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American politician (born 1963)
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David Dermer
35th Mayor of Miami Beach
In office
November 13, 2001 – November 21, 2007
Preceded byNeisen Kasdin
Succeeded byMatti Herrera Bower
Personal details
Alma materAmerican University
Samford University

David Dermer (born 1963) was a Miami Beach City Commissioner before being elected as their Mayor. He is a lifelong Democrat, but supported George W. Bush for president in 2004. His brother is Ron Dermer, the former Israeli ambassador to the United States. His father Jay Dermer also served as mayor of Miami Beach.

Career

Dermer served as Mayor for three terms from 2002 until 2008. He also serves on the advisory board of the Sacred Grounds Foundation.

In 2005, Dermer passed a law that banned sex offenders from living within 2,500 feet of schools, parks and other places frequented by minors. Fearing an influx of sex offenders from Miami Beach, other Miami Dade County cities soon passed similar ordinances, eventually causing the Julia Tuttle Causeway sex offender colony to be created underneath the bridge linking Miami to Miami Beach. Ironically, Dermer's ordinance, which had been intended to exclude sex offenders from Miami Beach, instead resulted in sex offenders from all across the county being dumped on the entrance to Miami Beach.

References

  1. "Bio" (PDF). Miamidade.gov. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  2. Bustos, Sergio R. (December 28, 2012). "Former Miami Beach resident may be next Israeli ambassador to U.S." Miami Herald. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  3. "'Bush Democrats'? 'Kerry Republicans'? There Aren't Many". 2 July 2004.
  4. "Bio". Sacred Grounds Foundation. Archived from the original on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  5. "Miami Beach Studying Limits on Sex Offenders". 16 April 2005.
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