Retiring U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson represented CD 24 for 16 years and nearly a dozen candidates are seeking to replace her including front runners, Miami-Dade County Commissioner Oliver Gilbert III, State Senator Shevrin Jones, and attorney and Congressional legislative leader Kendrick Meek. However, some critics said Wilson endorsed Gilbert as a favor for renaming the Miami-Dade County Library in Miami Gardens in her honor. Some of those initiatives included economic development, championed economic development and small-business support, ensuring that Miami-Dade County remains a hub for growth and innovation. Gilbert’s supporters also include Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levin Cava, Miami-Dade County Commissioners Keon Hardemon and Mickey Steinberg, City of Miami Mayor Elieen Higgins, the Miami Times, the Service Employees International Union, Miami Gardens State Rep. Felicia Robinson and former state Rep. Philip Brutus. Other candidates seeking the Democratic nomination in the race for Congressional district 24 are former Miami-Dade County Commissioner Jean Monestime, doctor/lawyer Rudolph Moise,.