Danielle Cohen Higgins
ActiveCommissioner — 8
Miami-Dade County
Biography
Danielle Cohen Higgins was elected to represent District 8 on the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners on August 23, 2022. She was originally appointed to the office on December 7, 2020. Commissioner Cohen Higgins currently serves as Chairwoman of the Airport Committee, and Vice Chairwoman of the Appropriations Committee. She also serves on the Infrastructure, Innovation and Technology Committee, Port and Resiliency Committee and the Government Efficiency and Transparency Ad Hoc Committee. Commissioner Cohen Higgins is a member of the State’s Biscayne Bay Commission.
Voting Record5 votes
| Date | Motion | Position | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-21 | Move the remainder of the items for first reading | yes | passed 11-1 | 1:25:30 |
| 2026-01-21 | Move for first reading | yes | passed 10-2 | 1:26:02 |
| 2026-01-21 | Move the remainder of the public hearing items | yes | passed unanimously | 1:30:39 |
| 2026-01-21 | Move for second reading | yes | passed unanimously | 1:31:48 |
| 2026-01-21 | ordinance relating to zoning in unincorporated area, Downtown Kendall Urban Center revisions | yes | passed unanimously | 1:31:48 |
Key Statements5 statements
“This application was submitted 3 years ago and I know how these applications work because I've sat here for almost 6 years. They work with the administration. They receive guidance. There's feedback. There's lots of information being shared back and forth.”
Explaining normal application process dynamics
“How is the text amendment now a huge problem when they were instructed in 2023 to bring this application as a text amendment?”
Questioning inconsistency in administration position
“There's two types of people in this world: those that run towards problems and those that run away from them. Thank you for stepping up and putting your face in front of what I know we all know and agree is going to be a very difficult budget season.”
Commending Baker for stepping into challenging role
“the item is is far less complex than it is being articulated to the board and the impetus for the item is the situation that we found and currently find ourselves in regarding the very critical property and Port Miami and actions that should have been taken that were not taken”
explaining purpose of eminent domain report in response to Port Miami situation
“the item specifically speaks to critical county infrastructure not property that we want or property that we ideally would like to acquire someday in the future but property that is critical county infrastructure i.e. Port Miami or any other properties that are similarly situated”
clarifying scope of eminent domain report to critical infrastructure only