Steve Gallon III leaves Miami-Dade school board to run for county commission seat

Miami-Dade County School Board member Steve Gallon III resigned from the seat Tuesday as he prepares to serve as a county commissioner starting next year.

He won the District 1 county commission seat after no other candidates filed to run before Tuesday’s noon deadline to qualify. Miami Gardens Councilwoman Linda Julien dropped out of the race less than a week after declaring she was running for the county commission seat.

Gallon was first elected to the School Board in 2016 to represent District 1, which includes Miami Gardens and parts of Opa-Locka…

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