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The Florida House directory lists Wallace Aristide (D) for the 2024–26 term and gives the county coverage as Part of Miami-Dade.
District map · 2022 House plan
¶ Geography and communities
Enacted under Florida’s 2022 decennial redistricting plan, Florida House District 107 is situated in northeastern Miami-Dade County, bridging the urban African American and Haitian American cultural centers of North Miami and North Miami Beach with commuter residential neighborhoods and major regional transit junctions.
- Municipalities Included (Full or Partial):
- City of North Miami Beach: High-density municipal and commercial center hosting the incumbent's district office along Northeast 19th Avenue.
- City of North Miami: Cultural and political hub of South Florida’s Haitian-American diaspora, featuring downtown civic corridors, arts centers, and dense residential neighborhoods.
- City of Miami Gardens (Eastern Portions): Residential subdivisions and commercial corridors buffering State Road 7 and the Palmetto Expressway.
- Village of Biscayne Park: Compact historic residential municipality characterized by tree-lined streets and historic single-family architecture.
- Census-Designated Places (CDPs) & Neighborhood Enclaves:
- Golden Glades: Critical unincorporated multimodal junction and residential community surrounding the Golden Glades Interchange.
- Ives Estates & Ojus (Western / Southern Portions): Diverse suburban residential tracts buffering the coastal municipal corridor.
- Uleta & Skylake: Established residential enclaves in North Miami Beach flanking Biscayne Boulevard and 163rd Street.
- Key Transportation & Transit Corridors:
- Interstate 95 (I-95): Major north-south regional freeway traversing the heart of the district, carrying heavy commuter volume toward Downtown Miami.
- Golden Glades Interchange: Massive multimodal transit hub connecting I-95, Florida's Turnpike, State Road 826 (Palmetto Expressway), U.S. 441, and the Tri-Rail commuter rail network.
- State Road 826 (Palmetto Expressway / 163rd Street): High-volume commercial and commuter expressway carrying cross-county traffic toward Sunny Isles Beach.
- State Road 7 (U.S. Highway 441): Major commercial, automotive, and bus transit spine running north-south through the western edge of the district.
- State Road 922 (Northeast 125th Street): Primary commercial and civic artery linking North Miami to Biscayne Bay causeways.
- Snake Creek Canal (C-9 Canal) & Biscayne Canal (C-8 Canal): Critical regional drainage canals managed by the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) to discharge urban stormwater into northern Biscayne Bay.
¶ Population and electorate
(District-specific metrics based on enacted post-2020 reapportionment parameters; strictly excluding broader non-coterminous countywide totals.)
- Target Population: Standard reapportionment single-member baseline of ~179,754 residents post-2020 redistricting.
- Demographic Composition:
- Racial / Ethnic Composition: Performing Black-opportunity district; characterized by an established African American community alongside one of the largest and most politically organized Haitian-American and Afro-Caribbean populations in the United States, balanced by an expanding Hispanic/Latino demographic (notably Dominican American, Cuban American, and Colombian households) and smaller non-Hispanic White and Orthodox Jewish communities (concentrated in North Miami Beach).
- Linguistic Diversity: High prevalence of Haitian Creole, French, Spanish, and English across municipal commerce, civic meetings, and faith-based institutions.
- Household Structure: Mix of working-class families, multi-generational households, public-sector educators, healthcare personnel, and small-business proprietors residing in mid-century single-family homes, duplexes, and garden apartments.
- Socioeconomic Character:
- Public education, healthcare delivery, service logistics, municipal administration, and local commercial retail economy.
- Distinct socioeconomic vulnerabilities: elevated demand for affordable workforce housing, expanded access to primary healthcare, public school infrastructure reinvestment, and small-business access to capital.
- Environmental and drainage factors: low elevations, older urban infrastructure, and canal basins (C-8 and C-9) require constant stormwater pumping and culvert clearance to mitigate street flooding during extreme precipitation events and king-tide cycles.
¶ Elections and political context
District 107 functions as an established Democratic stronghold in northeastern Miami-Dade County, driven by high voter turnout across Haitian-American civic coalitions, Black church networks, and public education labor organizations.
- Partisan Index: Safe Democratic baseline performance (typically D+30 to D+38).
- Recent General Election History:
- Voter Resources & Official Information:
¶ Economic and civic anchors
- Public Education & Academic Leadership:
- Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS - Northern Region): A major district employer; Representative Aristide spent 35 years in the public school system, serving as an assistant principal and as principal of Miami Northwestern Senior High School (earning the M-DCPS Principal of the Year Award in 2014).
- Higher Education & Cultural Campuses:
- Florida International University (Biscayne Bay Campus - Adjacent Anchor): Public research university campus providing marine biology, hospitality management, and journalism education.
- Johnson & Wales University (Former North Miami Campus - Redevelopment Hub): Large multi-acre institutional site driving municipal redevelopment plans for mixed-use residential, educational, and commercial facilities.
- Healthcare Infrastructure:
- Jackson North Medical Center (North Miami Beach): 380+ bed acute-care hospital belonging to the Jackson Health System, offering 24/7 emergency medicine, specialized surgical services, and community wellness programs.
- Specialized community healthcare centers, Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), and outpatient pediatric clinics operating along Northeast 163rd Street and Northeast 125th Street.
- Cultural & Arts Institutions:
- Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA - North Miami): Renowned cultural anchor showcasing contemporary international art and anchoring downtown North Miami's arts district.
- Commercial Retail & Automotive Logistics:
- 163rd Street Commercial Corridor (North Miami Beach): Major retail power centers, strip plazas, and auto dealerships generating local sales tax revenues.
¶ People and organizations to map
- Civic Coalitions & Youth Mentorship Networks:
- 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project: Influential youth mentorship and leadership organization where Aristide has maintained long-standing active affiliation.
- 100 Black Men of South Florida: Civic and philanthropic organization focusing on mentoring, education, and economic development for minority youth, where Aristide holds membership.
- Public Education & Teacher Labor Alliances:
- Deep structural ties to education organizations, having received campaign endorsements from the Florida Education Association (FEA), AFSCME Florida, and the Florida AFL-CIO.
- Diaspora & Faith-Based Networks:
- Strong institutional ties to Haitian-American pastoral alliances, Baptist congregations, and Catholic cultural networks (such as Notre Dame d'Haïti connections across North Miami).
- Research Leads (Speculative Network Connections):
- Research Lead: High school athletics programs, prep sports booster clubs, and athletic associations likely maintain active legislative dialogue with Aristide following his sponsorship and passage of the Teddy Bridgewater Act (allowing coaches to assist student-athletes with meals and transportation).
- Research Lead: Public hospital administrators (Jackson Health System) and community health networks along North Miami Beach likely coordinate with Aristide given his seat on the Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee and Higher Education Budget Subcommittee.
¶ Representation and legislative work
- Incumbent Member: Wallace Aristide
- Biographical Background: Born in Nassau, Bahamas (of Haitian descent); moved to Florida in 1969; resident of Miami; married to Linda Cothiere-Aristide; father of two sons (Ishmael and Ricardo).
- Academic Background: B.S. in Criminal Justice from Bethune-Cookman University (1988); M.S. in Exceptional Student Education from Nova Southeastern University (2000).
- Professional Background: Career educator and public school administrator; 35 years of service in Miami-Dade County Public Schools (including over a decade as principal of Miami Northwestern Senior High School).
- Legislative History: Elected to the Florida House of Representatives in 2024.
- House Committee Assignments (2024–2026 Term):
- Education & Employment Committee
- Education Administration Subcommittee
- Higher Education Budget Subcommittee
- Government Operations Subcommittee
- Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
- Joint Select Committee on Collective Bargaining
- Signature Policy Priorities: Supporting public education, classroom funding, special education resources, and teacher retention; assisting high school coaches and student-athletes (sponsor of the Teddy Bridgewater Act); protecting public-sector collective bargaining rights; addressing the statewide property insurance and workforce housing crisis; and securing state budget appropriations for municipal stormwater drainage improvements, flood abatement, and youth community centers in northeastern Miami-Dade County.
Research text: Gemini browser session, 2026-10-04. Officeholder and county coverage: Florida House directory. The graph keeps these leads separate from the reference office record.