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Dave Aronberg
Dave Aronberg (born May 4, 1971, in Miami, Florida) is a former Democratic member of the Florida State Senate, representing District 27 from 2002 to 2010. On June 4, 2009, he announced his candidacy for the statewide office of attorney general, the seat vacated by Republican Bill McCollum, who ran for governor, in the 2010 election.[1] Aronberg failed to secure the Democratic nomination on Tuesday, August 24, 2010 after receiving slightly under forty-one percent of the vote.[2]
Biography
Aronberg earned his B.S. and J.D. from Harvard University in 1993 and 1996, respectively. His professional experience includes working as an assistant to the Florida Attorney General prosecuting economic crimes and special assistant to the Secretary of the United States Treasury Department prosecuting internal money laundering.
Committee assignments
State Senator Aronberg served on the following legislative committees:
- Agriculture (Member)
- General Government Appropriations (Member)
- Higher Education (Member)
- Military Affairs and Domestic Security (Chair)
- Policy and Steering Committee on Energy, Environment and Land Use (Member)
- Policy and Steering Committee on Governmental Operations (Vice Chair)
- Regulated Industries (Member)
- Rules (Vice Chair)
Elections
2010
- See also: Florida Attorney General election, 2010
| 2010 Race for Attorney General - General Election | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote Percentage | |
| Democratic Party |  Dan Gelber
|
59.1% | |
| Democratic Party | Dave Aronberg | 40.9% | |
| Total Votes | 831,690 | ||
2008
- 2008 Race for Florida State Senate, District 27 - Democratic Primary
- Dave Aronberg ran unopposed
| 2008 Race for Florida State Senate, District 27 - General Election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Percentage | |||
 Dave Aronberg (D)
|
58.8% | |||
| Matt Caldwell (R) | 39.5% | |||
| Aniana H. Robas (Green) | 1.7% | |||
| Total votes | 209,383 | |||
2006
- 2006 Race for Florida State Senate, District 27 - Democratic Primary and General Election
- Dave Aronberg ran unopposed in both contests
2004
- 2004 Race for Florida State Senate, District 27 - Democratic Primary
- Dave Aronberg ran unopposed
| 2008 Race for Florida State Senate, District 27 - General Election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Percentage | |||
| Dave Aronberg (D)
|
78.9% | |||
| Stan Smilan (NPA) | 21.1% | |||
| Total votes | 167,044 | |||
2002
| 2002 Race for Florida State Senate, District 27 - Democratic Primary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Percentage | |||
| Dave Aronberg (D)
|
64.6% | |||
| Scott Edwards (D) | 35.4% | |||
| Total votes | 29,473 | |||
| 2002 Race for Florida State Senate, District 27 - General Election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Percentage | |||
| Dave Aronberg (D)
|
54.2% | |||
| Frank Mann (R) | 45.8% | |||
| Total votes | 134,423 | |||
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See also
- Florida State Legislature
- Florida State Senate
- Florida Senate Committees
- Florida state legislative districts
- Attorney General of Florida
- Florida Attorney General election, 2010
External links
- Project Vote Smart Dave Aronberg candidate summary
- Project Vote Smart Dave Aronberg biography
- Dave Aronberg on Facebook
- Dave Aronberg on twitter
- State Senate Campaign contributions: 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008
- Davearonberg.com 2010 Campaign website
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Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
Florida Senate - District 27 2002–2010 |
Succeeded by Lizbeth Benacquisto |
