Haitian Sensation Dr Mathieu Eugene Made History

Watch the Haitian Sensation Dr Mathieu Eugene Made History video, RediscoverHaitiBrooklyn s 40th District United to Give Dr Mathieu Eugene a Mandate By Smith Georges Published April 24 2007 New York City USA Last night Congresswoman Yvette Clarke introduced Dr Mathieu Eugene as the Haitian Sensation Dr Mathieu Eugene has come out victorious again in the second special election for City Council in Brooklyn s 40th district This time he can say clearly that he has a mandate He handily defeated his two opponents Mr Wellington Sharpe and Mr Harry Schiffman In a field of three candidates and with 100 of the precints reporting Dr Mathieu Eugene a Haitian American received 51 5 of the votes Mr Schiffman a Jewish American with 25 3 and Mr Sharpe a Jamaican American received 24 2 The district united to elect Dr Mathieu Eugene as its representative in Brooklyn s 40th district In a district heavily populated by people of caribbean descent and other groups To name most of them Dr Mathieu garnered votes across the board from people from Trinidad and Tobago Dominica Panama Barbados Antigua and Barbuda St Lucia Guyana Belize Grenada The Bahamas St Vincent and Grenadines St Kitts and Nevis Montserrat Pakistan the Jewish community and of course from the Haitians and Jamaicans The evolution of the caribbean community in the political arena in the United States can not be more evident with Ms Yvette Clarke a Congressmember her mother Una Clarke former Councilmember of Jamaican descent and now there is Dr Mathieu Eugenes a Haitian born Councilmember elect When you take a closer look at Dr Mathieu Eugene you ll find a wise and humble man A father a husband a physician he does not practice in the U S a community leader now a politician and something else that you may not know about yet Dr Mathieu Eugene is also a master black belt in karate He met the world s famous martial arts movie superstar Jean Claude Van Dam while he was studying in Belgium and they have become good friends ever since I can be reached at WhyGeorges aolPlease visit RediscoverHaitiand ArtandFreeWorldThank you