16 Facts About Peter Deutsch

Peter Russell Deutsch was born on April 1,1957 and is an American politician from the US state of Florida.

Peter Deutsch was born in the borough of the Bronx in New York City in 1957.

Peter Deutsch graduated from the Horace Mann School in 1975 and attended Swarthmore College, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1979.

Peter Deutsch graduated from Yale Law School with a Juris Doctor in 1982.

Peter Deutsch founded the nonprofit Medicare Information Program of Broward County, while working to help Medicare recipients in the area, and served as the group's director during 1982.

In 1982, Peter Deutsch was elected for the first of five two-year terms in the Florida House of Representatives, where he wrote legislation protecting seniors from illegal nursing home evictions.

Peter Deutsch was reelected in 1994,1996,1998,2000, and 2002.

Peter Deutsch served from January 3,1993, to January 3,2005.

In 2004, Peter Deutsch declared his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for the Senate seat being vacated in 2005 by retiring Democratic Senator Bob Graham.

In May 2004, Peter Deutsch hired Roy Teicher, a former television writer, newspaper reporter and editor, as his communications director.

Peter Deutsch was sentenced to 57 months in prison, and ordered deported following his prison term.

Peter Deutsch denied any involvement in the ADP efforts and denounced their tactics in public.

Peter Deutsch released an ad questioning the veracity of Castor's statements on the investigation and suspension of al-Arian.

Peter Deutsch was unable to run for reelection to the House because of his Senate campaign, and was succeeded by the new Democratic candidate, Debbie Wasserman Schultz.

Peter Deutsch said the former president's stance on foreign affairs was the deciding issue for him, along with his stance on immigration and school choice.

Peter Deutsch founded Ben Gamla Charter School in Hollywood, Florida.