District 1<\/a>\u00a0covers an area of Pembroke Pines east of Flamingo Road and south of Hollywood Boulevard, while\u00a0District 4<\/a>\u00a0spans a city area west of Flamingo Road and south of Pines Boulevard.<\/p>\n Both winners Tuesday secured four-year terms.<\/p>\n Hern\u00e1ndez, a public relations and government affairs pro, first joined the City Commission by\u00a0appointment<\/a>\u00a0in May 2024 and won the right to serve the remaining two years of the District 4 seat term that November.<\/p>\n \u201cIt feels wonderful to not only have the support of our residents, but also to do it twice in such a short time period,\u201d he told Florida Politics. \u201cIt\u2019s humbling and also encouraging, because it shows that we\u2019re doing the right thing as a City Commission,\u00a0and me individually as a Commissioner as well.\u201d<\/p>\n Hernandez vowed, if re-elected, to oppose higher electric utility rates, fight the construction of a trash incinerator<\/a>\u00a0within the city\u2019s bounds, reduce traffic congestion and improve the city\u2019s fiscal responsibility, parks and public safety.<\/p>\n Through Feb. 28, he raised about $74,600 and spent $49,500. His donations came from a variety of industries, including construction, engineering, insurance, waste services, tow-trucking, government relations and advertising.<\/p>\n Notable contributions included $1,000 from former U.S. Rep.\u00a0Donna Shalala, $1,000 from charter school executive\u00a0Maggie Zulueta\u00a0and $100 from dentist\u00a0Mike Friend, who is\u00a0running to succeed<\/a>\u00a0state Rep.\u00a0Mike Gottlieb\u00a0in House District 102.<\/p>\n Burns, an event planner who unsuccessfully\u00a0ran for Mayor<\/a>\u00a0as a first-time candidate in 2024, is a member and past Chair of the city\u2019s Diversity and Heritage Advisory Board.<\/p>\n She shared several of Hernandez\u2019s platform priorities, including the anti-incinerator, traffic and public safety issues.<\/p>\n Burns ran on promises to back the development of more affordable housing, support military families, champion small businesses, advocate for more senior and special needs services, enhance roadways for cyclists, and promote culture and diversity in the city.<\/p>\n She raised and spent about $9,500, mostly through personal checks and self-contributions. One $250 check came from former state Rep.\u00a0James Bush III\u00a0of Miami, who\u00a0lost his seat in 2022<\/a>\u00a0after being the only Democrat in the Legislature to vote for GOP-backed abortion restrictions and Florida\u2019s \u201cParental Rights in Education\u201d law.<\/p>\n Good, a U.S. Navy veteran and municipal utility services administrator, ran this year for a third straight term in the seat he\u00a0won in 2018<\/a> after serving as an elected South Broward Drainage District Commissioner.<\/p>\n His job history includes work as Public Works Director for Cooper City and Miramar, and Assistant City Manager for Deerfield Beach. As an elected official, he has focused on delivering cost-effective municipal services, improving transportation safety and mobility, and adding to the local affordable housing index.<\/p>\n Good raised close to $60,000 through the end of last month, spending $40,200. Donors included a blend of South Florida residents, out-of-town contributors, and various business and political interests. Among them: several Doral-based hospitality companies, a firefighters union, a Tallahassee-based consulting company and state Sen.\u00a0Rosalind Osgood\u00a0of Tamarac.<\/p>\n He also loaned his campaign $6,000.<\/p>\n Henry \u2014 a first-time candidate who retired from the Pembroke Police Department at the rank of sergeant in November 2023 and previously served in the U.S. Coast Guard \u2014 ran an overwhelmingly self-funded campaign.<\/p>\n He said his three priorities, if elected, would be to improve the \u201chorrible\u201d but fixable traffic concerns throughout the district, address disorder at\u00a0North Perry Airport<\/a>\u00a0and enhance local schools with career and mentorship programs.<\/p>\n Hinds, a banking, finance, real estate and insurance professional, brought ample volunteer experience to the race, including service on the city\u2019s Planning and Zoning, Diversity and Inclusion, and Stroke Awareness Boards.<\/p>\n He has also worked with the Miami Veterans Hospital, homeless shelters and food pantries, according to his\u00a0campaign website<\/a>, which includes a list of\u00a0professional services<\/a>\u00a0he offers.<\/p>\n If elected, he said he would focus on growing the city\u2019s economy and job offerings, improving public safety and expanding family, youth and senior services. He also promised to back law enforcement, keep taxes fair and property values strong.<\/p>\n By the end of the last reporting period, Hinds had raised $25,350 through his campaign account.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tuesday was a good Election Day for incumbents in Pembroke Pines, where Vice Mayor Mike Hern\u00e1ndez and Commissioner…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":186840,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[506,87727,8184,87728,28,30,29,87729,87730,6920,87731],"class_list":["post-186839","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-florida","tag-broward-county","tag-dennis-hinds","tag-election-2026","tag-elizabeth-burns","tag-florida","tag-florida-headlines","tag-florida-news","tag-jim-henry","tag-mike-hernandez","tag-pembroke-pines","tag-thomas-good"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186839","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=186839"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186839\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/186840"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=186839"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=186839"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=186839"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Mike-Hernandez-Elizabeth-Burns-640x427.png\")
<\/a>(L-R) Mike Hern\u00e1ndez and Elizabeth Burns. Images via the candidates.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Thomas-Good-Jim-Henry-Dennis-Hinds-SBS-640x360.png\")
<\/a>(L-R) Thomas Good, Jim Henry and Dennis Hinds. Images via Pembroke Pines, Pembroke Pines Police Department and Dennis Hinds.<\/p>\n