Christi Fraga

Mayor of Doral, Florida

Christine “Christi” Fraga is determined and optimistic leader, as well as an established business-owner and public servant. A Florida International University (FIU) Finance, Management, and Accounting graduate, she is the proud co-owner of several successful businesses along with her Husband Gabriel Fraga. She is the mother to Gabriel Alexander Fraga. She was first elected to the Doral city council in November of 2012, after serving as Council member and Vice Mayor for 8 years, in November of 2020 she was elected to serve on the Miami-Dade School Board representing District 5. In December 2022, she was elected as the first Woman to serve as the City of Doral's Mayor.

Through her entrepreneurship, business experience, and public service, Christi has earned a reputation for improving Doral’s quality of life. As a Council member, she concentrated her efforts on empowering youth, women, the elderly, and those with special needs. She has also undertaken efforts to improve traffic, education, businesses, parks & recreational facilities, and enacted initiatives that provide structure, efficiency, and transparency in the delivery of municipal government services. Her legislative proposals include a Youth Advisory Board (YAB), a direct trolley route between Doral and Florida International University (FIU), and a City Computer Donation program which refurbishes and reallocates computers to Doral schools. She served as the Chair of the Doral Business Council’s Women’s Alliance Group, as a member of the Miami-Dade County League of Cities Board of Directors, of the Miami-Dade County Public School’s Site Planning and Construction Committee, and of the Florida International University President’s Council. She has focused her fundraising efforts on several causes including the American Cancer Society, the Women's Breast Health Initiative, domestic violence victims, and children with special needs.