Oliver Gilbert is headed to Congress, and the Florida A&M University alumnus will represent the South Florida community that raised him. On Tuesday night, the Miami-Dade County commissioner won Florida’s 24th Congressional District over Republican Te Mayonna Brown. As a result, he will succeed longtime Rep. Frederica Wilson in Washington.
CBS News projected the win shortly after polls closed. Then Gilbert celebrated with supporters in Miami Gardens, his hometown. The district leans heavily Democratic, so few expected a close race.
For FAMU, the win adds another Rattler to a historic night. In Georgia, fellow alumna Keisha Lance Bottoms won the governor’s race. In the Virgin Islands, alumnus Milton Potter won the lieutenant governor’s seat…