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Marleine Bastien announced on Thursday that she is running for a Miami-Dade County Commission seat. (Courtesy of Marleine Bastien s campaign)
MIAMI – Marleine Bastien announced on Thursday that she joined the race for Miami-Dade County Commission District 2, which includes parts of Little Haiti, Liberty City, Hialeah, North Miami Beach, and North Miami.
Bastien, a longtime Haitian American activist in Miami, founded a nonprofit organization in 1991. It is now known as the Family Action Network Movement and was formerly known as the FANM-Haitian Women of Miami.
“It is time that we elect leaders who truly stand up for our hardworking families and communities,” Bastien said in a statement.