Longtime incumbent Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle and criminal and civil rights attorney Melba Pearson are both hoping to hold one of the largest offices of its kind in the country, but only one can prevail Aug. 18. Here’s why each Democratic candidate says she deserves a vote. Responses have been edited for style and content.


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Katherine Fernandez Rundle

Fernandez Rundle has served as state attorney since 1993 and has been reelected six times.

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