Broward County Commission candidates Aude Sicard (left) and Guithele Ruiz-Nicolas (right). A win for either after Tuesday’s election would make it the first time a Haitian American sat on the commission

A Haitian American could hold a seat on the Broward County Commission for the first time after Tuesday’s election.  Two Haitian American candidates — Guithele Ruiz-Nicolas and Aude Sicard — are among those running for seats 8 and 9 on the redistricted commission comprising nine members. 

Broward is Florida’s 7th largest county with a population of 1.94 million, including a large contingent of Haitians. The exact figures are not available, but they are among the 228,000 people of Haitian ancestry that the Migration Policy Institute reports live in South Florida.

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Ashley Miznazi is a Report for America corps member covering the Haitian community in the South Florida/Miami area for The Haitian Times. Her work will heavily feature photography, video and other multimedia storytelling. Previously, Ashley was a multimedia fellow at The Texas Tribune, where she reported on DACA, Afghan resettlement and the foster care system.