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About Juan Carlos "JC" Bermudez

Commissioner Juan Carlos “JC” Bermudez was elected as the District 12 Commissioner for the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners on August 23, 2022. District 12 encompasses an area of western Miami-Dade County and includes the cities of Doral, Hialeah Gardens, Medley, Sweetwater, a portion of the City of Hialeah and a large portion of unincorporated Miami-Dade County.

Before joining the Board, Bermudez was the founding mayor of the City of Doral and served in that capacity for the first nine and a half years of the city’s existence. During his tenure as mayor, the city received numerous state and national accolades. He was re-elected as mayor in 2016 and served until he was elected to the role of District 12 County Commissioner.

Bermudez was recently appointed Chairman of the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners’ Government Efficiency and Transparency Ad Hoc Committee. Bermudez also serves as the Vice Chair of the International Trade Committee (ITC). Additionally, he serves on the Transportation Committee and the Port and Resiliency Committee. Bermudez served as the Vice Chairman of the Miami-Dade County Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) and currently sits on the Governing Board for TPO. He previously served as a board member of the Florida League of Cities, Miami Dade-County League of Cities, Florida League of Mayors, and the United States Conference of Mayors, where he also chaired the International Affairs Committee. His fellow elected officials selected him to serve as the President of the Miami-Dade County League of Cities from 2010-2011 and a second time for the 2022-2023 term.

Bermudez earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Miami and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Notre Dame Law School. He has practiced law in South Florida for over 34 years and is member of the Florida Bar and the American Bar Association amongst other legal associations.

Bermudez is married to Vivian Bermudez, a special education teacher for almost three decades, and they have three children – Eneida Marie, Elena Catherine, and Elisa Nicole. They have resided in Doral for the past 24 years.

Juan Carlos "JC" Bermudez

Juan Carlos "JC" Bermudez