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Wayne Messam

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Wayne Messam
10th Mayor ofMiramar
Assumed office
April 1, 2015
Preceded byLori Cohen Moseley
Member of theMiramarCity Commission
from the 4th district
In office
April 1, 2011 – April 1, 2015
Preceded byYvonne Garth
Succeeded byDarlene Riggs
Personal details
Born
Wayne Martin Messam

(1974-06-07)June 7, 1974(age 50)
South Bay,Florida,U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseAngela Messam
Children3
EducationFlorida State University(BS)
American football career
No. 89
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:208 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High school:Glades Central High School
College:Florida State
Undrafted:1997
Career history
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards

Wayne Martin Messam(born June 7, 1974)[1]is a formerAmerican footballwide receiver,businessman, and politician serving as themayorofMiramar, Florida,a position he has held since 2015. A member of theDemocratic Party,he was first elected to the Miramar City Commission in 2011 before defeating incumbent mayorLori Cohen Moseleyin the 2015 election. Messam is also a general contractor and owner of a construction firm.

Messam ran for the Democratic nomination forPresident of the United Statesin the2020 United States presidential election.He officially launched his campaign on March 28, 2019.[2]He suspended his presidential campaign on November 20, 2019, having failed to qualify for any of theDemocratic debates.[3]

Early life, education, and football

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Messam was born in South Bay, Florida[4]to Delsey and Hubert, who had both emigrated from Jamaica.[4]When the family came to the United States, Hubert worked as a migrant farmer in the sugarcane fields of Florida's Glades region.[5]

After graduating fromGlades Central High SchoolinBelle Glade, Florida,[6]Messam attendedFlorida State University,where he played as awide receiverfor theFlorida State Seminolesfrom 1993 through 1996. He was a member of the1993 national championship team[4]and caught 62 passes for 793 yards and fourtouchdownsduring his college football career as a Seminole.[7]He graduated from Florida State in 1997 with abachelor's degree in Management Information Systems.[8]

After not being selected in the1997 NFL Draft,Messam signed with theCincinnati Bengalsas an undrafted free agent[9]and was released on August 4 of that year.[10]

Career

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Messam started a construction company in 2007.[11]He was first elected to the City Commission ofMiramar, Floridain 2011, and was elected as the city's mayor in 2015, defeating incumbentLori Cohen Moseleyand former vice mayor Alexandra Davis with 38.5% of the vote after vacating his commission seat.[12][13]He won re-election on March 12, 2019.[14]

Messam serves as president of the National Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials.[8]

2020 presidential campaign

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In early 2019, some sources indicated that he was considering a bid for theDemocratic presidential nomination in 2020,which he neither confirmed nor denied, stating that "all options will remain on the table."[15][16]On March 13, 2019, he announced the formation of an exploratory committee for a potential run and formally announced his candidacy nine days later.[17][2]

His campaign received $43,531 in campaign donations in the first quarter of 2019. In April, he was accused of failing to pay his staff.[18]On June 28, he toldFortune Magazinethat lack of money had kept his campaign from receiving national attention.[19]

Messam's third quarter fundraising report initially declared that he had received only $5 in income, and had spent $0. Messam claimed that the low amounts were attributable to a "computer glitch."[20][21][22]Messam later corrected these amounts to state that he had received $15,312 in income and spent $10,678 during the third quarter.[23]His year-end quarterly reports showed that between the beginning of the fourth quarter and the end of his campaign, Messam received no money in contributions.[24]

Messam suspended his presidential campaign on November 20, 2019.[3]He did not qualify for any Democratic debate and was not classified as a "major candidate" by outlets such asFiveThirtyEight.[25]

Electoral history

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All of the elections below were non-partisan.

Messam in 2019
Miramar City Commission District 4, 2011[26]
Candidate Votes %
Wayne M. Messam 1,120 37.69
Yvette Holt 1,087 36.57
Joe Romero 548 18.44
John J. Murphy Jr. 217 7.30
Miramar Mayor, 2015[26]
Candidate Votes %
Wayne M. Messam 2,756 38.48
Lori Cohen Moseley(incumbent) 2,443 34.11
Alexandra P. Davis 1,964 27.42
Miramar Mayor, 2019[26]
Candidate Votes %
Wayne M. Messam(incumbent) 5,847 86.05
Josue Larose 948 13.95

References

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  1. ^"Florida voters, Messam, Wayne Martin thru Messana, Ruth M."flvoters.Archivedfrom the original on March 28, 2019.RetrievedMarch 15,2019.
  2. ^abDan Merica (March 28, 2019)."Florida Mayor Wayne Messam announces 2020 presidential bid".CNN.Archivedfrom the original on March 28, 2019.RetrievedMarch 28,2019.
  3. ^abSean Collins (November 20, 2019)."Wayne Messam, who called on Americans to #BeGreat, suspends his presidential bid".Vox.RetrievedNovember 20,2019.
  4. ^abc"Miramar Mayor Wayne Messam mulls 2020 presidential campaign".Miami Herald.January 31, 2019.Archivedfrom the original on February 10, 2019.RetrievedFebruary 19,2019.
  5. ^"Mayor Wayne M. Messam | Miramar, FL".miramarfl.gov.RetrievedMarch 26,2023.
  6. ^"Through the years: South Florida to FSU pipeline".247sports.RetrievedFebruary 19,2019.
  7. ^"Former 'Nole Wayne Messam elected mayor in Miramar".247sports.RetrievedFebruary 19,2019.[dead link]
  8. ^ab"Mayor Wayne M. Messam".City of Miramar.Archivedfrom the original on February 10, 2019.RetrievedFebruary 9,2019.
  9. ^Haft, Chris (April 22, 1997)."Bengals nab native son Kresser".The Cincinnati Enquirer.RetrievedAugust 28,2019– viaNewspapers.
  10. ^"Bengals announce two cuts".Lancaster Eagle-Gazette.AP.August 4, 1997.RetrievedAugust 28,2019– viaNewspapers.
  11. ^"Miramar's Messam one of the many in that city with home in foreclosure".Sun Sentinel.March 22, 2011.Archivedfrom the original on February 19, 2019.RetrievedFebruary 19,2019.
  12. ^Ferrante, Bob."Former 'Nole Wayne Messam elected mayor in Miramar".Noles 24/7.RetrievedFebruary 9,2019.[dead link]
  13. ^Ballou, Brian."Miramar ex-commissioner defeats incumbent mayor who was seeking historic fifth term".South Florida SunSentinel.Archivedfrom the original on February 10, 2019.RetrievedFebruary 9,2019.
  14. ^Anthony Man (March 18, 2019)."Miramar Mayor Wayne Messam, readying presidential campaign, sets date for 'historic announcement'".Sun-Sentinel.Archivedfrom the original on March 20, 2019.RetrievedMarch 18,2019.
  15. ^Smiley, David."Can anyone be president in 2020? This South Florida mayor may run and find out".Miami Herald.Archivedfrom the original on February 10, 2019.RetrievedFebruary 9,2019.
  16. ^@waynemessam (February 4, 2019)."My wife Angela and I count it a blessing that the great record of the city of Miramar would even place us in this conversation. When it comes to being an ambassador for the city, I have always said that all options will remain on the table"(Tweet) – viaTwitter.
  17. ^"Little-known Florida mayor to announce 2020 exploratory committee".CNN. March 13, 2019.Archivedfrom the original on April 8, 2019.RetrievedMarch 13,2019.
  18. ^Lipscomb, Jessica (April 19, 2019)."Presidential Candidate Wayne Messam Missed Payroll for Campaign Team, Ex-Staffer Says".Miami New Times.RetrievedOctober 22,2019.
  19. ^"Wayne Messam: Money Kept Me Out of the First Democratic Debate. Will It Keep Me Out of the Second?".Fortune.RetrievedOctober 22,2019.
  20. ^Astor, Maggie (October 15, 2019)."A Presidential Candidate Reported Raising $5 Last Quarter. Yes, $5".The New York Times.RetrievedOctober 16,2019.
  21. ^Wu, Nicholas (October 15, 2019)."Democratic presidential candidate Wayne Messam appears to raise $5 over the last quarter".USA Today.RetrievedOctober 16,2019.
  22. ^Lipscomb, Jessica (October 16, 2019)."Say Goodbye to Wayne Messam, the Presidential Hopeful Who Raised Just $5 Last Quarter".Miami New Times.
  23. ^Wayne Messam for America, Inc. (November 19, 2019)."Form 3P".Federal Election Commission.
  24. ^"Form 3P for WAYNE MESSAM FOR AMERICA, INC".docquery.fec.gov.RetrievedFebruary 1,2020.
  25. ^Silver, Nate (March 26, 2019)."Here's How We're Defining A 'Major' Presidential Candidate".
  26. ^abc"Election Results".browardsoe.org.Archivedfrom the original on February 10, 2019.RetrievedFebruary 10,2019.
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