Monica Matteo-Salinas

Monica Matteo-Salinas serves as a Commissioner for Group I on the Miami Beach City Commission, a nonpartisan municipal office she won in a general runoff election on December 9, 2025, securing a commanding 71% of the vote against challenger Monique Pardo Pope. Prior to her election, she served as a staff aide to Miami Beach Commissioners Kristen Rosen Gonzalez and Alex Fernandez, and was highly active in civic structures, notably serving as the PTSA President at Nautilus Middle School from 2020 to 2022, alongside memberships in Miami Beach United and the Commission for Women. She is a graduate of Michigan State University's James Madison Honors College, earning a degree in Social Relations and Public Policy. Her runoff victory ensured that Democrats maintained a hard-fought majority on the city commission, overcoming campaign debates regarding historical logistics at the Miami Beach Community Development Corporation, and earning endorsements from the Miami-Dade Democratic Executive Committee, labor unions, and LGBTQ advocacy groups like SAVE Action PAC. Her current legislative priorities focus tightly on Promoting transit mobility, reining in overdevelopment, and expanding affordable housing options for Miami Beach residents.

The City of Miami Beach Commission is the governing legislative body of the City of Miami Beach, a municipality in Miami-Dade County, Florida. Commissioners are responsible for setting city policy, adopting the municipal budget, enacting local ordinances, and providing oversight of city administration and services.