23 Facts About Dan Gelber

Dan Gelber served in the Florida Legislature from 2000 to 2010 and was the Democratic nominee for Attorney General of Florida in 2010.

Dan Gelber then served in the Florida Senate, representing the 35th district from 2008 to 2010.

Dan Gelber ran for Attorney General of Florida in 2010, losing the general election to Republican Pam Bondi.

Dan Gelber was reelected mayor, without opposition, on September 6,2019, after no other candidate qualified to challenge him by the filing deadline.

The elder Dan Gelber served as Miami Beach's 33rd mayor, from 1991 to 1997.

Dan Gelber grew up in Miami Beach, Florida, and is a graduate of Miami Beach Senior High School.

Dan Gelber has been a Big Brother volunteer since 1985, and is a former president of the board of directors of Big Brothers Organization.

Dan Gelber introduced Judge Marilyn Milian to her husband John Schlesinger at a local bar one Friday night.

Dan Gelber was first elected to the Florida House of Representatives in 2000 from District 106.

In 2005, Dan Gelber took charge of the Florida House Democratic Caucus' political operation.

In 2008, Dan Gelber was elected to the Florida Senate from the 35th District.

Dan Gelber has worked to increase fairness in the Florida tax code.

In 2009, Dan Gelber sponsored and helped pass a bill that closed a real estate loophole that allowed high end developers to evade taxes.

Dan Gelber worked to stop multistate corporations from avoiding Florida taxes.

Dan Gelber is critical of recent budget cuts that leave Florida last in per student spending.

Dan Gelber has fought spending cuts to the state university system.

Dan Gelber sponsored a bill that provides criminal penalties for official misconduct, criminal misuse of official position and bid tampering.

On June 8,2009, Dan Gelber announced his candidacy for Florida Attorney General.

Reminiscent of Senator Bob Graham's Workdays, Dan Gelber performed community service across Florida, which included serving meals to the homeless, cleaning up the Wekiva River, and joining elementary school students in writing letters to veterans.

Dan Gelber soundly won the August 24,2010, primary election, defeating his Democratic opponent fellow state senator Dave Aronberg by 18 points.

Ultimately, Dan Gelber lost the election to the Republican candidate, Pam Bondi.

On November 7,2017, Dan Gelber was elected mayor of Miami Beach with 82 percent of the vote over three other candidates.

Dan Gelber has advocated for Florida Democrats to move to open primaries as a strategy for improving their electoral prospects in the state.