Irving Slosberg
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| Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 91st district |
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Assumed office November 20, 2012 |
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| Preceded by | George Moraitis |
| Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 90th district |
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In office November 16, 2010 – November 20, 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Kelly Skidmore |
| Succeeded by | Lori Berman |
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In office November 19, 2002 – November 21, 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Mark Weissman |
| Succeeded by | Kelly Skidmore |
| Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 89th district |
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In office November 21, 2000 – November 19, 2002 |
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| Preceded by | Curt Levine |
| Succeeded by | Mary Brandenburg |
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August 26, 1947 Chicago, Illinois |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Boca Raton |
| Alma mater | Roosevelt University (B.S.) |
| Profession | Journalist |
Irving Slosberg (born August 26, 1947) is a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 91st District, which stretches from Boynton Beach to Boca Raton in southeastern Palm Beach County, since 2012, previously representing the 89th District from 2000 to 2002 and the 90th District from 2002 to 2006, and again from 2010 to 2012.
Slosberg was born in Chicago, Illinois and attended Roosevelt University there, where he graduated with a degree in business administration in 1970. After graduating, he started the Slosberg Report from Israel, a journalism program. He moved to the state of Florida in 1979.
In 2000, Slosberg challenged one-term incumbent State Representative Curt Levine in the Democratic primary in the 89th District, which included parts of Palm Beach County, along with Bobra Bush and Marc Shepard. In the end, Slosberg narrowly edged out Levine, winning 39% of the vote and coming in first over Levine by a mere 38 votes out of over ten thousand cast. However, because no candidate received a majority of the vote, a runoff primary election was held. In another closely fought election, Slosberg defeated Levine, receiving 50.5% of the vote and winning by 82 votes. He was elected in the general election without opposition.
Following the 2000 census, legislative districts were redrawn, and Slosberg ran for a second term in the 90th District, which included most of the territory he previously represented, but added some parts of northern Broward County. He was renominated by his party, and in the general election, faced only Libertarian candidate Susan Lipschutz, whom he defeated in a landslide, winning 84% of the vote. Slosberg was re-elected without opposition in 2004.
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