for more than 58 years. My guiding principles are selflessness and service.

In 2023, I was elected to serve on the Board of Directors for the Miami Beach Democratic Club, where I also work as Chair of the Legislative Committee.

This campaign is dedicated to the memory of the following: my father (Prince B. Harris I aka Pop), my maternal grandmother who raised me while my parents worked (Amanda B. Craig), my sister (Dr. Bernadette Nicole “Nikki” Harris-Haynes), and the one & only Ms. Demitra Roche.

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I Support:

Local:

No more red light camera tickets! Audit the program immediately.

Restructure Code Enforcement Department to end draconian fines

Consulting with the best legal minds to protect Tenants’ Rights

Investing in Critical Infrastructure

Raising the roads to ease flooding

Responsible development only. Reject any out-of-scale buildings/projects.

Require corporations that currently own residential properties to fully disclose its ownership and intentions.

Strict limits on corporations buying additional residential properties

Restrictions on the use of algorithms, such as RealPage, to set rent prices

Protecting and Maintaining Storm Drains

Leading the way to sustainability via solar panels and city EV’s

Collaboration with the County to Expand Public Transportation by: expanding the Metro Rail northward without risk to private property & adjusting bus routes and schedules to the most desirable locations

City contracts awarded to local companies when possible; use union labor only

Reclassifying city PST’s to First Responders

Consulting with FDOT to reprogram traffic signals with sensors to ease unnecessary congestion and cut drive times.

Installing bollards in high impact areas to protect pedestrians

Speaking up and speaking out against state government overreach

Good Neighbor Initiative

Increasing civic engagement events

Transparency and enhanced dissemination of information with residents (online via the city website and social media, with mailers as needed)

Keep the current term limits

State/Federal:

Medicare for All

Expanding Medicare benefits to include glasses, dentures, and hearing aids

The Green New Deal

Legalizing Marijuana

Codifying Roe and Protecting Reproductive Rights

Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO Act)

Campaign Finance Reform (End Citizens United)

DC Statehood

Raising the Federal Minimum Wage (no less than $15/hour)

Paid Family Leave

Voting Rights (same day registration, Election Day holiday, outlaw gerrymandering)

Wealth and Corporate Profit Windfall Taxes

Comprehensive Gun Safety Legislation

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Affordable Housing Reform

Full Funding for Public Education (including raises for teachers)

Student Loan Debt Relief and Reform

Investments in Mental Health Services

Reforming the Federal Judiciary (Expanding the SCOTUS, term limits, code of ethics)

Reclassification of all Public Safety Telecommunicators to First Responders

Protect Earned Benefits (Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid)

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0 federal taxes on overtime pay (after the 40th hour)
0 federal taxes on commission and bonus checks up to $10,000
Interest free federal student loans
0 federal taxes on Social Security benefits

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