Daniella Levine Cava

Daniella Levine Cava
8th Mayor of Miami-Dade County
Assumed office
November 17, 2020
Preceded byCarlos A. Giménez
Member of the Miami-Dade County Commission
from the 8th district
In office
November 5, 2014  November 17, 2020
Preceded byLynda Bell
Succeeded byDanielle Cohen Higgins
Personal details
Born
Daniella Levine

(1955-09-14) September 14, 1955
New York City, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseRobert Cava
Children2
EducationYale University (BA)
Columbia University (JD, MSW)

Daniella Levine Cava (/ləˈvn ˈkɑːvə/ lə-VEEN KAH-və; born September 14, 1955) is an American lawyer, social worker, and politician who has served as the mayor of Miami-Dade County, Florida since 2020. Previously, she was a Miami-Dade County Commissioner from 2014 until her election as mayor in 2020. She handily won re-election in 2024. She is the first woman to serve as mayor of Miami-Dade County.