31 Facts About Dave Aronberg

Dave Aronberg was born on May 4,1971 and is an American politician who served as state attorney of Palm Beach County, Florida from 2013 to 2025.

Dave Aronberg attended North Miami Senior High School, and graduated from Harvard College with a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors in Government in 1993.

Dave Aronberg then attended Harvard Law School, where he received a Juris Doctor degree with honors in 1996.

Dave Aronberg took a leave of absence from the law firm for three months in 1998 to work for US Senator Bill Nelson, who at the time was serving as Florida's Insurance Commissioner.

Nelson and Dave Aronberg worked together to investigate European insurance companies that refused to honor World War II-era policies sold to victims of the Holocaust.

Dave Aronberg worked as an Assistant Attorney General in the Economic Crimes Division of the Florida Attorney General's Office on two separate occasions.

In 2000, President Bill Clinton selected Dave Aronberg to be a White House Fellow.

In 2000, Dave Aronberg was selected to be one of 15 White House Fellows from across the country.

Dave Aronberg was part of a US delegation to an international summit on money laundering at an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 2001.

Dave Aronberg was elected to the Florida Senate in 2002 as its youngest member.

When Dave Aronberg was elected to the Florida Senate in 2002, he followed up on his investigation of Purdue Pharma by calling attention to the growing opioid crisis.

In 2010, the Florida legislature enacted legislation co-sponsored by Dave Aronberg to regulate the pain clinic industry and to limit the dispensing of narcotics such as oxycodone.

In 2004, Dave Aronberg sponsored Florida's Credit Counseling Services Bill, which limited the fees credit counseling and debt repair companies could charge consumers.

In 2004, Dave Aronberg proposed a bill to make video voyeurism a crime in Florida, which included the taking as well as the dissemination of the images.

In 2010, Dave Aronberg made a bid for the office of Attorney General of Florida.

In January 2012, Dave Aronberg announced his candidacy for Palm Beach County State Attorney.

In 2016, Dave Aronberg was elected as an officer of the National District Attorneys Association and subsequently re-elected in 2017.

Dave Aronberg led an NDAA working group that published a national report to advise prosecutors and legislators of best practices in addressing the opioid epidemic.

In November 2016, Dave Aronberg traveled to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base as a representative of the NDAA to observe the prosecution of accused Al-Qaida terrorist Abdul al Hadi al Iraqi.

Dave Aronberg was reappointed to two more terms by Florida Bar Presidents Michael Higer and Michelle Suskauer, respectively.

In early 2016, Dave Aronberg launched a task force to protect seniors from scams.

Dave Aronberg's efforts convinced Google to restrict advertisements and improve screening for addiction treatment.

In 2017, Dave Aronberg formed a Human Trafficking Task Force with the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office and federal officials.

Dave Aronberg, who adopted his basset hound, Cookie, from Big Dog Ranch Rescue in 2011, personally prosecuted a felony animal cruelty case for his first trial as State Attorney.

In recognition of his efforts to fight animal cruelty, Dave Aronberg received the national Wings Award by the Pegasus Foundation for his contributions to animal welfare.

In 2013, Dave Aronberg launched a unique first-time DUI offender program that is the only one of its kind endorsed by Mothers Against Drunk Driving.

The most well-known defendant to enter Dave Aronberg's program was golfer Tiger Woods, whose 2017 DUI case made international news.

Dave Aronberg gained national media attention during the 2016 Presidential Election when he announced he would not move forward with a battery charge against Corey Lewandowski, Donald Trump's campaign manager.

Dave Aronberg has become a weekly guest on MSNBC's Morning Joe to discuss legal issues, particularly those related to the criminal justice system.

In May 2015, Dave Aronberg married Lynn Lewis, a former Miami Dolphins Cheerleader and public relations professional at the Don Cesar in St Pete Beach; she is a convert to Judaism.

In May 2024, Dave Aronberg married Sasha Kraver in a small ceremony at the Brazilian Court Hotel in Palm Beach, FL.