Robert Ira Wexler was born on January 2,1961 and is an American politician and lawyer from Florida.
14 Facts About Robert Wexler
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Robert Wexler is the president of the Washington-based S Daniel Abraham Center for Middle East Peace.
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Robert Wexler was born in Queens, New York to Sonny and Sandra Robert Wexler.
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Robert Wexler graduated from Hollywood Hills High School in Hollywood, Florida and later attended Emory University for a year.
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Robert Wexler transferred to the University of Florida, where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in political science in 1982.
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Robert Wexler served in the Florida Senate from 1990 to 1996 before being elected to the US House of Representatives in the 1996 election, filling the open seat vacated by fellow Democrat Harry Johnston.
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Robert Wexler has been reelected five times, never facing serious opposition in one of the most Democratic districts in Florida.
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Robert Wexler set a goal of getting 50,000 Americans to join his cause.
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At the time, Robert Wexler was a member of the House Judiciary Committee.
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On June 10,2008, Wexler co-sponsored and signed Dennis Kucinich's articles of impeachment for George W Bush.
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In July 2008, Fox news host Bill O'Reilly revealed that Robert Wexler claimed his mother-in-law's home in Delray Beach as his official residence, but lived in a Maryland suburb for most of the year.
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On November 7,2006, Robert Wexler returned to The Colbert Report during the show's "Midterm Midtacular" special and joked about what he said in the earlier interview.
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Robert Wexler indicated that the cut in funding is necessary to "send a message" to organizations that support Palestinian statehood.
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Robert Wexler ran unopposed in the 1998,2004, and the 2006 elections.