Kevin Burns (born November 22, 1958, in Miami Beach, Florida) is an American realtor, business owner, and former mayor of North Miami, Florida, from 2005 to 2009.
Kevin Burns | |
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| Mayor of North Miami, Florida | |
| In office 2005–2009 | |
| Preceded by | Josaphat Celestin |
| Succeeded by | Andre Pierre |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 22, 1958 Miami Beach, Florida |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Rob Flint |
| Children | Autumn |
| Residence | North Miami, Florida |
| Alma mater | Miami Dade College |
| Occupation | Realtor, business owner |
Early life and career
editBurns graduated from Miami Edison High School and Miami Dade College. He is a real estate broker for Turnberry International Realty, and owner of North Miami KB's Christmas Trees.
Mayor
editBurns was elected mayor of North Miami in May 2005. Burns's campaign and administration mainly focused on education. His administration helped construct an agreement between the City of North Miami and the Miami-Dade County School Board that brought four new schools to North Miami by 2010. He was term-limited, and was not able to seek reelection in 2009.
Burns ran for mayor of North Miami again in 2014 to replace mayor Lucie Tondreau, who was suspended from office. Burns lost the election to Dr. Smith Joseph.[1]
Senate and State Senate campaigns
editIn February 2009, Burns announced his campaign to seek the seat in the United States Senate being vacated by incumbent Mel Martinez.[2] In May 2010, he dropped out of the Senate race and ran for the Florida state senate.[3] Burns lost to Gwen Margolis in the Democratic primary for State Senate District 35 in August 2010.[4] Burns ran in 2016 for the open Florida state senate district 38, in the Democratic primary.[5] He lost the August 30 primary to Daphne Campbell, garnering 15.26% of the vote and 4,437 votes.[6]
Community involvement
editBurns is the former chairman of the Greater North Miami Chamber of Commerce, a position that he was voted into by fellow chamber members in September 2006. He is also a past president of the Keystone Point Home Owners Association, a former chairman of the North Miami University Relations Board, and a founding member of the Community Policing Commission.
Personal life
editBurns lives in North Miami with his husband of 30 years Rob Flint and their daughter Autumn.
References
edit- ^ Bock, Daniel (November 4, 2014). "North Miami elects doctor as new mayor". Miami Herald. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
- ^ Munzenrieder, Kyle (February 16, 2009). "North Miami mayor Kevin Burns to run for Senate". Miami New Times. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
- ^ Reinhard, Beth (May 5, 2010). "Kevin Burns drops out of U.S. Senate race". Tampa Bay Times. Archived from the original on January 28, 2016. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
- ^ "August 24, 2010 Primary Election, Democratic Primary". Florida Department of State - Election Results. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
- ^ Daugherty, Alex (July 18, 2016). "Meet the six Democrats running for state Senate District 38". Miami Herald. Archived from the original on July 19, 2016.
- ^ "2016 Florida Election Watch - State Senate". enight.elections.myflorida.com.
External links
edit- "Mayor of the City of North Miami". Archived from the original on February 23, 2009.
- "Kevin Burns for U.S.Senate". Archived from the original on February 17, 2010.