Wayne Messam

Wayne Messam
10th Mayor of Miramar
Assumed office
April 1, 2015
Preceded byLori Cohen Moseley
Member of the Miramar City Commission
from the 4th district
In office
April 1, 2011 – April 1, 2015
Preceded byYvonne Garth
Succeeded byDarlene Riggs
Personal details
Born
Wayne Martin Messam

(1974-06-07) June 7, 1974 (age 50)
South Bay, Florida, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseAngela Messam
Children3
EducationFlorida State University (BS)

American football career
No. 89
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:208 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High school:Glades Central High School
College:Florida State
Undrafted:1997
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards

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]

  1. ^ "Florida voters, Messam, Wayne Martin thru Messana, Ruth M." flvoters.com. Archived from the original on March 28, 2019. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  2. ^ Dan Merica (March 28, 2019). "Florida Mayor Wayne Messam announces 2020 presidential bid". CNN. Archived from the original on March 28, 2019. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
  3. ^ Sean Collins (November 20, 2019). "Wayne Messam, who called on Americans to #BeGreat, suspends his presidential bid". Vox. Retrieved November 20, 2019.