Mark Samuelian’s roots in South Florida and Miami Beach run deep. His grandfather lived in Coral Gables and Mark’s love for the area started in early childhood. A homeowner in Miami Beach since 2003, he enjoys the richness and diversity of its residents and neighborhoods. Mark met Laura Dominguez, his life partner, in 2012 and they live on the Venetian Islands.

This passion for his community allowed him to be elected to the Miami Beach City Commission in November 2017 with overwhelming resident support. He received 68% of the votes cast and won the majority of votes in all 24 precincts. In 2021, he was re-elected to office without opposition.

Additionally, he serves as a member of the Finance Committee, which adopts financial policies and oversees a $744MM budget creation and execution. He is also the Chairman of the Land Use and Sustainability Committee responsible for the implementing of land use regulations and sustainability policies including resiliency and sea level rise. Along with his commission aide, they have addressed over 1000 resident inquiries and concerns and passed multiple initiatives to enhance the City’s resiliency, public safety, and resident quality of life. Mark currently is on the Board of Directors for the Miami-Dade Beacon Council, the Board of Governors for the Miami

Beach Chamber of Commerce, and Advisory Board Member of the World Affairs Council of Miami. He is the past President of Miami Beach United.

Mark was born in Boston, MA, where his grandparents settled after immigrating to the United States. He attended public schools and was the first in his family to earn a college degree. Mark learned much from his mother and father – a hardworking small business owner who worked tirelessly for 50 years.

Mark holds an engineering degree graduating cum laude from Georgia Tech, as well as an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Additionally, Mark is a graduate of the Miami Beach Leadership Academy. As a former national chess master, he also actively sponsors scholastic chess across Miami Beach schools.