Senator
Dan Gelber

District 35
Democrat

Committee Membership

• Commerce, Vice Chair
• Higher Education Appropriations, Vice Chair
• Policy and Steering Committee on Social Responsibility
• Policy and Steering Committee on Ways and Means
• Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities
• Judiciary
• Select Committee on Florida's Economy
• Joint Committee on Public Counsel Oversight

District Information

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Legislative Service

• Elected to the Senate in 2008
• House of Representatives, 2000-2008
  • Democratic Leader, 2006-2008

Other Public Service

• Chief Counsel to former United States Senator Sam Nunn, 1994-1996
• Staff Director of the U.S. Senate's Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, 1994-1996
• Assistant United States Attorney, Southern District of Florida, 1986-1994 (Public Corruption and Civil Rights Units)

Honors and Awards

• South Florida Legal Guide, "Top Lawyer", 2005
• Best Lawyers in America, 2004
• Florida Trend, Legal Elite, 2004
• Legal Aide, Legislative Champion, 2004
• The Florida Bar, President's Legislative Award, 2004
• Communications Workers of America "Most Effective Representative", 2002-2003
• Florida Association of Counties, County Champion Award, 2003
• United HomeCare Services, Claude Pepper Memorial Award, 2003
• Florida Police Chiefs Association, Legislative Award, 2002
• State of Israel Bonds, City of Peace Award, 2002
• The Trust for Public Land, Legislative Leadership Award, 2001
• Florida Prosecuting Attorneys Association, House Leadership Award

Affiliations

• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Miami, volunteer Big Brother, 1985-present, past President
• Camp Fiesta Summer Oncology Camp, Co-Founder and volunteer counselor, 1985-present
• Do the Write Thing, Chairman, 1998-2000
• United Way Board of Trustees, 1997-present

Biographical Information