Jean Monestime is an American politician, real estate businessman and member of the Miami-Dade County Commission since 2010.

[1][2] On November 24, 2014, Monestime's colleagues on the Miami-Dade County Commission unanimously elected him as the body's chairman for a two-year term.

[1] He succeeded outgoing Chairwoman Rebeca Sosa, who remained a member of the County Commission.

[2] On November 2, 2010, Monestime defeated incumbent County Commissioner Dorrin Rolle in an upset in the runoff.

[2] Montestime, who campaigned on a promise to revitalize District 2's economy, secured $126 million in county funds to provide new sewage hook-ups throughout Miami-Dade County, including a commercial district near Northwest Seventh Avenue, which had previously utilized septic tanks.