BlueBroward.orgI was born and raised in Florida my entire life, and although I’m still in High School, I keep up with the news and politics just as well as, and perhaps in greater detail than, your average College-educated Adult.
The political machine in Tallahassee never ceases to amaze me. From attempting to privatize Alligator Alley, to rewarding private contractors with automatic pay raises, many Floridians have given up on the idea of public servants actually standing up for their rights and being the voice of the ever increasingly “voiceless” consumer.
But not so fast! There’s a rising star in Florida, and he’s standing with everyday Floridians no matter what. State Senator Dave Aronberg, a Democrat representing Green Acres, has continually fought for the little guy in his 10 plus years of public service. And Dave wants to continue his record of protecting the interests of everyday Floridians to the Attorney General’s Office.
Dave has been called “the strongest consumer advocate in Tallahassee” (Sun-Sentinel), and boy does he have the record to prove it! After graduating from Harvard University and then Harvard Law, Aronberg wasted no time getting right to work.
As an attorney, Aronberg worked closely with future Senator Bill Nelson to investigate and prosecute European insurance companies that refused to honor World War II-era policies sold to victims of the Holocaust. Dave was so successful defending victims of special interests money games, he became Assistant Attorney General for Economic Crimes, where he prosecuted cases such as the famous fake Shaman “Miss Cleo”.
In 2000, Dave was selected to be one of 15 White House Fellows from across the country. Perhaps the most prestigious fellowships in the Country, Dave served in two Presidential Administrations as Special Assistant to the Secretary of the Treasury Department for international money laundering.
Then onto the Florida Senate to serve his fellow Floridians it was for Dave! It was here perhaps Aronberg realized his true calling- standing up for the everyday consumer and defending the interests of the state he loves so much.
The Senate’s youngest member, Aronberg wrote major consumer protection legislation, sat on the state’s Medicaid task force to enact major reforms to combat rampant fraud and abuse, and served as chair of the state’s Joint Legislative Committee on Everglades Oversight, leading the Senate’s efforts to secure federal funding for Everglades restoration.
Dave’s Sex Predator Legislation
Perhaps the most obvious indicator of his commitment, Senator Aronberg has returned more than four million dollars to Floridians who have called with consumer complaints!
I love Florida, and I care deeply about it’s future. The millions of Floridians who are written off by the fatcats in the political machine that is Tallahassee in favor of the special interests and big companies deserve a voice, they deserve someone who will defend their rights no matter what, a true consumer advocate- they deserve Senator Dave Aronberg as their next Attorney General!