AFSCME noted Gelber's extensive legal experience as the candidate best suited to serve as Florida's AG

Miami Beach, Fla.- The 110,000 members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Florida Council 79 today announced their endorsement of Sen. Dan Gelber's campaign for Attorney General. In their endorsement, AFSCME Florida Council 79 noted Gelber's extensive legal experience as the reason they are backing his campaign to serve as Florida's next Attorney General.

"Dan Gelber's impressive and extensive legal experience is why we need him as our next Attorney General," said Jeanette Wynn, president of AFSCME Florida Council 79. "Dan Gelber's never back down attitude and record of cleaning up government and prosecuting violent gangs, scam artists, and drug dealers are skills we need in our Attorney General. Dan's proven leadership and deep understanding of the challenges everyday Floridians confront matched with his record of always standing up for consumers in the legislature and as a top prosecutor is why our members are proud to support his campaign."

"I am deeply thankful to have the support of AFSCME because we share the same principles of standing up for the hard working people of our state," said Sen. Gelber. "And as Florida's next Attorney General, I will work with the men and women of AFSCME to advance solutions that put the needs of working families and every day Floridians first."

AFSCME Council 79 is the second largest union in Florida with 90 locals representing approximately 110,000 employees of the state, state universities, cities and counties, school boards and private nonprofit hospitals

AFSCME Florida Council 79 joins the South Florida Council of Fire Fighters and Equality Florida in supporting Dan Gelber's campaign for Attorney General.

Dan Gelber was elected to the State House of Representatives in 2000, serving as the House Democratic Leader from 2006-2008; and elected to the State Senate in 2008. Prior to elected life, Dan spent nearly a decade as a top federal prosecutor, working on public corruption, narcotics and civil rights cases, and serving as a top deputy in that office. He was then appointed chief counsel and staff director for the United States Senate's investigations committee where he focused on terrorism and domestic security.

Dan has the support of Democrats like Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno, former Congressman Jim Davis, every Democratic State Attorney who has endorsed in this race and 25 current and former state legislators. Dan has been endorsed by AFSCME Florida Council 79, the South Florida Council of Fire Fighters, Equality Florida and many other organizations.

Dan is an AV rated attorney and listed in various peer review publications including Best Lawyers in America and Florida's Legal Elite. He and his wife Joan Silverstein, a career prosecutor, make their home in Miami Beach with their three children. For more information about Dan Gelber, please visit www.dangelber.com.



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