Raquel Regalado

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Raquel A. Regalado is the Miami-Dade County Commissioner for District 7, first elected in November 2020 and re-elected in November 2024. She is the first Miami-born Hispanic woman elected to the Miami-Dade County Commission. The daughter of former City of Miami Mayor Tomás Regalado, she earned her B.A. from Florida International University and her J.D. from St. Thomas University School of Law. She is a licensed attorney practicing in Florida state courts and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. She is also the Director of St. Thomas University's Institute for Ethical Leadership. Her entry into public service was motivated by her two children, both on the autism spectrum — frustrated by the lack of public school options for children with disabilities, she ran for the Miami-Dade County School Board in 2010 and won District 6, serving until 2016. As a School Board member she championed a billion-dollar bond initiative for school facilities and programs for special needs children. She has hosted Spanish-language radio and television programs since 2008 and currently contributes news analysis to Mega TV. District 7 covers East Kendall, the City of Miami, Coconut Grove, Coral Gables, Key Biscayne, Pinecrest, and South Miami.

Miami-Dade County Commissioners represent one of 13 districts and serve four-year terms. Commissioners set county policy, vote on legislation and resolutions, approve the annual budget, review development plans, and represent their constituents before the full Board. District 7 covers East Kendall, the City of Miami including Coconut Grove, Coral Gables, Key Biscayne, Pinecrest, and South Miami. Commissioner Regalado serves on multiple committees and has focused her tenure on septic-to-sewer infrastructure, Biscayne Bay protection, affordable housing, transportation, and services for neurodivergent residents. She has claimed to have passed more legislative items than any other commissioner during her first term.