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From an FDP release I've just received:
JOINT STATEMENT FROM SENATOR GWEN MARGOLIS AND REPRESENTATIVE DAN GELBER
MIAMI BEACH, FL- After serving the residents of Miami-Dade and Broward Counties for 33 years, Senator Gwen Margolis announced today that she would not seek reelection in 2008.
“It is my intention to step aside so that my capable colleague and friend, House Minority Leader Dan Gelber can seek election to my Senate seat” said Senator Margolis.
This announcement comes at the same time that Representative Gelber formally announced his intention to run for the State Senate. “It has been an honor to serve the citizens of northeast Miami-Dade County in the House of Representatives and I hope that as a Senator I will live up to the standard that Senator Margolis has set,” said Representative Gelber.
Senator Margolis was first elected to the Legislature in 1974. Her remarkable years of service include terms as the first female President of the Florida Senate and Chair of the Metro-Dade County Commission. “I have truly enjoyed representing the constituents of Senate District 35,” said Senator Margolis, “But it would be a great loss if a public official with so much to offer our community could not continue his dedication to public service.”
Gelber, who can not run for re-election because of term limits, went on to say that, “Senator Margolis has been both a mentor and a friend and her urging me to run was both gracious on her part, and humbling as she has set the gold standard for public service.”
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I typically don't pass along releases, but this is a pretty important piece of information. Besides, Gelber will make an excellent edition to the State Senate.
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