Wayne Messam Explained

Wayne Messam
Office:10th Mayor of Miramar
Term Start:April 1, 2015
Predecessor:Lori Cohen Moseley
Office1:Member of the Miramar City Commission
from the 4th district
Term Start1:April 1, 2011
Term End1:April 1, 2015
Predecessor1:Yvonne Garth
Successor1:Darlene Riggs
Birth Name:Wayne Martin Messam
Birth Date:7 June 1974
Birth Place:South Bay, Florida, U.S.
Party:Democratic
Spouse:Angela Messam
Children:3
Education:Florida State University (BS)
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Embed:yes
Number:89
Position:Wide receiver
Height Ft:6
Height In:4
Weight Lbs:208
High School:Glades Central High School
College:Florida State
Undraftedyear:1997
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Wayne Martin Messam (born June 7, 1974)[1] is a former American football wide receiver, businessman, and politician serving as the mayor of Miramar, Florida, a position he has held since 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he was first elected to the Miramar City Commission in 2011 before defeating incumbent mayor Lori Cohen Moseley in the 2015 election. Messam is also a general contractor and owner of a construction firm.

Messam ran for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in the 2020 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 the Democratic debates.[3]

Early life, education, and football

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 from Glades Central High School in Belle Glade, Florida,[6] Messam attended Florida State University, where he played as a wide receiver for the Florida State Seminoles from 1993 through 1996. He was a member of the 1993 national championship team[4] and caught 62 passes for 793 yards and four touchdowns during his college football career as a Seminole.[7] He graduated from Florida State in 1997 with a bachelor's degree in Management Information Systems.

After not being selected in the 1997 NFL draft, Messam signed with the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent [8] and was released on August 4 of that year.[9]

Career

Messam started a construction company in 2007.[10] He was first elected to the City Commission of Miramar, Florida in 2011, and was elected as the city's mayor in 2015, defeating incumbent Lori Cohen Moseley and former vice mayor Alexandra Davis with 38.5% of the vote after vacating his commission seat.[11] [12] He won re-election on March 12, 2019.[13]

Messam serves as president of the National Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials.[14]

2020 presidential campaign

In early 2019, some sources indicated that he was considering a bid for the Democratic 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 told Fortune Magazine that 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 as FiveThirtyEight.[25]

Electoral history

All of the elections below were non-partisan.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Florida voters, Messam, Wayne Martin thru Messana, Ruth M.. flvoters.com. March 15, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190328191736/https://flvoters.com/pages/m110267.html. March 28, 2019. live. mdy-all.
  2. Web site: Florida Mayor Wayne Messam announces 2020 presidential bid. CNN. March 28, 2019. Dan Merica. March 28, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190328160240/https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/28/politics/wayne-messam-announces-2020-bid/index.html. March 28, 2019. live. mdy-all.
  3. News: Wayne Messam, who called on Americans to #BeGreat, suspends his presidential bid. Sean Collins. November 20, 2019. Vox. November 20, 2019.
  4. Web site: Miramar Mayor Wayne Messam mulls 2020 presidential campaign . Miami Herald . January 31, 2019 . February 19, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190210152652/https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article225201075.html . February 10, 2019 . live . mdy-all .
  5. Web site: Mayor Wayne M. Messam Miramar, FL . 2023-03-26 . www.miramarfl.gov.
  6. Web site: Through the years: South Florida to FSU pipeline . 247sports.com . February 19, 2019.
  7. Web site: Former 'Nole Wayne Messam elected mayor in Miramar . 247sports.com . February 19, 2019.
  8. News: Haft. Chris. Bengals nab native son Kresser. The Cincinnati Enquirer. Newspapers.com. April 22, 1997. August 28, 2019.
  9. News: Bengals announce two cuts. AP. Lancaster Eagle-Gazette. Newspapers.com. August 4, 1997. August 28, 2019.
  10. Web site: Miramar's Messam one of the many in that city with home in foreclosure . Sun Sentinel . March 22, 2011 . February 19, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190219130253/https://www.sun-sentinel.com/sfl-mtblog-2011-03-miramars_messam_one_of_the_man-story.html . February 19, 2019 . live . mdy-all .
  11. News: Former 'Nole Wayne Messam elected mayor in Miramar. Noles 24/7. Bob. Ferrante. February 9, 2019.
  12. News: Miramar ex-commissioner defeats incumbent mayor who was seeking historic fifth term. South Florida SunSentinel. Brian. Ballou. February 9, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190210152623/https://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/miramar/fl-election-2015-miramar-20150310-story.html. February 10, 2019. live. mdy-all.
  13. News: Miramar Mayor Wayne Messam, readying presidential campaign, sets date for 'historic announcement'. Sun-Sentinel. March 18, 2019. March 18, 2019. Anthony Man. https://web.archive.org/web/20190320164128/https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/politics/fl-ne-wayne-messam-presidential-announcement-date-20190318-story.html. March 20, 2019. live. mdy-all.
  14. News: Mayor Wayne M. Messam . City of Miramar . February 9, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190210152526/https://www.miramarfl.gov/293/Mayor-Wayne-M-Messam . February 10, 2019 . live . mdy-all .
  15. News: Can anyone be president in 2020? This South Florida mayor may run and find out.. Miami Herald. David. Smiley. February 9, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190210152652/https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article225201075.html. February 10, 2019. live. mdy-all.
  16. waynemessam . 1092495853795856384 . 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..
  17. Web site: Little-known Florida mayor to announce 2020 exploratory committee. CNN. March 13, 2019. March 13, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190408164704/https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/13/politics/florida-mayor-wayne-messam-2020-committee/. April 8, 2019. live. mdy-all.
  18. Web site: Presidential Candidate Wayne Messam Missed Payroll for Campaign Team, Ex-Staffer Says. Lipscomb. Jessica. April 19, 2019. Miami New Times. October 22, 2019.
  19. Web site: Wayne Messam: Money Kept Me Out of the First Democratic Debate. Will It Keep Me Out of the Second?. Fortune. en. October 22, 2019.
  20. News: A Presidential Candidate Reported Raising $5 Last Quarter. Yes, $5.. Astor. Maggie. October 15, 2019. The New York Times. October 16, 2019.
  21. News: Democratic presidential candidate Wayne Messam appears to raise $5 over the last quarter. Wu. Nicholas. October 15, 2019. USA Today. October 16, 2019.
  22. Web site: Say Goodbye to Wayne Messam, the Presidential Hopeful Who Raised Just $5 Last Quarter. Jessica. Lipscomb. October 16, 2019. Miami New Times.
  23. Web site: Wayne Messam for America, Inc. . Form 3P . . 2019-11-19.
  24. Web site: Form 3P for WAYNE MESSAM FOR AMERICA, INC.. docquery.fec.gov. 2020-02-01.
  25. Web site: Here's How We're Defining A 'Major' Presidential Candidate. Nate. Silver. March 26, 2019.

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