North Miami Mayor Alix Desulme is officially running again.
On Monday, Desulme launched his re-election campaign. He told voters he has a record of fiscal discipline, investing in infrastructure, and improving public safety in Miami-Dade County’s sixth-largest city.
“North Miami’s progress is real, and it’s everywhere you look — but the work isn’t finished,” Desulme said. “I’m running for re-election to keep building the city our families deserve.”
The son of Haitian immigrants and a former classroom teacher with a doctorate in Educational Leadership, Desulme has been active in city politics for almost 20 years. In 2009, he became the first Black City Clerk in North Miami, as well as the youngest and first Haitian American elected to that office in the United States. He later won the District 4 City Council seat in 2015 and was named Vice Mayor in 2016.
Desulme became Mayor in December 2022 when his colleagues selected him for the role. Two years later, he won the position in his own right, defeating Héctor Medina in a December 2024 Runoff with nearly 68% of the vote.
North Miami, about 10 miles north of downtown Miami, is known for its diverse population. It has the largest Haitian American community in Florida, with more than 22,000 residents of Haitian descent. The city’s politics reflect this diversity. North Miami also features the Museum of Contemporary Art, Oleta River State Park, and Florida International University’s Biscayne Bay Campus. Its population is over 64,000.
Desulme’s campaign highlights several achievements in city finances and infrastructure. North Miami ended FY2024 with a clean audit, a $3.5 million surplus, and over $5 million in reserves. He adopted the 2025 Stormwater Master Plan Update, secured a $400,000 FDEP flood-mitigation grant, and began work on the $18.5 million Cagni Park North project. The city also replaced the C-8 Canal pedestrian bridge, approved a $1.37 million Mark43 CAD/RMS upgrade for the Police Department, and installed Flock license plate readers across the city.
The NoMi Food Pantry — billed as the first government-run food pantry in Florida, and a Desulme priority since his Council days — now serves nearly 750 households a month.
His re-election campaign will focus on three main priorities, Desulme says: making the city more affordable for working families and seniors, completing stormwater and flooding resilience projects, and improving public safety in every neighborhood.
“I grew up here, I built my life here, and I love this city,” he said. “Re-electing me means keeping North Miami’s progress going — disciplined budgets, shovels in the ground, safer streets, and a City Hall that shows up for the people who need it most.”
Desulme was tapped in 2025 for the William Julius Wilson Institute–Harvard EdRedesign Summer Institute and received the President’s Lifetime Achievement Award for community service.