Jared E. Moskowitz (born December 18, 1980) He was elected to the City Commission of Parkland, Florida in March 2006 at age 25 while a second-year law student making him the youngest elected official in the state at that time. While Commissioner he served as Parkland Vice Mayor from 2006-2008.
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As Vice Mayor, Moskowitz authored the Parkland Energy Incentive Reward Program which is the only program of its kind in Florida. Through this program the City of Parkland refunds tax dollars to residents if they participate in several green initiatives. Moskowitz also co-authored an ordinance requiring all commercial shopping centers to convert parking lot lighting to solar power within 10 years. In addition, he sponsored single stream recycling in Parkland and the retrofitting of Parkland City Hall with solar panels. Because of his leadership on environmental issues, Commissioner Moskowitz was appointed by the Broward League of Cities to the Broward County Climate Change Task Force where he currently serves as Vice Chair.
Moskowitz was one of the first elected officials in the nation to lead on the issue of Chinese dry wall. He helped create a task force to investigate and collate documents and statistics to send to members of Congress. His most recent endeavor was authoring and sponsoring an ordinance restricting texting while driving in the city of Parkland.
During the 2008 Presidential Campaign Moskowitz emerged as a national Democratic fundraiser. He was selected to be a Florida Delegate at the 2008 Democratic National Convention. One of the speeches Moskowitz gave was quoted by President Bill Clinton during the 2008 Presidential primary. The Obama campaign selected Moskowitz to be a Florida Elector to cast his ballot for President Obama at the Electoral College Meeting.
Moskowitz attended college at the George Washington University in Washington, D.C. While attending G.W., he was selected to intern for the Young Democrats of America. Moskowitz left that position when offered the opportunity to intern in the White House Office of the Vice President to assist the advance team with staffing events. In August 2003, he was appointed as an Assistant in the Campaign Legal Department of the National Office of Senator Joseph Lieberman’s Presidential campaign. Moskowitz received his Juris Doctor in the Spring of 2007 from Nova Southeastern University. Moskowitz was chosen by his fellow law students to give the student address at graduation.