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Former councilman Bryan Calvo, also a mayoral candidate, has vowed to eliminate property taxes for seniors, a decision that isn’t up to Hialeah but to the state, something that his competitor said is misleading.
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Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
Mindy Clifton Clifton previously spent more than 20 years working in corrections in Florida, according to a Facebook post shared by Matt Reinhart, a councilman from Volusia County, Fla.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
The city has already implemented some of those recommendations, said Justin Harlow, the commission co-chair and a former city councilman.
—Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2025
The councilman said if officers aren’t in his community for long, residents don’t have a chance to get to know them.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2025
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Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
Mindy Clifton Clifton previously spent more than 20 years working in corrections in Florida, according to a Facebook post shared by Matt Reinhart, a councilman from Volusia County, Fla.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
The city has already implemented some of those recommendations, said Justin Harlow, the commission co-chair and a former city councilman.
—Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2025
The councilman said if officers aren’t in his community for long, residents don’t have a chance to get to know them.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Councilman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/councilman. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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councilman
noun
coun·cil·man
ˈkau̇n(t)-səl-mən 
: a member of a council (as of a town or city)
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