The mother of Trayvon Martin, the black teenager killed in a controversial shooting in 2012, has announced she is running for office in Florida after becoming an anti-gun violence activist in the years since her son's death. Sybrina Fulton announced in a statement on Saturday that she will run for a seat on the Miami-Dade County Commission. The seat is open in 2020 after term limits will oust current Commissioner Barbara Jordan, pitting Fulton against Miami Gardens Mayor Oliver Gilbert in the election, according to the Miami Herald. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPThe Trayvon Martin Foundation is headquartered in Miami Gardens, the district Fulton will represent should she be elected to the Miami-Dade County Commission. Fulton and Trayvon's father, Tracy Martin, founded the organization as a way to "channel their immeasurable heartache into the immense strength needed to elicit positive change."

Source: Fox News May 19, 2019 14:39 UTC