Browardbeat Takes You To Big Fundraiser
BY BUDDY NEVINS
State Rep. Jim Waldman is running for state Senate unopposed and the election isn’t until 2016.
That didn’t stop roughly 100 of Broward’s movers and shakers from taking time off Sunday from the holiday weekend to attend a Waldman fundraiser.
The event was in Property Appraiser Lori Parrish’s backyard at her Davie home.
Parrish asked to do a fundraiser for Waldman because of a bill he passed recently.
During the recent real estate bust, Broward was plagued with a wave of squatters who were moving into unoccupied homes. Exploiting a loophole in Florida law, the squatters were taking possession of the homes and were very hard to move out.
Parrish contacted Waldman, who rounded up a Republican co-sponsor and passed a bill curbing the abuse.
In addition to those in pictures below, attending the fundraiser were Democratic lawyer and activist Larry Davis, lobbyists George Platt and Bernie Friedman, real estate investors Bill Murphy and Ira Cor and many others, including candidates and electeds.
Here are some pix (click on any of them to increase their size). Photos courtesy of David Brown, Waldman’s campaign consultant (campaigns are welcome to submit pix):
Jim Waldman speaks while former County Commissioner Ilene Lieberman listens.
House Democratic Leader Perry Thurston (left) and Dan Reynolds, head of the Broward AFL-CIO
Behind Jim Waldman from left: Lawyer Mila Schwartzreich holding her daughter and Jim’s son Steven and daughter Jackie.
Lori Parrish and Jim Waldman
Ron Cacciatore, Parrish’s chief investigator, and state House District 96 candidate Steve Perman
November 11th, 2013 at 6:53 pm
Darn. Why wasn’t I invited? I could have walked to Lori’s house. And glad to know the Reps and Governor Scott actually allowed a bill against squatters to become law. Good job Rep Waldman.
November 11th, 2013 at 7:51 pm
Got to love Jim, Lori, Dan and Ron.
November 12th, 2013 at 8:34 am
Write it down, there is going to be a very competitive primary for this seat. Waldman is no shoo-in. Remember when Stacy Ritter was definitely going to win this seat?
November 12th, 2013 at 9:57 am
Same old story. Waldman’s wife is a sleazy lobbyist.
FROM BUDDY:
Jim Waldman’s ex-wife is a lobbyist/lawyer. They have been divorced more than a decade. His current wife is non-political.
November 14th, 2013 at 11:21 am
Wow! All those Democrats and not a single arrest.