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Wayne Messam, 45
Wayne for America
November 8, 2019
Messam is a former college football champion and is the mayor of Miramar, Florida. He is the city’s first black mayor and is a first-generation American born to Jamaican parents. He is hoping to use that connection to tap into the Caribbean-American community.
Major Policy Points:
- Proposed canceling more than $1.5 trillion in student debt owed by 44 million Americans
- Bring American jobs back from China
- Protect immigrants
Believes that the lack of urgency to plan for the future and take action on the crises we can see coming is the biggest threat facing our nation.
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America belongs to all of us. The promise of America belongs to all of us. That’s why I’m going to be running for president. To be your champion.
— Wayne Messam
About the Contributor
Alyssa Gehrke, Journalist