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Philippe Bien-Aime taps real estate bucks again to cross $500K in Miami-Dade Commission bid
North Miami Mayor Philippe Bien-Aime added $148,000 last month to his commanding lead in the race to be the next Miami-Dade County Commissioner representing District 2. As was the case in months prior, the majority of his gains came from the real estate industry. Bien-Aime has raised more than $525,000 since he filed in December 2020 to run for the seat Commissioner Jean Monestime must vacate in November due to term limits. That’s just $3,000 shy of what his five competitors — educator Wallace Aristide, nonprofit executive Marleine Bastien, teacher turned firefighter William Clark, former North Miami Mayor Josaphat “Joe” Celestin and Monique Nicole Barley-Mayo — have raised combined. As…