Dotie Joseph is a Democratic member of the Florida Legislature representing the State's 108th House district. Joseph was born in Haiti and moved to Florida in 1982. She lives in North Miami.[1]
Dotie Joseph | |
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| Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 108th district | |
| Assumed office November 6, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Roy Hardemon |
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| Political party | Democratic |
Education
editDotie Joseph attended Miami-Dade public schools—including Lakeview Elementary, fine arts magnet programs at and Charles Drew Elementary and Miami Norland Middle School, and Design and Architecture Senior High (DASH). Joseph went on to graduate from Yale University with a degree in Political Sciences, earned a Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center. Joseph studied abroad in France with Columbia University in Paris, and with the Institute for International Mediation and Conflict Resolution in The Hague in the Netherlands. [2]
Career
editJoseph has worked as a federal judicial law clerk, legal consultant, a government and civil rights lawyer in the public and private sector.[3] She is currently an attorney with Ottinot Law, an all-black law firm which specializes in complex government and business matters.[4]
Joseph won the election for Florida's House of Representatives on November 6, 2018, from the platform of Democratic Party. She secured 92% of the vote while her closest rival, an LPF candidate, secured eight percent.[5]
In 2022, Representative Joseph was selected to serve as Minority Leader Pro Tempore, becoming the first Haitian-American to hold a leadership position of Speaker, Leader or Pro Tempore position in any state or federal legislative body in the United States.[6][7]
After a prolific legislative term, Leader Pro Tempore Joseph was elected to her fourth term in 2024 without opposition.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Dotie Joseph".
- ^ "Dotie Joseph Campaign". dotiejoseph.com. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "Representative Dotie Joseph | NAAHP". 9 October 2018. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
- ^ "Representatives | Miami, FL".
- ^ "Florida Election Results - Election Results 2018 - The New York Times". The New York Times. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
- ^ https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Representatives/details.aspx?MemberId=4716 [bare URL]
- ^ "Adrienne Arsht Center Trust Appoints New Board Members". www.arshtcenter.org. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
- ^ "Dotie Joseph automatically re-elected to fourth House term". Florida Politics. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
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