In the race for the District 8 seat on the Miami-Dade County Commission, voters will choose from among three candidates: incumbent Danielle Cohen Higgins, former Palmetto Bay Vice Mayor John DuBois and nonprofit CEO Martha Vega Hero. District 8 encompasses the municipalities of Cutler Bay, Palmetto Bay and parts of Homestead.
Our choice is Danielle Cohen Higgins, who has stood up against developers’ attempts to expand the Urban Development Boundary line that keeps sprawl in check.
Higgins, 44, is a trial attorney who was appointed to the office in December 2020 to fill the seat vacated by now-Mayor Daniella Levine Cava. She was elected to a full term in 2022. If she wins on Aug. 18, this would be her second full and last term, due to term limits…