{"id":340829,"date":"2026-07-15T12:34:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T12:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/340829\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T12:34:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T12:34:14","slug":"miami-herald-wlrn-nbc6-host-candidate-forum-for-cd-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/340829\/","title":{"rendered":"Miami Herald, WLRN, NBC6 host candidate forum for CD-24"},"content":{"rendered":"

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From left to right: Former Miami-Dade commissioner Jean Monestime, African Heritage Cultural Arts Center Managing Director Marshall L. Davis Sr., Te Mayonna Brown, Florida State Senator Shevrin Jones, Former Miami-Dade commissioner Oliver Gilbert, Miami Criminal Defense Attorney Roderick Darrell Vereen and Kendrick Meek Jr. gather for a group photo after participating in a town hall debate ahead of the U.S. House Florida District 24 race at Florida Memorial University on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, in Miami Gardens, Fla.<\/p>\n

Photo by Matias J. Ocner<\/p>\n

mocner@miamiherald.com<\/p>\n

Residents in Congressional District 24 will get a chance to hear from candidates running to fill the seat of outgoing Congresswoman Frederica Wilson at a forum held in Little Haiti.<\/p>\n

The forum, called \u201cThe Road to Congress: The Battle for Florida\u2019s 24th District\u201d is in partnership MIami Herald, MIA Media Group, NBC6 and WLRN and will be held at the Little Haiti Cultural Complex on Wednesday, July 22 from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. The event will be moderated by NBC6 Anchor Jawan Strader and Miami Herald Editorial Opinion Editor Amy Driscoll.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Miami Herald believes informed communities make stronger decisions,\u201d said Miami Herald Executive Editor Alex Mena. \u201cWe\u2019re proud to partner in presenting this debate because providing voters with direct access to the candidates and their ideas is an important public service and central to our mission as a news organization.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ten Candidates are vying to replace Wilson, who announced her decision to not run for reelection in an exclusive interview with the Herald in May. \u201cI figured if I announced that I was retiring, what would the Legislature and the governor do? What would they say? Would District 24 be an easy target because Frederica is no longer there? I\u2019m a strong candidate,\u201d she said at the time and shortly after the state redrew congressional districts. \u201cWith me not here, would that weaken the survival of District 24?\u201d<\/p>\n

RELATED: Frederica Wilson is leaving Congress. She explains why in an exclusive interview<\/a><\/p>\n

Of the 10 candidates, eight confirmed their attendance at the forum: entrepreneur Te Mayonna Brown; longtime director of the African Heritage Cultural Arts Center Marshall Davis; former Miami-Dade County Commissioner Oliver Gilbert; outgoing Florida state Sen. Shevrin Jones; grandson of late Congresswoman Carrie Meek, Kendrick Meek Jr.; former Miami-Dade County Commissioner Jean Monestime; physician Rudolph Moise and attorney Roderick Vereen.<\/p>\n

Miami-Dade Chamber of Commerce, 100 Black Men of South Dade, Inc. Urban League of Greater Miami, Inc, Black-Owned Media Alliance, and National Pan-Hellenic Council of Miami-Dade are community partners of the forum. The event is free and open to the public.<\/p>\n

IF YOU GO<\/p>\n

WHAT: \u201cThe Road to Congress: The Battle for Florida\u2019s 24th District\u201d forum<\/p>\n

WHEN: Wednesday, July 22, 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

WHERE: 212-260 NE 59th Terr., Miami<\/p>\n

COST: Free<\/p>\n

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Raisa Habersham<\/a><\/p>\n

Miami Herald<\/p>\n

Raisa Habersham is the race and culture reporter for the Miami Herald. She previously covered Hollywood and Fort Lauderdale for the Herald with a focus on housing and affordability. Habersham is a graduate of the University of Georgia. She joined the Herald in 2022.\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"From left to right: Former Miami-Dade commissioner Jean Monestime, African Heritage Cultural Arts Center Managing Director Marshall L.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":340830,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[123,125,124],"class_list":["post-340829","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-miami","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/340829","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=340829"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/340829\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/340830"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=340829"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=340829"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=340829"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}