Irving Slosberg was born on August 26,1947 and is a former Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 91st District, which stretches from Boynton Beach to Boca Raton in southeastern Palm Beach County, from 2012 to 2016.
21 Facts About Irving Slosberg
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Irving Slosberg represented the 89th District from 2000 to 2002 and the 90th District from 2002 to 2006 and from 2010 to 2012.
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Irving Slosberg returned to run for the State senate again, this time for district 29 being vacated by Kevin Rader, Irving Slosberg lost to incumbent representative Tina Polsky in the primary.
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Irving Slosberg was born in Chicago, Illinois and attended Roosevelt University there, where he graduated with a degree in business administration in 1970.
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Irving Slosberg moved to the state of Florida in 1979.
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Irving Slosberg lost to incumbent Jeff Clemens in the Democratic primary after spending $1.9 million of his own money on the race.
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In 2000, Irving Slosberg challenged one-term incumbent State Representative Curt Levine in the Democratic primary in the 89th District, which included parts of Palm Beach County, along with Bobra Bush and Marc Shepard.
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Irving Slosberg was elected in the general election without opposition.
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However, Irving Slosberg was defeated in the primary by Ted Deutch, who would later go on to win the general election in a landslide, despite spending $2.9 million of his own money on the race.
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Irving Slosberg won the nomination of the Democratic Party easily, defeating Sheldon Klasfeld.
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In 2012, the Florida House districts were redrawn , and Irving Slosberg opted to run for re-election in the 91st District, which removed the sections of Broward County in exchange for a deeper incursion into Palm Beach County.
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Irving Slosberg was elected without opposition both in the primary and the general election.
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Irving Slosberg was re-elected to his third consecutive term in the legislature, and sixth overall, in 2014 without opposition.
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Irving Slosberg voted in line with legislation in 2011 and 2014 containing pro-gun language, and in favor of the Republican redistricting plan in 2002 that increased GOP control of the House.
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Immediately after the 2000 election in which Irving Slosberg was elected to the Florida State House by 88 votes, and at the peak of the vote recount during the Bush-Gore United States presidential election in Florida, 2000, Palm Beach Sheriff's Deputies confiscated a Votamatic voting machine from Irving Slosberg.
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When initially approached by the Supervisor of Elections Office and asked about the voting machine, Irving Slosberg denied having it.
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The Dori Irving Slosberg Highway Safety Foundation is a non-governmental, not for profit, 5013 public service organization dedicated to traffic safety.
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The foundation is named in memory of the daughter of Irving Slosberg, who was killed in a car crash.
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The Dori Irving Slosberg Foundation has been instrumental in promoting highway safety in Florida though programs including Staying Alive on 95 and Survive the Drive.
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In 2009, the Dori Irving Slosberg Foundation helped pass the Dori Irving Slosberg and Katie Marchetti Safety Belt Law, which gives police the authority to pull over drivers solely for not wearing a seatbelt.