Dotie Joseph
Dotie Joseph (born August 1979) is a Democratic member of the Florida Legislature representing the State's 108th House district.
Dotie Joseph | |
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| Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 108th district | |
| Assumed office November 6, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Roy Hardemon |
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| Born | August 1979 (age 41) |
| Political party | Democratic |
Joseph was born in Haiti and moved to Florida in 1982; she currently resides in North Miami. She received her BA from Yale College in 2001 and her JD from Georgetown University Law Center in 2005.[1]
While at Yale, she co-founded Yale's Haitian Student Alliance.
Career
Joseph has worked as a law clerk, a civil rights lawyer, and for the City of North Miami Beach.[2] She is currently an attorney with Austin Pamies Norris Weeks, an all-Black and female law firm.[3]
Joseph won the election for Florida's House of Representatives on November 6, 2018 from the platform of Democratic Party. She secured 92% of the vote while her closest rival, Riquet Caballero, an LPF candidate, secured eight percent.[4]
References
- "Dotie Joseph".
- "Representative Dotie Joseph | NAAHP". Retrieved 2020-08-26.
- "Representatives | North Miami, FL". northmiamifl.gov. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
- "Florida Election Results - Election Results 2018 - The New York Times". nytimes.com. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
