And while her instructive insights were geared towards District 20, those same standards outlined by Wilson must be applied to District 24. Voters must embrace that truth and act on it: cast a ballot that honors and protects this district. The late great Carrie P. Meek served as a State Representative and State Senator before she won this Congressional seat. He has never had to answer to voters outside his own city or county district, let alone build the coalition this seat demands. Miami Gardens has grown less affordable, gentrification has accelerated, and the city’s Black population share has fallen during Gilbert’s fourteen years in local office.