Dave Aronberg

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Dave Aronberg
Member of the Florida State Senate from the 27th district
In office 2002 -

Born	May 4, 1971 (1971-05-04) (age 37) Miami, Florida
Political party	Democratic
Profession	attorney
Religion	Jewish

Dave Aronberg was born in Miami, FL and attended Miami-Dade Public Schools before attending Harvard College and Harvard Law School, graduating in 1996.

As an attorney, Aronberg worked closely with then-Florida Insurance Commissioner (now U.S. Senator) Bill Nelson to investigate European insurance companies that refused to honor World War II-era policies sold to victims of the Holocaust. In 1999, Aronberg became a Florida Assistant Attorney General for economic crimes. Among other cases, he headed the State's lawsuit against "Miss Cleo," the "Jamaican Shango Shaman psychic" who had become an international celebrity among late-night television viewers.

In 2000, Aronberg was selected to be one of 15 White House Fellows from across the country. In this non-partisan position, Aronberg served in both the Clinton and Bush Administrations as Special Assistant to the Secretary of the Treasury Department for international money laundering.

Elected to the Florida Senate in 2002, Aronberg is its youngest member at the age of 36. Aronberg has developed a strong reputation as a legislator that can reach across partisan lines to achieve compromise. During his five years in the Florida Senate, Aronberg has already passed major consumer protection legislation, sat on the state's Medicaid task force which enacted 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.