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Miami-Dade County Commission District 5
Miami-Dade County Commission District 5
Office role
Rob Piper
Nonpartisan
Vicki L. Lopez
Nonpartisan
Rob Piper
Nonpartisan
Vicki L. Lopez
Nonpartisan
Issue stances
Issue getting the most attention
County budget oversight
Hold monthly public meetings, open the county Budget Transparency Dashboard, and expand resources for county auditing offices.
Communicate regularly with residents, businesses, and condo associations; required online condominium records and competitive bidding.
Issue with the biggest divide
Flood protection
Invest in drainage and flood protection, using a county Climate Resiliency Board to advise on flood infrastructure.
Mitigate flooding through environmental protection.
Affordable housing development
Support nonprofit developers, preserve naturally occurring affordable housing, and expand funded Community Land Trusts.
Create more affordable and workforce housing, move faster so families can stay in the community, and revise local income-limit calculations.
Transit access
Finance more frequent free transit, make bus stops and sidewalks ramp-accessible, and partner on last-mile trips from transit to final destinations.
Invest in infrastructure to reduce traffic and improve mobility, and invest in a transit plan that works.
Biscayne Bay pollution
Enforce against Biscayne Bay pollution and increase criminal citations for polluters of the Bay.
Protect Biscayne Bay and defend the environment.
More issues
Live Local Act
County revenue sources
Local policy authority
Who's backing them
Endorsements
Political Parties
1
Media
1
Labor Unions
1
Educators
1
Your Neighbors
6
Experience
2023 to 2023
Legislative Aide, Florida House of Representatives
2016 to 2020
International Relations Analyst
1993 to 2016
Logistics and Supply Chain Manager, US Marine Corps
2025 to present
Commissioner - District 5, Miami-Dade County
2018 to present
Business Owner, VLL Consulting LLC
2015 to 2017
Director of Operations/Community Initiatives, Neighborhood Associates Corporation
2006 to 2009
Executive Director, Girls Advocacy Project, Inc.
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