What started out as a volunteer post in the office of a commissioner of the Miami-Dade County over 30 years ago, evolved into a full-time job for a young Christine King as she assisted in ensuring that the commissioner served the community that elected him. Fast forward and King, whose work throughout the years has been service oriented, was recently elected to the board and is now the first Guyanese American to be elected to the Miami Board of Commissioners in Florida, representing District 5 and currently the only woman commissioner in the city.

King’s election on November 2 also created another first as she is the only woman attorney to be elected to the board so far.

During an interview with Stabroek News, the new commissioner said she ran against seven people and she gained some 65% of the votes. She said she expected to win because she did the work.