Wayne Messam
Wayne Messam | |
|---|---|
| 10th Mayor of Miramar | |
| Assumed office April 1, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Lori Cohen Moseley |
| Member of the Miramar City Commission from the 4th district | |
| In office April 1, 2011 – April 1, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Yvonne Garth |
| Succeeded by | Darlene Riggs |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Wayne Martin Messam June 7, 1974 |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Angela Messam |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Florida State University (BS) |
| Football career | |
| No. 89 | |
| Position | Wide receiver |
| Personal information | |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 208 lb (94 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Glades Central High School |
| College | Florida State |
| NFL draft | 1997: undrafted |
| Career history | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Awards and highlights | |
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Wayne Martin Messam (born June 7, 1974) is an American former 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. He suspended his presidential campaign on November 20, 2019, having failed to qualify for any of the Democratic debates.