Candidate: Miriam R. Hill

Thank you, Nassau County Voters for electing me in 2020 to serve as Nassau County’s Port Commissioner, District 1.  I have worked hard to live up to the public trust of public office. After being elected Chair in 2023 by my fellow commissioners, I’ve served as OHPA's representative to the North Florida Transportation Planning Organization (TPO), passed an ethics policy for the OHPA board, initiated regular financial reporting from the port operator, and taken cost savings actions to save OHPA over $100k in administrative expenses. Other accomplishments as commissioner include:

• ensuring OHPA meetings are streamed online;
• passing the first OHPA Strategic Master Plan with broad community engagement and support; and
• digitizing OHPA records. 

It may surprise the public to know that many of these common-sense initiatives were passed by only a 3/2 vote of the OHPA commissioners. If re-elected I will continue to use my experience as a corporate and finance attorney to advocate for practices and policies to put OHPA’s financial house in order and ensure that OHPA and the Port of Fernandina are held to a higher standard.  I will represent the interests of the citizens of Nassau County and the state of Florida with transparency and accountability.  I will remember my fiduciary duty and will act with fiscal conservatism. I will never vote to sell public land without full transparency, accountability, and restrictions on how funds are to be spent.  I look forward to earning your vote again, as your representative in District 1.  Thank you for your trust and your vote on August 20! 

Education:

Florida State University College of Law, JD

Harvard University Kennedy School - Summer Executive Program - Infrastructure in a Market Economy Public-Private Partnerships in a Changing World

University of North Florida, MBA Finance

Augusta University, BBA Finance

Full-time resident of Fernandina since 2010; Family ties to Nassau County since 1972.

Husband Chris; Son Gavin (23); Daughter Rahni (6)