It would likely take something seismic for one of the three Democratic candidates to beat Simpson in the Nov. 8 general election, but Naomi Blemur has the best shot.
Blemur, 43, has worked in banking and runs her own consulting and management firm. She also is an elected committeewoman on the Democratic Executive Committee for Miami-Dade District 13 and has been a commissioner on the North Miami Planning Commission, vice chair on the North Miami Commission on Women, and a member on a North Miami Community Reinvestment Act advisory committee. None of the three candidates has many high-profile endorsements, though state senator and former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Annette Taddeo recently backed Blemur’s campaign.