Andre Pierre

Andre Pierre (born March 23, 1969) is an American attorney and Democratic politician and who served as mayor of North Miami, Florida.

After emigrating to the United States as a teenager, he attended high school in Long Island and obtained a college degree in engineering from the New York Institute of Technology.

[1] Pierre's time in office was marred by a number of scandals,[2] including the arrest and conviction of his nephew for bribery.

[3] An immigration and naturalization law adjunct professor at Barry University, in 2010, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton appointed Pierre as a member of the United States delegation to the International Conference of World Cities and Regions for Haiti held in Martinique, a department of France.

He also served as co-chair of the United States Conference of Mayors Immigration Task Force Committee.